We are delighted to announce we will be returning for our special Halloween Ghost Tour at Castell Coch
Castell Coch Ghost Tour
Dates:
To be Confirmed
This Tour is being sold via Cadw, please follow the link at the bottom of this page to book your tickets.
OUR TOURS ARE NOT PARANORMAL INVESTIGATIONS OR GHOST HUNTS
Dates:
To be Confirmed
This Tour is being sold via Cadw, please follow the link at the bottom of this page to book your tickets.
OUR TOURS ARE NOT PARANORMAL INVESTIGATIONS OR GHOST HUNTS
Tour Duration: Approx 2 Hours
Ticket Price: £20
Please note - these tours will take place in all weather conditions and, due to our Gothic spiral towers, will be full of stairs. The ground is uneven in places so please wear appropriate shoes and clothing.
Ticket Price: £20
Please note - these tours will take place in all weather conditions and, due to our Gothic spiral towers, will be full of stairs. The ground is uneven in places so please wear appropriate shoes and clothing.
Castell Coch, or the ‘Red Castle’, rises up from the ancient beech woods of Fforest Fawr like a vision from a fairy tale. Yet these great towers with their unmistakable conical roofs only hint at the splendour within.
Given free rein by the third Marquess of Bute, architect William Burges didn’t hold back. The highly decorated interiors and rich furnishings of Castell Coch make it a dazzling masterpiece of the High Victorian era.
But it’s no exotic folly. Underneath the mock-medieval trappings you can still trace the impressive remains of a 13th-century castle, once used as a hunting lodge by the ruthless Marcher lord Gilbert de Clare.
Castell Coch has been a plaything of the rich and powerful for over 700 years. Having lavished huge sums on it neither Gilbert de Clare nor the Marquess of Bute spent much time here.
But it remains a magnificent vision of an imaginary medieval world – regularly voted by the public as their favourite building in Wales.
However, even if the records have forgotten the people who called Castell Coch their home doesn't mean they aren't still there. Over the years many strange things have been reported throughout the castle. The sound of footsteps echo down empty corridors, the vision of a civil war solider searches the rooms for his lost treasure and a phantom lady in white mourns the loss of her son.
Discover the history of this fantasy castle and hear about its ghostly inhabitants this Halloween of the Castell Coch Halloween Ghost Tour.
For a night without the kids, travel with us around Castell Coch, and be intrigued by ghostly and historical tales!
During the Tour
Given free rein by the third Marquess of Bute, architect William Burges didn’t hold back. The highly decorated interiors and rich furnishings of Castell Coch make it a dazzling masterpiece of the High Victorian era.
But it’s no exotic folly. Underneath the mock-medieval trappings you can still trace the impressive remains of a 13th-century castle, once used as a hunting lodge by the ruthless Marcher lord Gilbert de Clare.
Castell Coch has been a plaything of the rich and powerful for over 700 years. Having lavished huge sums on it neither Gilbert de Clare nor the Marquess of Bute spent much time here.
But it remains a magnificent vision of an imaginary medieval world – regularly voted by the public as their favourite building in Wales.
However, even if the records have forgotten the people who called Castell Coch their home doesn't mean they aren't still there. Over the years many strange things have been reported throughout the castle. The sound of footsteps echo down empty corridors, the vision of a civil war solider searches the rooms for his lost treasure and a phantom lady in white mourns the loss of her son.
Discover the history of this fantasy castle and hear about its ghostly inhabitants this Halloween of the Castell Coch Halloween Ghost Tour.
For a night without the kids, travel with us around Castell Coch, and be intrigued by ghostly and historical tales!
During the Tour
- The tours will take place in all weather conditions
- We will walk across various external paths and the ground will be uneven in places
- It is essential appropriate clothing and footwear are worn
- The tour will move over three floors of the castle via narrow spiral staircases
- There will be limited lighting to help create a suitable atmosphere for the event
- Please bring proof of your online booking and wear warm clothing
- Free parking is available in the castle car park.
- Event tickets are non-refundable
- Please bring a torch.
Arriving at Castell Coch
By Road
M4 (Jct. 32), A470 then signposted.
By Rail
2.5km/1.5mls Taffs Well, Cardiff-Taffs Well/Merthyr Tydfil/Aberdare/Treherbert route.
By Bus
1km/0.6mls Tongwynlais, route No 26, Cardiff-Tongwynlais /Tredegar or route No 132 Cardiff-Tongwynlais-Mardy.
By Bike
NCN Route No.8, Taff Trail.
Postcode CF15 7JS
By Road
M4 (Jct. 32), A470 then signposted.
By Rail
2.5km/1.5mls Taffs Well, Cardiff-Taffs Well/Merthyr Tydfil/Aberdare/Treherbert route.
By Bus
1km/0.6mls Tongwynlais, route No 26, Cardiff-Tongwynlais /Tredegar or route No 132 Cardiff-Tongwynlais-Mardy.
By Bike
NCN Route No.8, Taff Trail.
Postcode CF15 7JS
This Tour is being sold via Cadw. Please follow the link below in order to purchase your tickets.
Any queries involving the ticket sales for this tour please contact Cadw directly
Any queries involving the ticket sales for this tour please contact Cadw directly