Castle · Pembroke · Dyfed

Pembroke Castle

Pembroke Castle is a medieval castle. Visitors find it inside Pembroke’s built-up area. It counts as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Pembroke Castle, Monkeyrustler at English Wikipedia (Public domain)

Where

In Pembroke

inside the built-up area

Run by

Pembroke Castle Trust

the operator on record

How well known

Top 1%

#75 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–20°C

In brief

Castle in Pembroke

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

#75 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (33 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Pembroke

Pembroke Castle is inside Pembroke’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Pembroke has 138 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 year in Pembroke

The warmest stretch in Pembroke is June to September, at 18–20°C in the afternoon.

Jan8° / 4°122 mm

Feb9° / 3°88 mm

Mar10° / 4°82 mm

Apr13° / 6°72 mm

May16° / 8°67 mm

Jun18° / 11°74 mm

Jul20° / 13°80 mm

Aug20° / 13°100 mm

Sep18° / 11°91 mm

Oct14° / 9°131 mm

Nov11° / 6°152 mm

Dec9° / 4°143 mm

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

About

Pembroke Castle

This is a site of Pembroke Castle Trust. Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages. A short trip away is Carew Castle, 6.7 km off, the first of 30 within 15 km.

Pembroke’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Run by: Pembroke Castle Trust
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 33 languages
Town: in Pembroke
Official site: pembrokecastle.co.uk

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

The map

Around Pembroke Castle, mapped

Use the numbers to match each place near Pembroke Castle with the list.

Towns near it

Towns around Pembroke Castle, by distance

Home to 9,659 people, Pembroke Dock is the largest of these 8. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Pembroke

7,963 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 1.2 km northwest of it

Pembroke Dock

9,659 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 2.1 km southwest of it

Hundleton

459 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km northeast of it

Cosheston

828 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Pembroke Castle is	People	Places to visit
Pembroke	It’s in town	7,963	9
Pembroke Dock	1.2 km northwest of it	9,659	9
Hundleton	2.1 km southwest of it	459	4
Cosheston	2.6 km northeast of it	828	11
Lamphey	3.2 km east of it	644	8
Neyland	3.6 km northwest of it	3,250	7
Freshwater East	4.6 km southeast of it	251	4
Waterston	4.9 km northwest of it	274	6

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

Make a day of it

More to see nearby

There are 30 within 15 km, 6 castles, a historic house and a fort among them.

CastleCarew Castle6.7 km away 2

CastleManorbier Castle9 km away 3

CastleBenton Castle5.8 km away 4

Historic house · CadwLamphey Bishop's Palace3.7 km away 5

CastlePicton Castle12 km away 6

CastleDefensible Barracks2.6 km away 7

CastleUpton Castle4.9 km away 8

FortStack Rock Fort12 km away

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

A visit to Pembroke Castle: questions

Where is Pembroke Castle?

Pembroke Castle is in Pembroke, Dyfed, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Pembroke Castle?

Medieval castle in Wales.

Who runs Pembroke Castle?

Pembroke Castle Trust.

When is the best time to visit Pembroke Castle?

June to September are the warmest months in Pembroke, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Pembroke Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Pembroke Castle?

Within 15 km: Carew Castle (6.7 km), Manorbier Castle (9 km), Benton Castle (5.8 km) and Lamphey Bishop's Palace (3.7 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)

Pembroke Castle: Monkeyrustler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Carew Castle: Karen Sawyer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manorbier Castle: Tony Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Benton Castle: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lamphey Bishop's Palace: Vale Holidays, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Picton Castle: Morris, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Defensible Barracks: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Upton Castle: Thomas Nicholls, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Stack Rock Fort: David Merrett from Daventry, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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