Castle · near Cowbridge · South Glamorgan

Old Beaupre Castle

Old Beaupre Castle is a fortified manor house in the Vale of Glamorgan. Its location is 2.1 km southeast of Cowbridge. It counts as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Old Beaupre Castle, FruitMonkey (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

2.1 km

southeast of Cowbridge

Run by

Cadw

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 10%

#792 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Castle near Cowbridge

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#792 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (7 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Cowbridge

Old Beaupre Castle is 2.1 km southeast of Cowbridge. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by Cadw

One of the places Cadw looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Cowbridge has 90 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The seasons here

June to September are the warmest in Cowbridge, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C.

Jan8° / 2°118 mm

Feb8° / 2°85 mm

Mar10° / 4°79 mm

Apr13° / 5°69 mm

May16° / 8°70 mm

Jun19° / 11°75 mm

Jul21° / 13°88 mm

Aug20° / 13°105 mm

Sep19° / 11°91 mm

Oct15° / 8°128 mm

Nov11° / 5°132 mm

Dec9° / 3°135 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Cowbridge, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Cowbridge. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Cowbridge’s full climate →

About

Old Beaupre Castle

Care of the site is provided by Cadw. Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 7 languages. There are 72 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with St Quintin's Castle (2.9 km).

Cowbridge’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: Cadw
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: 2.1 km southeast of Cowbridge
Official site: cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/old-beaupre-castle

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

The area around Old Beaupre Castle

Find Old Beaupre Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

Towns near Old Beaupre Castle

The 8 towns are led in size by Llantwit Major, with 5,348 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · 2.1 km northwest of it

Cowbridge

3,649 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 2.4 km south of it

Eglwys-Brewis

3,300 people · 8 places to visit

3 · 3 km southwest of it

Llanmaes

413 people · 10 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km south of it

St Athan

1,594 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Old Beaupre Castle is	People	Places to visit
Cowbridge	2.1 km northwest of it	3,649	7
Eglwys-Brewis	2.4 km south of it	3,300	8
Llanmaes	3 km southwest of it	413	10
St Athan	3.5 km south of it	1,594	7
Boverton	4 km southwest of it	2,740	8
Llantwit Major	4.2 km southwest of it	5,348	9
Ystradowen	5.9 km north of it	803	4
Bonvilston	6.2 km east of it	416	9

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

What else is near Old Beaupre Castle

Among the 72 within 15 km are 6 castles, a museum and a historic house.

Castle · CadwSt Quintin's Castle2.9 km away 2

Big drawMuseumSt Fagans Museum Visitor Centre12 km away · 610K visitors a year 3

CastleSt Donats Castle8.4 km away 4

Castle · CadwCastell Coety13 km away 5

Castle · CadwY Castell Newydd13 km away 6

Castle · CadwOgmore Castle14 km away 7

CastleFonmon Castle5.5 km away 8

Historic houseSaint Fagans Castle12 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on Old Beaupre Castle

Where is Old Beaupre Castle?

Old Beaupre Castle is 2.1 km southeast of Cowbridge, South Glamorgan.

What is Old Beaupre Castle?

Fortified manor house in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.

Who runs Old Beaupre Castle?

Cadw, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Old Beaupre Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Cowbridge, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Old Beaupre Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Old Beaupre Castle?

Within 15 km: St Quintin's Castle (2.9 km), St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre (12 km), St Donats Castle (8.4 km) and Castell Coety (13 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Old Beaupre Castle: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Quintin's Castle: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Fagans Museum Visitor Centre: Sionk, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Donats Castle: cowbridgeguide.co.uk, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Castell Coety: kenneth rees, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Y Castell Newydd: Alan Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ogmore Castle: Ewan Topping from Amsterdam, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fonmon Castle: Stewart Black from British Isles, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Fagans Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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