Laugharne Castle

A photogenic castle waiting to be discovered at a location famous for other reasons

Established in the early twelfth century as an earthwork castle, it was rebuilt in stone by the Anglo-Norman de Brian family during the later thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. Sir John Parrott, said to have been the illegitimate son of Henry VIII, was granted Laugharne Castle by Elizabeth I, and he transformed it into a Tudor mansion in the sixteenth century.

Laugharne is perhaps best known for its associations with Dylan Thomas, but for the past 20 years, the picturesque castle, which stands on a low cliff by the side of the Coran stream, overlooking the estuary of the river Taf, has been the subject of painstaking archaeological investigation and gradual restoration.

1 April to 30 September: 10.00am - 5.00pm daily

This monument is closed at all other times.