Castle

Tretower Castle and Court

Bwlch, Powys
Directions Tickets
  • Open
  • £10.40 adult · £7.20 child
  • Dogs in the grounds
  • Parking on site
  • Cadw
Tretower Castle and Court: Tretower Castle
Photo: Ben Salter from Wales · CC BY 2.0 · Source

Quick answer

Checked 14 Oct 2026

Tretower Castle and Court is a castle near Bwlch, Powys, managed by Cadw. Adult tickets cost £10.40, and Cadw members go free. Dogs on a lead are welcome in the grounds but not inside. There is a car park on site.

Tretower Castle and Court opening times

Last checked 14 Oct 2026
  1. Mon 12 10:0017:00
  2. Tue 13 10:0017:00
  3. Wed 14 10:0017:00
  4. Today Thu 15 10:0017:00
  5. Fri 16 10:0017:00
  6. Sat 17 10:0017:00
  7. Sun 18 10:0017:00
Opening times by season
Season Dates Days Hours Last entry
30 March to 1 November 30 Mar to 1 Nov
Daily
10:00 to 17:00
 n/a
2 November to 29 March 2 Nov to 29 Mar
Wed to Sun
10:00 to 16:00
 n/a

Closed on 24 Dec, 25 Dec, 26 Dec, 1 Jan.

No year on the hours. Summer 10:00-17:00 daily; winter 10:00-16:00 Wed-Sun. 4 Nov 2026 closed for filming. May close at short notice in extreme weather.

Tretower Castle and Court tickets and prices

2026-27 prices · checked 14 Oct 2026
Ticket prices
Ticket On the day
Adult £10.40
Concession £9.30
Student £7.20
Child £7.20
Family £33.30
Cadw members Free

Getting to Tretower Castle and Court and parking

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Address
NP8 1RF
Parking
Car park on site. Gravelled car park and roadside parking opposite the court, approx. 30 vehicles; two EV charge points (charges apply)
By train
Ebbw Vale Parkway is 8.8 miles away.
Public transport
400 m from bus route X43 (Brecon–Abergavenny)

Dogs, accessibility and facilities

Dogs

Partly
  • Welcome: in the grounds.
  • Not allowed: inside the buildings.
  • Leads: dogs must be kept on a lead.
  • Ground floor levels only; treated as grounds_only (lesser value), as at Loughor.

Accessibility

  • Paths and surfaces: Terrain Level 2 - Easy; gravel paths and cobbles; step over low historic stone into castle; steps inside castle; stairwells to court upper levels

Food and facilities

  • Toilets Yes
  • Shop Yes
  • Picnic area Yes
  • Baby changing Yes
  • Visitor centre Yes
  • Audio guide Yes

What to see at Tretower Castle and Court

  • 01

    Keep

    The main fortified tower of the castle.

  • 02

    Gatehouse

    The fortified main entrance.

  • 03

    Curtain wall

    The outer defensive wall around the site.

  • 04

    Great hall

    The main hall, used for feasts and ceremony.

  • 05

    Gardens

    Gardens you can walk around.

History of Tretower Castle and Court

  1. c.1100 Picard family begin two centuries of rule from about 1100
  2. c.1235 Shell keep gutted to make way for the great round tower (about 1235-50)

Photos

Castles near Tretower Castle and Court

All 5 castles in Powys

Sources

Every fact on this page last verified 14 Oct 2026
Suggest a correction
  1. Page on api.postcodes.io · checked 15 Oct 2026
  2. Page on cadw.gov.wales · checked 14 Oct 2026
  3. Cadw scheduled monuments, listed buildings and guardianship sites (DataMapWales) · checked 15 Oct 2026
  4. Page on cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net · checked 15 Oct 2026

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