The Castle Rolls
Castles you can reach by train.
Most advice about visiting UK castles starts with "rent a car" - and for the remote ones that is fair. But 157 castles sit within 1.5 miles of a railway station. If you are exploring without a car, start here.
Map - castles and their nearest station
Castle pins in brown, station pins in blue - hover either to see the pairing, or the distance shown on each card below.
England - 92
Shrewsbury Castle
Shropshire
Shrewsbury station, 0.1 mi
Penrith Castle
Cumbria Free entry
Penrith North Lakes station, 0.1 mi
Mountfitchet Castle
Essex
Stansted Mountfitchet station, 0.1 mi
Lancaster Castle
Lancashire
Lancaster station, 0.1 mi
Rougemont Castle
Devon
Exeter Central station, 0.1 mi
Berkhamsted Castle
Hertfordshire Free entry
Berkhamsted station, 0.1 mi
Knaresborough Castle
North Yorkshire Free entry
Knaresborough station, 0.1 mi
Windsor Castle
Berkshire
Windsor & Eton Riverside station, 0.2 mi
Newark Castle
Nottinghamshire Free entry
Newark Castle station, 0.2 mi
Morpeth Castle
Northumberland
Morpeth station, 0.2 mi
Corfe Castle
Dorset
Corfe Castle station, 0.2 mi
Rayleigh Mount
Essex Free entry
Rayleigh station, 0.2 mi
Lewes Castle
East Sussex
Lewes station, 0.2 mi
Pontefract Castle
West Yorkshire Free entry
Pontefract Baghill station, 0.2 mi
Clitheroe Castle
Lancashire
Clitheroe station, 0.2 mi
Rochester Castle
Kent
Rochester station, 0.2 mi
Prudhoe Castle
Northumberland Free entry
Prudhoe station, 0.3 mi
Newcastle Castle
Tyne and Wear
Newcastle station, 0.3 mi
Tower of London
Greater London
London Fenchurch Street station, 0.3 mi
Rye Castle (Ypres Tower)
East Sussex
Rye station, 0.3 mi
Totnes Castle
Devon
Totnes station, 0.3 mi
Colchester Castle
Essex
Colchester Town station, 0.3 mi
Oakham Castle
Rutland
Oakham station, 0.3 mi
Dalton Castle
Cumbria
Dalton station, 0.3 mi
Winchester Castle (Great Hall)
Hampshire
Winchester station, 0.3 mi
Oxford Castle & Prison
Oxfordshire
Oxford station, 0.3 mi
Deal Castle
Kent
Deal station, 0.3 mi
Durham Castle
County Durham
Durham station, 0.3 mi
Duffield Castle
Derbyshire Free entry
Duffield station, 0.3 mi
Tonbridge Castle
Kent
Tonbridge station, 0.4 mi
Hastings Castle
East Sussex
Hastings station, 0.4 mi
Nottingham Castle
Nottinghamshire
Nottingham station, 0.4 mi
Guildford Castle
Surrey
Guildford station, 0.4 mi
Pevensey Castle
East Sussex
Pevensey Bay station, 0.4 mi
Ludlow Castle
Shropshire
Ludlow station, 0.4 mi
Norwich Castle
Norfolk
Norwich station, 0.5 mi
Whitstable Castle & Gardens
Kent Free entry
Whitstable station, 0.5 mi
Tutbury Castle
Staffordshire
Tutbury & Hatton station, 0.5 mi
Berwick-upon-Tweed Castle and Ramparts
Northumberland Free entry
Berwick-upon-Tweed station, 0.5 mi
Appleby Castle
Cumbria
Appleby station, 0.5 mi
Lullingstone Castle
Kent
Eynsford station, 0.5 mi
Conisbrough Castle
South Yorkshire
Conisbrough station, 0.5 mi
Sandal Castle
