• Leaving the visitor centre, a wide concrete path with a nonslip surface leads on to a wooden slatted bridge. The path has a slight incline.
• There is wheelchair and buggy access in the visitor centre and the ground floor of the monument.
• The grounds are laid to grass with one short flat even pathway leading to different areas within the ground floor of the castle.
• The castle can be enjoyed at ground level, however much of the site is accessed via steep, narrow staircases, some of which are uneven, including the wall walks.

Yes, dogs on leads are welcome to access ground floor levels of the site. Dogs must be kept on leads at all times.

Yes, there are approximately 11 parking spaces on site.

There is a large free parking area a short walk from the monument with one dedicated disabled space.

Yes, visitor toilets are available at this site.

Smoking is not permitted at Kidwelly Castle. 

Kidwelly Castle has become famous as a symbol of the enduring conflict between the Welsh and the Normans.

It's also become well-known as the site of where warrior-princess Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd became the only woman to lead a Welsh army into battle, before she was slain at the castle.

More recently, Kidwelly Castle is also famous for being a filming location for Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Kidwelly Castle was built during the Norman Conquest of Wales sometime in the early 12th century. 

The surrounding countryside of Kidwelly Castle is reputedly haunted by the headless ghost of warrior-princess Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd, who died in battle at the castle in 1136.