Visiting the Gower area in Swansea, Wales? Weobly Castle ruins is worth a stop offering views, piece and quiet and of course a Castle.

Weobly Castle 

Situated in the Swansea Gower with far stretching views including the Llwchwr estuary, Weobly isn’t the biggest castle, more of a once stately home, a few rooms remain to explore and a couple of exhibits containing information, make Weobly a relatively short but sweet visit, in which you can enjoy the view and learn the history of the Castle and area. 

Entrance fee was £4, paid to the attendee in the farm. 

https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/weobley-castle

We visited Weobly as part of the Circular walk past Arthur’s Stone starting at Cefn Bryn which took around 2.5 - 3 hours, the walk was easy to moderate and only hampered slightly by the wet and cold conditions.

 

A brief History 

Weobly was built around 700 years ago initially as a fortified manor house by the De la Bere family who were stewards to the lords of the Gower.

For the most part the Bere Family wanted to create an elegant family home in which to entertain high society guests. 

The grand hall, guest chambers with indoor latrines and the lord’s solar, or private withdrawing room, all suggest considerable splendour and wealth. 

But the watchtower, military-style crenellated wall-tops and a south-west tower raised to battlement height show that these were still dangerous times, luxury and defence had to go hand in hand.

Weobly was tested over a century later when it suffered serious damage during the uprising of Owain Glyndŵr in the early 15th century.