Picton Castle, Haverfordwest

Name: Picton Castle
Address: Haverfordwest SA62 4AS, Haverfordwest, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1437 751326

#1 among attractions in Haverfordwest

Top attraction, Garden, Museum, History museum

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Facts and practical information

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. The Castle and estate is now run by the Picton Castle Trust, a registered charity, and is no longer occupied by Wogan's descendants, the Philipps family. It is of unusual construction and has been remodelled several times during its history. It is a Grade I listed building. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°47'3"N, 4°53'7"W

Address

Haverfordwest SA62 4ASHaverfordwest United Kingdom

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+44 1437 751326

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Oakwood Theme Park, Megafobia, Haverfordwest Town Museum, Blackpool Mill.

3.5 miE
Amusement park
Oakwood Theme Park, Narberth
89 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.
3.4 miE
Amusement, Amusement ride, Amusement park
Megafobia
87 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...
3.8 miW
Specialty museum, Museum
Haverfordwest Town Museum, Haverfordwest
98 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.
3.1 miE
Watermill
Blackpool Mill, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
80 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.
3.5 miE
Amusement, Amusement ride, Amusement park
Speed: No Limits
88 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 miW
Memorial
County of Pembroke War Memorial, Haverfordwest
94 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.
3.8 miW
Forts and castles
Haverfordwest Castle, Haverfordwest
98 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.
4.6 miNE
Forts and castles
Llawhaden Castle
117 min walk • Llawhaden Castle grid reference SN 073175 is a ruined castle in Llawhaden, Pembrokeshire, Wales, 10 miles east of Haverfordwest.
3.9 miW
51°48'4"N • 4°58'19"W
St Mary's Church, Haverfordwest
99 min walk • Church
3.3 miE
Park
Blue Lagoon Water Park, Narberth
85 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.
3.9 miS
Forts and castles
Benton Castle, Lawrenny
99 min walk • Benton Castle is a small fortification in the community of Burton, Pembrokeshire, Wales, now in use as a private house, in a wooded area overlooking the Cleddau river.