West Yorkshire Free entry
Sandal & Agbrigg station, 0.5 mi
Kendal Castle
Cumbria Free entry
Kendal station, 0.5 mi
Pendennis Castle
Cornwall
Falmouth Docks station, 0.5 mi
Skipton Castle
North Yorkshire
Skipton station, 0.5 mi
Okehampton Castle
Devon Free entry
Okehampton station, 0.5 mi
Southampton Castle Vault
Hampshire
Southampton Central station, 0.6 mi
Christchurch Castle and Norman House
Dorset Free entry
Christchurch station, 0.6 mi
Carlisle Castle
Cumbria
Carlisle station, 0.6 mi
Sherborne Castle
Dorset
Sherborne station, 0.6 mi
Bristol Castle
Bristol Free entry
Bristol Temple Meads station, 0.6 mi
Tamworth Castle
Staffordshire
Tamworth station, 0.6 mi
Clifford's Tower, York
North Yorkshire
York station, 0.6 mi
Taunton Castle
Somerset
Taunton station, 0.6 mi
Lincoln Castle
Lincolnshire
Lincoln Central station, 0.6 mi
Sherborne Old Castle
Dorset Free entry
Sherborne station, 0.6 mi
Warwick Castle
Warwickshire
Warwick station, 0.6 mi
Farnham Castle Keep
Surrey
Farnham station, 0.6 mi
Arundel Castle
West Sussex
Arundel station, 0.7 mi
Eynsford Castle
Kent Free entry
Eynsford station, 0.7 mi
Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishop's Palace)
Hampshire Free entry
Winchester station, 0.7 mi
Southsea Castle
Hampshire
Southsea Hoverport station, 0.7 mi
Auckland Castle
County Durham
Bishop Auckland station, 0.7 mi
St Leonard's Tower
Kent
West Malling station, 0.8 mi
Dover Castle
Kent
Dover Priory station, 0.8 mi
Walmer Castle and Gardens
Kent
Walmer station, 0.8 mi
Scarborough Castle
North Yorkshire
Scarborough station, 0.9 mi
Amberley Castle
West Sussex
Amberley station, 0.9 mi
Portchester Castle
Hampshire
Portchester station, 0.9 mi
Hopton Castle
Shropshire Free entry
Hopton Heath station, 0.9 mi
Stokesay Castle
Shropshire
Craven Arms station, 0.9 mi
Hever Castle
Kent
Hever station, 0.9 mi
Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden
Warwickshire
Kenilworth station, 0.9 mi
Hartlebury Castle
Worcestershire
Hartlebury station, 0.9 mi
Chester Castle: Agricola Tower and Castle Walls
Cheshire Free entry
Chester station, 1.0 mi
Lumley Castle
County Durham
Chester-le-Street station, 1.0 mi
Burgh Castle Roman Fort
Norfolk Free entry
Berney Arms station, 1.0 mi
Restormel Castle
Cornwall
Lostwithiel station, 1.0 mi
Muncaster Castle
Cumbria
Ravenglass station, 1.1 mi
Stafford Castle
Staffordshire Free entry
Stafford station, 1.1 mi
Leeds Castle
Kent
Hollingbourne station, 1.1 mi
Powderham Castle
Devon
Starcross station, 1.2 mi
Weeting Castle
Norfolk Free entry
Brandon station, 1.2 mi
Dudley Castle
West Midlands
Tipton station, 1.3 mi
Odiham Castle
Hampshire Free entry
Hook station, 1.3 mi
Camber Castle
East Sussex
Rye station, 1.3 mi
Halton Castle
Cheshire
Runcorn East station, 1.3 mi
Upnor Castle
Kent
Strood station, 1.4 mi
Hadleigh Castle
Essex Free entry
Leigh-on-Sea station, 1.4 mi
Langley Castle
Northumberland
