Raglan Castle

Great little castle.
Staff friendly and the grounds are very well maintained. Bit pricey really for what it is but parking is free and money goes towards maintaining the castle.
Really enjoyable.

The yellow tower of Gwent dominates the last great castle built in Wales. The ruins of this palatial castle are the result if the civil war. This castle was one of the last to surrender.

We were fortunate to visit on a beautiful sunny cloudless Autumn afternoon which made the Castle and surrounding even more picturesque.
Admission is just £3:50, a real bargain, climb to the top of the main Tower for some great views of the surrounding countryside, a delightful way to spend an hour or so.

All I can say is that this place is Fantastic.
Worth the £3.50.
Lovely to see it is being restored in places.

Raglan castle makes a great place for a family day out, there’s a lot to do and the children enjoy climbing up the spiral stars to the top, where the view is fantastic.
Admission prices are very good plus there’s free car parking and places to eat a picnic.
They also hold special events such as civil war reenactments which are very interesting.

My boyfriend and I were on our way back from visiting his family, when we decided to pay a visit to the castle. From a distance it looks amazing but small, so we were surprised at how big it was. You pay to go in first which was quite pricey, in the same place there is a gift shop with some really nice items but again pricey. The castle is huge so many different areas to see, you find out that this castle was used in many films like Harry Potter and Elizabeth, it is not hard to see why. it is truly remarkable. There is gardens, where you can sit down or you can go up the top of the tower and get the best views. Really interesting reading the different information posts, you find out so much. Worth a visit.

After going there and being locked out when I got at the gate (it was around 15 minutes to close and they said that I wouldn’t have time to see it all)… And they were right, you really do need lot more than 15 minutes. This is a majestic castle, it was turned to ruins during medieval wars but it looks really great, one of those castles you would see on a brochure to advertise Wales to the world.
To get there you have to turn left in a moderate busy road and find yourself in one of those typically British country lanes where only on car fits and you find yourself in a gate, you enter and have a parking space that looks it came from the medieval times as well. It is quite nice the whole experience. When you do get in the castle you almost can feel and see how they lived there, everything is signalled and you even have a tiny description of what was where. You can go to the top of the tower and have a really good panoramic view from the area around, which is fairly nice. This is a large castle, not a tiny one, and its ruins make it dramatic and imposing. It is a good place to visit with your family and even for some good photography shots, as you can get really dramatic ones.
If you are interested in History they even have 3 exhibitions in the towers with the history of the castle.
I would recommend it to everyone for a good day out, the market town of Abergavenny is only 5 miles away, why not going there for a quick visit?