Brecon Castle Hotel & Gardens at Brecon Castle HotelCastleThe hall block which is visible from the river was added in 1300. In 1645 the castle was captured by Parliament after a seige and the walls were then slighted. Only a part of the shell keep remains.
Private, the hall block is now part of Brecon Hotel and the motte is in the garden of a private residence.
Brecon Castle Hotel & Gardens at Brecon Castle Hotel
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Brecon Castle Hotel & Gardens
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Brecon Castle was originally a motte & bailey structure started in 1093. A stone shell keep was built at the end of the 12th century, and the stone bailey wall in 1233 after the town had been destroyed by the Welsh.
From Southern England via the Severn Crossing... Leave the M4 at junction 24, and follow the signs towards Monmouth (A449) and Abergavenny (A40). After about 14 miles branch left at Raglan to join the A40 to Abergavenny and then to Brecon.
From the Midlands and North... Take the M5 and then the M50 to Ross-on-Wye. This road becomes the A449. Go to Monmouth and 9 miles past, branch right at the A40 to Abergavenny and on to Brecon.
From the South and West Wales... From Carmarthen follow the A40 to Brecon. From Swansea and Cardiff in South Wales, approach on the A470.