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Photo of Denbigh Castle, a ruined castle in Denbighshire, north Wales.

© John H Darch / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Denbigh CastleCastell Dinbych

Open to visitorsa Cadw site — check opening times and admission before you go

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Denbigh Castle is a medieval castle in Denbighshire. The Albion Guide charts five castles in the county; this is one of them. The site is in the care of Cadw. Its Welsh name is Castell Dinbych.

For more of the same, St Hilary's Chapel and Ruthin Castle are close by. Rhyl Station is 16 km away to the north.

More places to visit near Denbigh Castle

Photo of the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley, a National Landscape in north Wales.

Clwydian Range & Dee Valley

National Landscape near Llanferres

Heather ridges crowned with Iron Age hillforts, dropping south to Llangollen and the Dee's limestone valley.

5.7 km NE

Photo along the Offa's Dyke Path, a 177-mile National Trail running from Chepstow to Prestatyn, Wales and England.Highlight

Offa's Dyke Path

National Trail

The length of the Welsh borders, tracking the eighth-century earthwork that once divided kingdoms.

6.3 km NE · spans 8 counties

Photo of Llaeth y Llan (Village Dairy), a farm & farm shop near Llannefydd, Conwy, north Wales.

Llaeth y Llan (Village Dairy)

Farm & farm shop near Llannefydd

Farmhouse yogurt maker at Llannefydd in the hills above the Conwy Valley.

7.2 km NW

Photo of St Asaph, a village in Denbighshire, north Wales.

St Asaph

Village

One of Britain's smallest cities, built around its compact medieval cathedral in the lower Vale of Clwyd.

8.7 km N · Denbighshire

Photo: Moel Arthur, a viewpoint near Cilcain in the Clwydian Range & Dee Valley, Flintshire, north Wales.Highlight

Moel Arthur

Viewpoint near Cilcain

Conical Clwydian summit crowned by a small but strongly banked Iron Age hillfort, with car parks on either side.

9.3 km E

Photo of Ruthin Gaol, a visitor attraction in Denbighshire, north Wales.Highlight

Ruthin Gaol

Attraction near Ruthin

Victorian former county prison in Ruthin, open as a museum of prison life.

10.3 km SE