Dog-friendly castle hotels in Wales

Level 4 Castle-Style Mansion

Ruthin Castle Hotel and Spa

Ruthin, Denbighshire

A castellated mansion built from 1825 and enlarged in the 1840s on the site of a medieval castle demolished after a 1646 siege. Guests sleep in the 19th-century mansion, not the medieval remains.

• Dogs allowed
• Spa
• Restaurant

4-star · Guests 8.0/10

Level 4 Castle-Style Mansion

Craig-Y-Nos Castle

Abercraf, West Wales & Pembrokeshire

A castellated country house in Scottish baronial style built from 1841 to 1843, with no defensive history, later expanded for the opera singer Adelina Patti. Guests sleep inside this 19th-century mansion.

Sleep inside the walls

• Dogs allowed
• Restaurant
• Family rooms

3-star · Guests 7.0/10

Level 4 Castle-Style Mansion

The West End, Hawarden Castle

Hawarden, Flintshire

An 18th-century, Grade I listed castle, once home to William Gladstone, built without a defensive role. Guests stay in an apartment at the heart of the castle itself.

Sleep inside the walls

• Dogs allowed

Level 2 Castle Estate Stay

Tan-yr-Ogo Gate Lodge, Gwrych Castle

Llanddulas, North Wales

Listed as a stay on or beside a castle estate. Check whether your rooms are in the castle itself before you book.

• Dogs allowed
• Family rooms

Guests 9.0/10

Level 2 Castle Estate Stay

Conwy Castle Cottage

Conwy, North Wales

Listed as a stay on or beside a castle estate. Check whether your rooms are in the castle itself before you book.

• Dogs allowed

3-star · Guests 8.9/10

Level 0 Castle in Name Only

Green Castle

Llangain, Carmarthenshire

Castle in name only: Green Castle is a modern holiday cottage. The ruin in its garden, known as Castell Moel, is a collapsed 16th or 17th-century house, not a defensive castle, and guests do not sleep in it.

Rooms outside the historic walls

• Dogs allowed
• Hot tub

4-star