Old Beaupre Castle, Cowbridge

Name: Old Beaupre Castle
Address: Cowbridge, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Cowbridge

Top attraction, Forts and castles, Gothic Revival architecture

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Old Beaupre Castle is a ruined medieval fortified manor house located in the community of Llanfair, outside Cowbridge in Wales. It is known in historic documents under the names Beawpire, Bewerpere, Bewpyr and Y Bewpur. It is a Grade I listed building and is presently under the care of Cadw. It can be visited free of charge all year round by members of the public. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°26'19"N, 3°25'38"W

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Cowbridge United Kingdom

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Old Beaupre Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Illtyd's Church, St Quintins Castle, Cowbridge Physic Garden, Cowbridge town wall.

3.4 miSW
History museum, Museum, Town
St Illtyd's Church, Llantwit Major
86 min walk • St Illtyd's Church is a church complex in Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, southeast Wales. It is located at the site of the oldest college in the United Kingdom, once believed to have been founded as Côr Tewdws c. AD 395 by the Roman Emperor Theodosius II. It is now generally accepted as having been founded by St. Illtud c.
1.8 miNW
Forts and castles
St Quintins Castle, Cowbridge
46 min walk • St Quintins Castle is a castle located in the village of Llanblethian, Cowbridge, Wales. It is a scheduled monument and a Grade II listed building and is under the care of Cadw. The site was first occupied with a defensive structure in about 1102 and the gatehouse and further building work took place around 1312.
1.9 miNW
Garden, Park
Cowbridge Physic Garden, Cowbridge
48 min walk • The Cowbridge Physic Garden is located in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. The 0.5 acres physic garden was created by the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust in 2004, and was opened in June 2008 by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. who is its patron.
1.9 miNW
City wall
Cowbridge town wall, Cowbridge
50 min walk • Cowbridge town wall is a Grade II*-listed medieval wall in the small market town of Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. The walls were built by about 1300.
1.8 miNW
Town, City hall
Cowbridge Town Hall, Cowbridge
47 min walk • Cowbridge Town Hall is a public building in the High Street of Cowbridge in South Wales. The town hall, which is the meeting place for Cowbridge with Llanblethian Town Council, and also houses the town clerk's office, the committee rooms and the Cowbridge Museum, is a Grade II* listed building.
1.8 miNW
Church
Church of the Holy Cross, Cowbridge
47 min walk • The Church of the Holy Cross is a medieval church in Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. Initially a chapel of ease to Church of St John the Baptist, Llanblethian of Cowbridge as a medieval market town. Believed to have been built in the 13th century, the church has an unusual tower design.
3.1 miS
Manor house
Gileston Manor, Llantwit Major
80 min walk • Gileston Manor is a manor and country house located next to St Giles' Church in the small village of Gileston near St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
2.9 miE
Church
St Cadoc's Church
73 min walk • St Cadoc's Church, Llancarfan is a church in Llancarfan, in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. It dates from the 13th century and has been a Grade I listed building since 28 January 1963.
3.4 miSE
Event space, Forts and castles, Georgian architecture
Fonmon Castle, Barry
88 min walk • Fonmon Castle is a fortified medieval castle near the village of Fonmon in the Vale of Glamorgan and a Grade I listed building.
3.3 miSW
City hall
Llantwit Major Town Hall, Llantwit Major
85 min walk • Llantwit Major Town Hall is a local government administrative building dating back to the late 15th-century, in the town of Llantwit Major in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is a Grade II* listed building.
2.8 miSE
Forts and castles
East Orchard Castle
71 min walk • East Orchard Castle is a ruined building near St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, whose remains date mainly from the 14th century.

Old Beaupre Castle, Cowbridge

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Old Beaupre Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)