Haydon Bridge station, 1.4 mi
St Mawes Castle
Cornwall
Falmouth Docks station, 1.5 mi
Scotland - 33
Aberdour Castle and Gardens
Fife
Aberdour station, 0.1 mi
Blair Castle
Perth and Kinross
Blair Atholl station, 0.2 mi
Preston Tower
East Lothian
Prestonpans station, 0.2 mi
Inverness Castle (Inverness Castle Experience)
Highland
Inverness station, 0.3 mi
Dunrobin Castle
Highland
Dunrobin Castle station, 0.3 mi
Broughty Castle
Dundee City
Broughty Ferry station, 0.3 mi
Castle of St John, Stranraer
Dumfries and Galloway
Stranraer station, 0.4 mi
Fonab Castle Hotel
Perth and Kinross
Pitlochry station, 0.4 mi
Alloa Tower
Clackmannanshire
Alloa station, 0.4 mi
Stirling Castle
Stirling
Stirling station, 0.4 mi
Newark Castle
Inverclyde
Port Glasgow station, 0.5 mi
Crookston Castle
Glasgow City Free entry
Mosspark station, 0.5 mi
Strome Castle
Highland Free entry
Stromeferry station, 0.5 mi
Edinburgh Castle
City of Edinburgh
Edinburgh station, 0.5 mi
Dumbarton Castle
West Dunbartonshire
Dumbarton East station, 0.5 mi
Kilchurn Castle
Argyll and Bute
Loch Awe station, 0.6 mi
Cadzow Castle
South Lanarkshire
Chatelherault station, 0.6 mi
Dalhousie Castle Hotel
Midlothian
Newtongrange station, 0.7 mi
Huntly Castle
Aberdeenshire
Huntly station, 0.7 mi
Dean Castle
East Ayrshire
Kilmarnock station, 0.8 mi
Balhousie Castle (Black Watch Castle & Museum)
Perth and Kinross
Perth station, 0.8 mi
Bothwell Castle
South Lanarkshire
Blantyre station, 0.9 mi
Inverlochy Castle
Highland
Banavie station, 0.9 mi
Claypotts Castle
Dundee City
Broughty Ferry station, 0.9 mi
Dunollie Castle
Argyll and Bute
Oban station, 1.0 mi
Melville Castle Hotel
Midlothian
Eskbank station, 1.0 mi
Ravenscraig Castle
Fife Free entry
Kirkcaldy station, 1.1 mi
Tulloch Castle Hotel
Highland
Dingwall station, 1.1 mi
Kelburn Castle
North Ayrshire
Fairlie station, 1.2 mi
Hailes Castle
East Lothian Free entry
East Linton station, 1.3 mi
Scotstarvit Tower
Fife
Springfield station, 1.3 mi
Clackmannan Tower
Clackmannanshire
Alloa station, 1.4 mi
Castle of Old Wick
Highland Free entry
Wick station, 1.4 mi
Wales - 32
Harlech Castle
Gwynedd
Harlech station, 0.1 mi
Caergwrle Castle
Flintshire Free entry
Caergwrle station, 0.2 mi
Flint Castle
Flintshire Free entry
Flint station, 0.2 mi
Conwy Castle
Conwy
Conwy station, 0.2 mi
Criccieth Castle
Gwynedd
Criccieth station, 0.3 mi
Newport Castle
Newport
Newport (S Wales) station, 0.3 mi
Chepstow Castle
Monmouthshire
Chepstow station, 0.3 mi
Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly
Caerphilly station, 0.3 mi
Aberystwyth Castle
Ceredigion Free entry
Aberystwyth station, 0.3 mi
Swansea Castle
Swansea Free entry
Swansea station, 0.3 mi
Newcastle (Bridgend) Castle
Bridgend Free entry
Bridgend station, 0.4 mi
Abergavenny Castle & Museum
Monmouthshire Free entry
Abergavenny station, 0.4 mi
Haverfordwest Castle
Pembrokeshire Free entry
Haverfordwest station, 0.4 mi
