Castles · South Wales
St Brides Castle
St Brides Castle — 19th century mansion in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
St Brides Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "19th century mansion in Pembrokeshire, Wales". Coordinates: 51.7516°, -5.1942°.
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Heritage listing
St Brides Castle is a 19th-century castellated baronial-style mansion in the parish of St Brides and the community of Marloes and St Brides, Pembrokeshire, southwest Wales.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Brides Castle is a 19th-century castellated baronial-style mansion in the parish of St Brides and the community of Marloes and St Brides, Pembrokeshire, southwest Wales.
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Background
History
The house, formerly known as "St Brides Hill" or just "Hill", was developed for William Philipps (1810–1864) in 1833 from an 18th-century house which topographer Richard Fenton in 1811 referred to as an "elegant modern structure" which had replaced an ancient mansion to the west. In 1839 the estate extended to 348 acre. The house was acquired by the 5th Baron Kensington in 1899 and enlarged in 1905 to 1913 for the 6th Baron Kensington, who sold it in 1920. In 1923 it became a sanatorium, Kensington Hospital. In 1992 the house was converted to holiday apartments.
Architecture
The present house is a two- and four-storey construction of rubble stone with sandstone additions, under slate roofs. It is a mixture of Tudor, Gothic, Edwardian and Scots Baronial styles, with many original interior features. Historian Nikolaus Pevsner suggests that the architect may have been Thomas Rowlands and describes the early-20th-century expansion of the castle for Lord Kensington as "the last major country house work in Pembrokeshire".
Visiting
After extensive renovation, the current owners are Holiday Property Bond. The building is Grade II* listed "as one of the best late Georgian castellated houses of the region with good interiors and high quality Edwardian additions".
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- Coordinates
- 51.7516, -5.1942
- District
- Pembrokeshire
- Parish
- Marloes and St. Brides
- Postcode
- SA62 3AL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid and South Pembrokeshire
Sources
- wikidata: Q17742646 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Brides Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Brides Castle - geograph.org.uk - 96008.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Brides Castle?
- St Brides Castle is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SA62 3AL), in the parish of Marloes and St. Brides.
- Who owns St Brides Castle?
- St Brides Castle is owned by Holiday Property Bond.
- Is St Brides Castle a listed building?
- St Brides Castle is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Does St Brides Castle charge admission?
- St Brides Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to St Brides Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SA62 3AL. It sits within the Mid and South Pembrokeshire parliamentary constituency.