Key facts
- Operator
- Cadw
- Condition
- Ruin
- Access
- Free, open access
Pinpoint
Castle Hill, Monmouth NP25 3BS
Telephone 0300 025 6000
Website cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/monmouth-castle
Possible Opening hours
Opening times change. Always check the official website before you travel.
| Monday | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Thursday | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Friday | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Saturday | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Sunday | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
What's left of the castle where Henry V was born in 1387 is genuinely little — a fragment of wall and foundations, honestly reflected in the modest rating here. The adjacent regimental museum, when it's open, does more of the storytelling than the ruin itself does.
Worth the trip
The regimental museum next door, which reviewers rate as the more substantial part of the visit — check it's open before you go, as it isn't always.
Before you go
Don't make a special trip for the castle alone; reviewers are consistent that there's very little standing, and it's better folded into a wider visit to Monmouth town itself, which has more to offer.
Reviewers are honest that very little of Monmouth Castle physically remains, with more than one describing the ruins as small, but most still felt the visit was worthwhile as part of a wider trip to the historic town, particularly given its connection to the birthplace of Henry V. The adjacent regimental museum is mentioned by a couple of visitors as being closed when they went, so it's worth checking opening times in advance. The overall sentiment leans positive but with realistic expectations about the scale of what's left.
Fragmentary; birthplace of Henry V; regimental museum adjacent
“Free to visit, very small ruins left. But the museum is interesting and also free”— MP_VIP 01, visitor review
