Users' questions

Can you get married at castle Coch?

Can you get married at castle Coch?

Castell Coch can potentially accommodate two weddings a day, depending on timings, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, for a maximum of 90 minutes each. Castell Coch is only available for a civil ceremony. We can accept bookings for the hire of Castell Coch up to 13 months in advance of the date.

How much does it cost to go to Castell Coch?

Prices & Tickets

Category Price
Adult £6.90
Family* £22.60
Disabled and companion Free
Juniors (Aged 5-17) / NUS / Armed Forces and Veterans £4.85

Can you get married in Cardiff Castle?

Cardiff Castle is one of the most exclusive wedding venues in Wales, the enchanting fairytale towers and lofty battlements conceal elaborate and splendid interiors of unique architecture, magnificent décor and breath-taking elegance. Intimate weddings for up to 30 guests or large-scale celebrations of up 150 guests.

Is Castell Coch open to the public?

Castell Coch (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkastɛɬ koːχ]; Welsh for ‘Red Castle’) is a 19th-century Gothic Revival castle built above the village of Tongwynlais in South Wales….

Castell Coch
Built by John Crichton-Stuart William Burges
In use Open to public
Materials Red sandstone rubble, grey limestone and Pennant sandstone

When to get married at Castell Coch Cardiff?

For example, bookings for any date in June 2021 can be taken from the first working day in May 2020. If you would like to get married at Castell Coch you should check that a registrar is available to conduct the ceremony before making a provisional booking. This can be done through the Cardiff Registry Office (telephone 029 2087 1680/4).

Which is the best wedding venue in Wales?

Cardiff Castle is one of the most exclusive wedding venues in Wales, the enchanting fairytale towers and lofty battlements conceal elaborate and splendid interiors of unique architecture, magnificent décor and breath-taking elegance.

Where is Castell Coch in Game of Thrones?

Here’s your answer. Castell Coch, or the ‘Red Castle’, rises up from the ancient beech woods of Fforest Fawr like a vision from a fairytale. Yet these great towers with their unmistakable conical roofs only hint at the splendour within.

Is the Castell Coch castle still in use?

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.