Cardiff Castle
Cardiff
Cardiff Central station, 0.4 mi
Castell Coch
Cardiff
Taffs Well station, 0.5 mi
Gwydir Castle
Conwy
Llanrwst station, 0.5 mi
Kidwelly Castle
Carmarthenshire
Kidwelly station, 0.6 mi
Pembroke Castle
Pembrokeshire
Pembroke station, 0.7 mi
Dolwyddelan Castle
Conwy Free entry
Roman Bridge station, 0.8 mi
Glandyfi Castle
Ceredigion
Dovey Junction station, 0.9 mi
Llansteffan Castle
Carmarthenshire Free entry
Ferryside station, 0.9 mi
Caldicot Castle
Monmouthshire
Caldicot station, 1.0 mi
Chirk Castle
Wrexham
Chirk station, 1.0 mi
Cyfarthfa Castle
Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil station, 1.0 mi
Powis Castle
Powys
Welshpool station, 1.0 mi
Manorbier Castle
Pembrokeshire
Manorbier station, 1.0 mi
Dinefwr Castle
Carmarthenshire Free entry
Ffairfach station, 1.1 mi
Loughor Castle
Swansea Free entry
Bynea station, 1.1 mi
Coity Castle
Bridgend Free entry
Wildmill station, 1.1 mi
Gwrych Castle
Conwy
Abergele & Pensarn station, 1.3 mi
Ewloe Castle
Flintshire Free entry
Shotton station, 1.5 mi
Fonmon Castle
Vale of Glamorgan
Rhoose station, 1.5 mi
How this list is computed
Every castle's coordinates are checked against the 2,636 Great Britain railway stations in the Department for Transport's open NaPTAN dataset. Distances are straight-line, so the actual walk will be somewhat longer, and the dataset includes heritage and seasonal lines (Corfe Castle's steam railway among them) - a real station, but check the timetable. Northern Ireland's Translink network is not in the dataset, so NI castles are not listed here - that is a data gap, not a verdict.
Sources and method
Station data. NaPTAN (DfT open data), StopType RLY, active only, downloaded 2026-07-18; covers England, Scotland and Wales - Northern Ireland rail (Translink) is not in NaPTAN. 2,636 stations. Published by the Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Castle coordinates and the property list. Compiled from the published property lists of English Heritage, the National Trust, the National Trust for Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland and Cadw, alongside independent estates, councils and castle hotels open to the public, with coordinates from the Google Places API.
Distance method. Straight-line (haversine) between castle and station coordinates. A castle qualifies at 1.5 miles or under. Straight-line distance understates the walk, which follows roads and, at coastal and hilltop castles, gradient.
Coverage and known limits. Great Britain only. Northern Ireland's Translink network is absent from NaPTAN, so NI castles are excluded rather than paired with a wrong station. Heritage and seasonal lines are included and are real stations, but run limited timetables. Station presence is not a service-frequency claim.
Last updated. 31 August 2026.
The full table
All 157 pairings, the same records as the downloadable dataset.
