Upton Castle
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Key facts
- Operator
- Private owner (Barlow family)
- Condition
- Partial ruin
- Access
- Grounds only
- Nearest station
- Lamphey, 2.3 miles (straight-line)
- Stays
- Overnight accommodation available
Pinpoint
Upton Castle, Cosheston, Pembroke Dock SA72 4SE
A twelfth or thirteenth-century fortified manor with an attached medieval chapel, set inside thirty-five acres of gardens and an arboretum developed from 1927 by Stanley Neale.
Who to know
Stanley Neale · who developed the gardens and arboretum from 1927
Worth the trip
The arboretum - a century of planting laid out around a genuinely old fortified core.
Before you go
The castle building itself isn't open to the public - this is a gardens and arboretum visit, seasonal (April to September), with the castle seen only from the grounds.
12th/13th-century fortified manor with an attached medieval chapel, surrounded by early-20th-century gardens and an arboretum.
Common questions about Upton Castle
Where is Upton Castle?
Upton Castle is in Pembrokeshire, Wales, at Upton Castle, Cosheston, Pembroke Dock SA72 4SE.
Can you go inside Upton Castle?
At Upton Castle the grounds are open to visit but the castle interior generally isn't, under Private owner (Barlow family). Check the official site for current access before you travel.
Can you stay overnight at Upton Castle?
Yes - Upton Castle offers bookable accommodation, so you can spend the night in the castle itself or within its grounds. See the Castles You Can Sleep In guide for the full list and how each stay works.
What is the highlight of visiting Upton Castle?
The arboretum - a century of planting laid out around a genuinely old fortified core.
Is Upton Castle a ruin or still intact?
Upton Castle is a partial ruin - 12th/13th-century fortified manor with an attached medieval chapel, surrounded by early-20th-century gardens and an arboretum.
