Castle · Ruin

Loughor Castle

Loughor, Swansea
Directions
  • Open
  • Free entry
  • Dogs in the grounds
  • No car park on site
  • Cadw
Loughor Castle: Glimpse of Loughor Castle from the Wales Coast Path
Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source

Quick answer

Checked 14 Oct 2026

Loughor Castle is a ruined castle near Loughor, Swansea, managed by Cadw. Entry is free and the site is open at any reasonable time. Dogs on a lead are welcome in the grounds but not inside. There is no car park on site.

Getting to Loughor Castle and parking

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Address
SA4 6TR
Parking
No car park on site. No designated parking; parking at the street below. Street below the castle
By train
Bynea is 1.1 miles away.

Dogs, accessibility and facilities

Dogs

Partly
  • Welcome: in the grounds.
  • Not allowed: inside the buildings.
  • Leads: dogs must be kept on a lead.
  • Short leads; ground floor levels only. Lesser value taken: page does not say dogs may enter buildings.

Accessibility

  • Paths and surfaces: Level 2 – Easy; short hill with steps, sloped and uneven ground

What to see at Loughor Castle

  • 01

    Curtain wall

    The outer defensive wall around the site.

History of Loughor Castle

  1. 1151 Earthwork castle burnt by the Welsh
  2. 1215 Stone curtain wall built before this year

Photos

Castles near Loughor Castle

All 43 castles in Wales

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 15 Oct 2026
  3. Wikidata · checked 15 Oct 2026
  4. Page on cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net · checked 15 Oct 2026

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