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Photo of Tretower Castle, a ruined castle near Cwmdu in Bannau Brycheiniog, the Powys, mid Wales.

© Colin Smith / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tretower CastleCastell Tretŵr

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

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Tretower Castle is a medieval castle in Powys. It is one of 13 castles the Albion Guide maps in the county. It is looked after by Cadw. The surrounding countryside is part of Bannau Brycheiniog National Park.

The nearest railway station is Ebbw Vale Town, 12 km to the south. Castell Blaenllynfi and Crickhowell Castle are among the castles within 4.4 km.

More places to visit near Tretower Castle

Photo of Bannau Brycheiniog, a National Park in Wales.Iconic

Bannau Brycheiniog

You’re inside itNational Park near Libanus

Flat-topped sandstone summits, waterfall gorges and dark skies along the roof of south Wales.

Photo of St Michael's Church, Cwmdu, a church in Bannau Brycheiniog, the Powys, mid Wales.

St Michael's Church, Cwmdu

Church near Cwmdu

Black Mountains church housing the early medieval Catacus inscribed stone.

2.5 km N

Photo along the Cambrian Way, a 298-mile long-distance path running from Cardiff to Conwy, Wales.Highlight

Cambrian Way

Long-distance path

The mountain connoisseur's route over the roof of Wales — Cardiff to Conwy by way of the Bannau, the Cambrian wilderness and Eryri.

3.1 km NE · spans 9 counties

Photo: Pen Cerrig-calch, a 702m hill near Crickhowell in Bannau Brycheiniog, the Powys, mid Wales.

Pen Cerrig-calch

Hewitt · Nuttall near Crickhowell

A summit capped with pale limestone above the Old Red Sandstone of its neighbours.

3.4 km E

Photo of Table Mountain (Crug Hywel), a landmark near Crickhowell in Bannau Brycheiniog, the Powys, mid Wales.Highlight

Table Mountain (Crug Hywel)

Landmark near Crickhowell

Flat-topped hill above Crickhowell crowned by an Iron Age hillfort, giving the town its Welsh name.

4.1 km E

Photo of Crickhowell, a village in Bannau Brycheiniog, the Powys, mid Wales.Highlight

Crickhowell

Village

Usk-valley town below Table Mountain, with a prize-winning high street of independent shops and an odd-arched 1706 bridge

4.3 km SE · Powys