Chirk Castle, Wales

Built by Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, and completed in 1310, Chirk is the last Welsh castle from the reign of Edward I still lived in today. Features from its 700 years include the medieval tower and dungeon, 17th-century Long Gallery, grand 18th-century state apartments, servants' hall and historic laundry. It has award-winning gardens containing clipped yews, herbaceous borders, shrub and rock gardens and terraces surrounded by 18th century parkland. The parkland provides a habitat for rare invertebrates, wild flowers and contains many mature trees and also some splendid wrought-iron gates, made in 1719 by the Davies brothers.

The castle was bought by Thomas Myddelton in 1595 for £5,000. During the 1930s the Castle was home to Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, a prominent patron of the arts and champion of Welsh culture. The Myddelton family resided at Chirk Castle until 2004. Lieutenant-Colonel Ririd Myddleton was an extra equerry to Queen Elizabeth II from 1952 until his death in 1988.

The castle is now in the ownership of the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty and is open to the public.

Opening Times

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Ticket Prices

Full castle:
adult £9,
child £4.50,
family £22.50.

Garden and tower only:
adult £6.48,
child £3.24,
family £16.20

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Disabled Facilities

Parking
For blue badge holders in main car park. 10 yards from visitor centre. Wheelchair-accessible transfer to castle

Building
7 steps to State room entrance. Wheelchair stairclimber available to first floor (13 stone weight limit), ring to check availability. Stairs with handrail to other floors. Access restricted to one wheelchair user at any one time. Adam Tower only accessible on ground floor. Laundry's and Servants Hall accessible

WCs
At visitor reception and castle courtyard

Grounds
3 wheelchairs available, booking advisable. Garden partly accessible, loose gravel paths. Some visitors may require assistance from their companion

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More Information

Telephone: 01691 777701
Email: chirkcastle@nationaltrust.org.uk

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