| Castle | Region | Nearest station | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury Castle | Shropshire | Shrewsbury | 0.05 |
| Penrith Castle | Cumbria | Penrith North Lakes | 0.08 |
| Mountfitchet Castle | Essex | Stansted Mountfitchet | 0.08 |
| Lancaster Castle | Lancashire | Lancaster | 0.12 |
| Rougemont Castle | Devon | Exeter Central | 0.13 |
| Berkhamsted Castle | Hertfordshire | Berkhamsted | 0.14 |
| Knaresborough Castle | North Yorkshire | Knaresborough | 0.14 |
| Windsor Castle | Berkshire | Windsor & Eton Riverside | 0.15 |
| Newark Castle | Nottinghamshire | Newark Castle | 0.18 |
| Morpeth Castle | Northumberland | Morpeth | 0.19 |
| Corfe Castle | Dorset | Corfe Castle | 0.21 |
| Lewes Castle | East Sussex | Lewes | 0.22 |
| Rayleigh Mount | Essex | Rayleigh | 0.22 |
| Pontefract Castle | West Yorkshire | Pontefract Baghill | 0.22 |
| Rochester Castle | Kent | Rochester | 0.23 |
| Clitheroe Castle | Lancashire | Clitheroe | 0.23 |
| Prudhoe Castle | Northumberland | Prudhoe | 0.26 |
| Newcastle Castle | Tyne and Wear | Newcastle | 0.27 |
| Totnes Castle | Devon | Totnes | 0.28 |
| Rye Castle (Ypres Tower) | East Sussex | Rye | 0.28 |
| Tower of London | Greater London | London Fenchurch Street | 0.28 |
| Colchester Castle | Essex | Colchester Town | 0.29 |
| Oakham Castle | Rutland | Oakham | 0.30 |
| Dalton Castle | Cumbria | Dalton | 0.31 |
| Winchester Castle (Great Hall) | Hampshire | Winchester | 0.31 |
| Deal Castle | Kent | Deal | 0.32 |
| Oxford Castle & Prison | Oxfordshire | Oxford | 0.32 |
| Durham Castle | County Durham | Durham | 0.33 |
| Duffield Castle | Derbyshire | Duffield | 0.34 |
| Tonbridge Castle | Kent | Tonbridge | 0.37 |
| Hastings Castle | East Sussex | Hastings | 0.38 |
| Nottingham Castle | Nottinghamshire | Nottingham | 0.39 |
| Guildford Castle | Surrey | Guildford | 0.39 |
| Pevensey Castle | East Sussex | Pevensey Bay | 0.40 |
| Ludlow Castle | Shropshire | Ludlow | 0.41 |
| Norwich Castle | Norfolk | Norwich | 0.46 |
| Appleby Castle | Cumbria | Appleby | 0.47 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed Castle and Ramparts | Northumberland | Berwick-upon-Tweed | 0.47 |
| Tutbury Castle | Staffordshire | Tutbury & Hatton | 0.47 |
| Whitstable Castle & Gardens | Kent | Whitstable | 0.47 |
| Lullingstone Castle | Kent | Eynsford | 0.49 |
| Conisbrough Castle | South Yorkshire | Conisbrough | 0.49 |
| Sandal Castle | West Yorkshire | Sandal & Agbrigg | 0.49 |
| Kendal Castle | Cumbria | Kendal | 0.51 |
| Pendennis Castle | Cornwall | Falmouth Docks | 0.52 |
| Okehampton Castle | Devon | Okehampton | 0.54 |
| Skipton Castle | North Yorkshire | Skipton | 0.54 |
| Carlisle Castle | Cumbria | Carlisle | 0.55 |
| Christchurch Castle and Norman House | Dorset | Christchurch | 0.55 |
| Southampton Castle Vault | Hampshire | Southampton Central | 0.55 |
| Sherborne Castle | Dorset | Sherborne | 0.56 |
| Clifford's Tower, York | North Yorkshire | York | 0.56 |
| Tamworth Castle | Staffordshire | Tamworth | 0.56 |
| Bristol Castle | Bristol | Bristol Temple Meads | 0.56 |
