White Castle
a most memorable Welsh castle experience!
White Castle
White Castle is the best preserved of the Three Castles, namely, White, Skenfrith and Grosmont. The heart of this castle is surrounded by powerful round towers.
The Three Castles are usually grouped together because for a large part of their history they were part of a block of territory under the control of a single lord, Hubert de Burgh.
Hubert had gleaned a great deal about military architecture from his time fighting in France. He rebuilt Skenfrith and Grosmont in stone, adding domestic apartments to both castles, so that they could be used as lordly residences. However this doesn’t seem to have been the case with White. Rather than a nobleman’s residence, it seems to have been built for military work.
A workhorse of a castle you might say. The internal buildings did however include a chapel, hall and kitchen, but were more befitting a garrison commander than a great lord.
After Hubert de Burgh, the Three Castles were held in royal hands, and in 1254 Henry III granted them to his eldest son, the future Edward I. The rest is, as they say, history!
5 click throughs, 487 views since 2011
Attraction in Abergavenny Monmouthshire
Entrance Charge
- Adults £2.60 Reduced Rate £2.25
- Family Ticket £7.45 (admits 2 adults & all children under 16)
- Children under 5 FREE
- Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Prices valid until 31st March 2010. Assistance dogs only. No smoking.
Opening Times
Last admission 30 mins before closing. 1 Apr-31 Oct 09: daily 10am-5pm At all other times this monument will be open but unstaffed between 10am-4pm
Contact Details
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White CastleGer Y Fenni Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 8UD UKphone: 01600 780380 fax:Our Website
News & Special Offers
Ask about free entry if you are 60 and over or 16 and under and live in Wales.
