Wiston Castle

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Wiston Castle is a motte and bailey castle in the Pembrokeshire village of Wiston in south west Wales and is one of the best examples of its type in Wales. The castle and village were founded by Wizo, a Flemish settler who was granted the land by Henry I of England after he had wrested control from the previous owner, Arnulf de Montgomery. The castle was captured by the Welsh on several occasions but on each occasion it was retaken. It was abandoned during the thirteenth century when the then owner moved to nearby Picton Castle. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°49'35"N, 4°52'18"W

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Wiston Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Oakwood Theme Park, Megafobia, Picton Castle, Haverfordwest Town Museum.

4.4 miSE
Amusement park
Oakwood Theme Park, Narberth
112 min walk • Oakwood Theme Park is a theme park in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Oakwood opened in the late 1980s as a very small family park with BMXs, a wooden fort, a 3D-style cinema experience show, go-karts and a water chute ride.
4.2 miSE
Amusement, Amusement ride, Amusement park
Megafobia
108 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Pembrokeshire, Wales, Megafobia is a thrill-seeker's delight and one of the United Kingdom's most cherished wooden roller coasters. Opened in 1996 at Oakwood Theme Park, this amusement ride has been eliciting screams and laughter for over two...
3 miS
Garden, Museum, History museum
Picton Castle, Haverfordwest
76 min walk • Picton Castle is a medieval castle near Haverfordwest in the community of Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Originally built at the end of the 13th century by a Flemish knight, it later came into the hands of Sir John Wogan.
4.5 miW
Specialty museum, Museum
Haverfordwest Town Museum, Haverfordwest
115 min walk • Haverfordwest Museum is a local history and heritage museum in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. Collections include local and social history, the history of the castle, and a selection of local art.
3.3 miSE
Watermill
Blackpool Mill, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
83 min walk • Blackpool Mill is a 19th century flour mill in the community of Martletwy, in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. It sits to the west of Blackpool Bridge on the southern bank of the Eastern River Cleddau, downstream from Canaston Bridge.
4.3 miSE
Amusement, Amusement ride, Amusement park
Speed: No Limits
111 min walk • Speed: No Limits is a roller coaster at Oakwood Theme Park, Pembrokeshire, UK. It is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter and contains a 90° chain lift hill and a 97° first drop.
4.3 miSW
Memorial
County of Pembroke War Memorial, Haverfordwest
111 min walk • The County of Pembroke War Memorial is a county war memorial in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was erected in 1921 in Pembrokeshire's county town, Haverfordwest, to commemorate the county's fallen of World War I. It is a Grade II listed structure.
4.5 miW
Forts and castles
Haverfordwest Castle, Haverfordwest
115 min walk • Haverfordwest Castle is a castle located in the town centre at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, south Wales, located in a naturally defensive position at the end of a strong, isolated ridge. The castle was established during Norman times in 1120 but much of the architecture remaining today is dated to 1290.
3.2 miE
Forts and castles
Llawhaden Castle
81 min walk • Llawhaden Castle grid reference SN 073175 is a ruined castle in Llawhaden, Pembrokeshire, Wales, 10 miles east of Haverfordwest.
4.6 miSW
51°48'4"N • 4°58'19"W
St Mary's Church, Haverfordwest
118 min walk • Church
4.2 miSE
Park
Blue Lagoon Water Park, Narberth
108 min walk • Blue Lagoon Water Park is an indoor waterpark near Canaston Bridge in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Blue Lagoon is located in the Bluestone National Park Resort. It was opened in summer 2008.