| Taunton Castle | Somerset | Taunton | 0.57 |
| Lincoln Castle | Lincolnshire | Lincoln Central | 0.59 |
| Sherborne Old Castle | Dorset | Sherborne | 0.60 |
| Warwick Castle | Warwickshire | Warwick | 0.64 |
| Eynsford Castle | Kent | Eynsford | 0.65 |
| Farnham Castle Keep | Surrey | Farnham | 0.65 |
| Arundel Castle | West Sussex | Arundel | 0.65 |
| Southsea Castle | Hampshire | Southsea Hoverport | 0.70 |
| Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishop's Palace) | Hampshire | Winchester | 0.70 |
| Auckland Castle | County Durham | Bishop Auckland | 0.72 |
| St Leonard's Tower | Kent | West Malling | 0.77 |
| Dover Castle | Kent | Dover Priory | 0.81 |
| Walmer Castle and Gardens | Kent | Walmer | 0.82 |
| Scarborough Castle | North Yorkshire | Scarborough | 0.85 |
| Amberley Castle | West Sussex | Amberley | 0.86 |
| Portchester Castle | Hampshire | Portchester | 0.87 |
| Hopton Castle | Shropshire | Hopton Heath | 0.89 |
| Stokesay Castle | Shropshire | Craven Arms | 0.89 |
| Hever Castle | Kent | Hever | 0.90 |
| Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden | Warwickshire | Kenilworth | 0.90 |
| Hartlebury Castle | Worcestershire | Hartlebury | 0.94 |
| Chester Castle: Agricola Tower and Castle Walls | Cheshire | Chester | 0.96 |
| Lumley Castle | County Durham | Chester-le-Street | 0.99 |
| Burgh Castle Roman Fort | Norfolk | Berney Arms | 1.01 |
| Restormel Castle | Cornwall | Lostwithiel | 1.03 |
| Muncaster Castle | Cumbria | Ravenglass | 1.13 |
| Leeds Castle | Kent | Hollingbourne | 1.14 |
| Stafford Castle | Staffordshire | Stafford | 1.14 |
| Powderham Castle | Devon | Starcross | 1.19 |
| Weeting Castle | Norfolk | Brandon | 1.23 |
| Odiham Castle | Hampshire | Hook | 1.28 |
| Dudley Castle | West Midlands | Tipton | 1.28 |
| Halton Castle | Cheshire | Runcorn East | 1.29 |
| Camber Castle | East Sussex | Rye | 1.29 |
| Hadleigh Castle | Essex | Leigh-on-Sea | 1.36 |
| Upnor Castle | Kent | Strood | 1.36 |
| Langley Castle | Northumberland | Haydon Bridge | 1.37 |
| St Mawes Castle | Cornwall | Falmouth Docks | 1.47 |
| Aberdour Castle and Gardens | Fife | Aberdour | 0.12 |
| Blair Castle | Perth and Kinross | Blair Atholl | 0.20 |
| Preston Tower | East Lothian | Prestonpans | 0.22 |
| Inverness Castle (Inverness Castle Experience) | Highland | Inverness | 0.27 |
| Dunrobin Castle | Highland | Dunrobin Castle | 0.28 |
| Broughty Castle | Dundee City | Broughty Ferry | 0.31 |
| Castle of St John, Stranraer | Dumfries and Galloway | Stranraer | 0.36 |
| Alloa Tower | Clackmannanshire | Alloa | 0.37 |
| Fonab Castle Hotel | Perth and Kinross | Pitlochry | 0.37 |
| Stirling Castle | Stirling | Stirling | 0.44 |
| Newark Castle | Inverclyde | Port Glasgow | 0.46 |
| Crookston Castle | Glasgow City | Mosspark | 0.49 |
| Strome Castle | Highland | Stromeferry | 0.50 |
| Edinburgh Castle | City of Edinburgh | Edinburgh | 0.52 |
| Dumbarton Castle | West Dunbartonshire | Dumbarton East | 0.54 |
| Kilchurn Castle | Argyll and Bute | Loch Awe | 0.58 |
| Cadzow Castle | South Lanarkshire | Chatelherault | 0.59 |
