Oxwich Castle, (CADW)

Disabled parking adjacent to the site accessible at ground floor.

Beautifully situated in the lovely Gower Peninsula, Oxwich Castle is a striking Tudor mansion testament in stone to the pride and ambitions of the Mansel dynasty of Welsh gentry. Like many successful Tudor gentlemen, Sir Rice Mansel converted his ancestral home into an up-to-date mansion its defences are mainly for show and the house itself is comparatively modest.

His son Sir Edward, however, added a exceptional multi-storey wing during Queen Elizabeth's reign. Dwarfing his father's house, this towering E-shaped extravaganza piled room upon room, surmounting all with a fashionable long gallery.