Castle

Dolwyddelan Castle

Tal-y-waenydd, Conwy
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  • Open
  • Free entry
  • Assistance dogs only
  • No car park on site
  • Cadw
Dolwyddelan Castle: Dolwyddelan Castle is a fortress near Conwy, Wales.. Dolwyddelan castle was built by Llywelyn; the old castle nearby may have been his birthplace.
Photo: Jeff Buck · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source

Quick answer

Checked 14 Oct 2026

Dolwyddelan Castle is a castle near Tal-y-waenydd, Conwy, managed by Cadw. Only assistance dogs are allowed. There is no car park on site.

Dolwyddelan Castle opening times

Last checked 14 Oct 2026
  1. Mon 12 Not listed
  2. Tue 13 Not listed
  3. Wed 14 Not listed
  4. Today Thu 15 Not listed
  5. Fri 16 Not listed
  6. Sat 17 Not listed
  7. Sun 18 Not listed
Opening times by season
Season Dates Days Hours Last entry
Interior open (Apr-Sep) 1 Apr to 30 Sep
Fri to Sun
10:00 to 16:00
 15:30

Apr–Sep interior Fri–Sun plus bank holidays 10:00–16:00. 1 Oct–31 Mar 10:00–16:00 external viewing only, no days named, so not tabulated. Last admission 30 minutes before closing. Closed 24, 25, 26 Dec and 1 Jan.

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Getting to Dolwyddelan Castle and parking

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Address
LL25 0JD
Parking
No car park on site. No dedicated parking; do not use farm house car park. Layby on A470 500 m east with public right of way. About 500 m to the entrance.
By train
Roman Bridge is 0.8 miles away.

Dogs, accessibility and facilities

Dogs

Assistance dogs only
  • Pet dogs: not allowed.
  • Assistance dogs: welcome.
  • Assistance dogs only at this site.

Accessibility

  • Paths and surfaces: Terrain: Level 4 – Strenuous. About 15 minutes on farm tracks, can be muddy; steep stone staircase to wall walks.

What to see at Dolwyddelan Castle

  • 01

    Keep

    The main fortified tower of the castle.

  • 02

    Curtain wall

    The outer defensive wall around the site.

  • 03

    Wall walk

    A walkway along the top of the walls.

History of Dolwyddelan Castle

  1. 1201 Llywelyn the Great becomes ruler of Gwynedd (rules to 1240); castle stands as his memorial
  2. 1283 Falls to Edward I, who raises the keep and builds a new tower
  3. 1488 Maredudd ab Ieuan acquires the lease and adds a second floor to the keep
  4. 1930 Placed under guardianship of the Ministry of Works

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Sources

Every fact on this page last verified 14 Oct 2026
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  1. Page on api.postcodes.io · checked 15 Oct 2026
  2. Page on cadw.gov.wales · checked 14 Oct 2026
  3. Wikidata · checked 15 Oct 2026
  4. Page on cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net · checked 15 Oct 2026

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