Cresswell Castle, Lawrenny

Name: Cresswell Castle
Address: Lawrenny, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Lawrenny

Forts and castles

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Cresswell Castle is a castle half a mile north of the village of Cresswell Quay, Pembrokeshire, west Wales. It is situated on the banks of the River Cresswell in what is currently private land. The buildings were originally a 13th-century stone fortified manorial complex, founded by the Augustinian Priory of Haverfordwest. ()

Coordinates: 51°43'41"N, 4°49'34"W

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Lawrenny United Kingdom

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Oakwood Theme Park, Megafobia, Carew Castle, Carew Tidal Mill.

3.6 miN
Amusement park
Oakwood Theme Park, Narberth
93 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.
3.8 miN
Amusement, Amusement ride, Amusement park
Megafobia
96 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...
2 miS
Ruined castle overlooking a tidal inlet
Carew Castle, Lawrenny
52 min walk • Carew Castle is a castle in the civil parish of Carew in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The famous Carew family, who take their name from this site, still own the castle and lease it to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park for administration.
2 miS
Watermill
Carew Tidal Mill, Lawrenny
53 min walk • Carew Tidal Mill, also called the French Mill, is a corn mill in Pembrokeshire, Wales, powered by tidal water. It was built around 1801 just west of Carew Castle, and replaced a much older mill in the same location.
4.2 miE
Theme park, Farm, Outdoor activities
Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo, Saundersfoot
108 min walk • The Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo, situated to the north of Saundersfoot and Tenby in Pembrokeshire, is a visitor attraction in Wales with around 500,000 visitors each year.
4.3 miSW
Forts and castles, Palace
Lamphey Bishop's Palace, Freshwater East
109 min walk • Lamphey Bishop's Palace or Lamphey Palace is a ruined medieval building complex in Lamphey, Pembrokeshire and is a scheduled ancient monument which has had Grade I Listed building designation since May 1970. In the past, it has also been known as Lamphey Court.
4.6 miNW
Garden, Museum, History museum
Picton Castle, Haverfordwest
119 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.
4.7 miN
Watermill
Blackpool Mill, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
119 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.
3.8 miSE
Zoo
Manor House Wildlife Park, Tenby
98 min walk • Manor House Wildlife Park is a 52-acre zoo located in Pembrokeshire, Wales, just north of the village of St Florence. It was bought in 2008 by television presenter Anna Ryder Richardson and Colin MacDougall and is more recently known as Manor Wildlife Park.
3.6 miN
Amusement, Amusement ride, Amusement park
Speed: No Limits
93 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.
3.7 miN
Park
Blue Lagoon Water Park, Narberth
94 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.