Castle

Wiston Castle

Crundale, Pembrokeshire
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  • Open
  • Free entry
  • Dogs in the grounds
  • No car park on site
  • Cadw
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Quick answer

Checked 14 Oct 2026

Wiston Castle is a castle near Crundale, Pembrokeshire, managed by Cadw. Dogs on a lead are welcome in the grounds but not inside. There is no car park on site.

Wiston Castle opening times

Last checked 14 Oct 2026
  1. Mon 12 10:0016:00
  2. Tue 13 10:0016:00
  3. Wed 14 10:0016:00
  4. Today Thu 15 10:0016:00
  5. Fri 16 10:0016:00
  6. Sat 17 10:0016:00
  7. Sun 18 10:0016:00
Opening times by season
Season Dates Days Hours Last entry
All year 1 Jan to 31 Dec
Daily
10:00 to 16:00
 15:30

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

Daily 10:00-16:00 all year; last admission 30 min before closing; closed 24-26 Dec and 1 Jan.

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Getting to Wiston Castle and parking

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Address
SA62 4PN
Parking
No car park on site. No designated parking.
By train
Clarbeston Road is 1.7 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.
  • Only 'Please keep pets on leads' in livestock notice; open ruin, lesser value.

Accessibility

Not step-free
  • Step-free: no step-free access.
  • Paths and surfaces: Terrain Level 3 - Moderate; boggy access route, several steps up the motte with handrail.

What to see at Wiston Castle

  • 01

    Keep

    The main fortified tower of the castle.

  • 02

    Curtain wall

    The outer defensive wall around the site.

History of Wiston Castle

  1. c.1112 Probably first built as a motte before 1112 by Wizo the Fleming
  2. 1147 Captured by Welsh forces
  3. 1193 Attacked by Hywel Sais; Philip de Gwys captured
  4. 1220 Destroyed by Llywelyn the Great
  5. 1231 Last mention of the castle
  6. 1643 Used as a Royalist outpost
  7. 1644 Abandoned after Royalist defeat at Colby Moor

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Castles near Wiston Castle

All 6 castles in Pembrokeshire

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

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