| Dalhousie Castle Hotel | Midlothian | Newtongrange | 0.67 |
| Huntly Castle | Aberdeenshire | Huntly | 0.73 |
| Dean Castle | East Ayrshire | Kilmarnock | 0.77 |
| Balhousie Castle (Black Watch Castle & Museum) | Perth and Kinross | Perth | 0.79 |
| Bothwell Castle | South Lanarkshire | Blantyre | 0.89 |
| Claypotts Castle | Dundee City | Broughty Ferry | 0.91 |
| Inverlochy Castle | Highland | Banavie | 0.91 |
| Dunollie Castle | Argyll and Bute | Oban | 1.03 |
| Melville Castle Hotel | Midlothian | Eskbank | 1.05 |
| Ravenscraig Castle | Fife | Kirkcaldy | 1.09 |
| Tulloch Castle Hotel | Highland | Dingwall | 1.11 |
| Kelburn Castle | North Ayrshire | Fairlie | 1.24 |
| Hailes Castle | East Lothian | East Linton | 1.30 |
| Scotstarvit Tower | Fife | Springfield | 1.34 |
| Clackmannan Tower | Clackmannanshire | Alloa | 1.36 |
| Castle of Old Wick | Highland | Wick | 1.39 |
| Harlech Castle | Gwynedd | Harlech | 0.09 |
| Caergwrle Castle | Flintshire | Caergwrle | 0.17 |
| Conwy Castle | Conwy | Conwy | 0.20 |
| Flint Castle | Flintshire | Flint | 0.20 |
| Criccieth Castle | Gwynedd | Criccieth | 0.27 |
| Newport Castle | Newport | Newport (S Wales) | 0.27 |
| Chepstow Castle | Monmouthshire | Chepstow | 0.30 |
| Caerphilly Castle | Caerphilly | Caerphilly | 0.32 |
| Aberystwyth Castle | Ceredigion | Aberystwyth | 0.32 |
| Swansea Castle | Swansea | Swansea | 0.33 |
| Newcastle (Bridgend) Castle | Bridgend | Bridgend | 0.37 |
| Abergavenny Castle & Museum | Monmouthshire | Abergavenny | 0.38 |
| Haverfordwest Castle | Pembrokeshire | Haverfordwest | 0.42 |
| Cardiff Castle | Cardiff | Cardiff Central | 0.44 |
| Castell Coch | Cardiff | Taffs Well | 0.49 |
| Gwydir Castle | Conwy | Llanrwst | 0.49 |
| Kidwelly Castle | Carmarthenshire | Kidwelly | 0.60 |
| Pembroke Castle | Pembrokeshire | Pembroke | 0.68 |
| Dolwyddelan Castle | Conwy | Roman Bridge | 0.81 |
| Glandyfi Castle | Ceredigion | Dovey Junction | 0.87 |
| Llansteffan Castle | Carmarthenshire | Ferryside | 0.91 |
| Caldicot Castle | Monmouthshire | Caldicot | 0.97 |
| Cyfarthfa Castle | Merthyr Tydfil | Merthyr Tydfil | 1.00 |
| Chirk Castle | Wrexham | Chirk | 1.00 |
| Powis Castle | Powys | Welshpool | 1.04 |
| Manorbier Castle | Pembrokeshire | Manorbier | 1.05 |
| Dinefwr Castle | Carmarthenshire | Ffairfach | 1.13 |
| Loughor Castle | Swansea | Bynea | 1.13 |
| Coity Castle | Bridgend | Wildmill | 1.14 |
| Gwrych Castle | Conwy | Abergele & Pensarn | 1.29 |
| Ewloe Castle | Flintshire | Shotton | 1.47 |
| Fonmon Castle | Vale of Glamorgan | Rhoose | 1.48 |
Download the dataset
The 157 pairings as CSV or JSON, with the method and source notes included in the JSON. Free to reuse with attribution; station data remains under the Open Government Licence.
Cite this page
“Castles You Can Reach by Train”. The Castle Rolls. Updated 31 August 2026. Retrieved from https://thecastlerolls.co.uk/castles-by-train
Before you travel
Rural lines can be infrequent, and Sunday service is a different animal from weekday service. Check times on National Rail before you commit to a castle day out by train.