Oystermouth Castle
Oystermouth Castle is a Norman stone castle in Wales, overlooking Swansea Bay on the east side of the Gower Peninsula near the village of Mumbles.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours:
Saturday—Sunday: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
April 1st—September 30th: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM - Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Grade I listed castle in Mumbles, Swansea, Wales, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Oystermouth Library and Mumbles Methodist Church.
Oystermouth Library
Library
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oystermouth Library is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Oystermouth Castle.
Mumbles Methodist Church
Church
Photo: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mumbles Methodist Church is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Oystermouth Castle.
All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth
Church
Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints' Church, Oystermouth, is an Anglican church in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon, South Wales. It is located in Mumbles and is a Grade II listed building The church stands on a hillside, not far from Oystermouth Castle. All Saints’ Church, Oystermouth is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Oystermouth Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oystermouth and Mumbles.
Oystermouth
Suburb
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oystermouth is a village in the district of Mumbles, Swansea, Wales. It is part of the Mumbles community.
Mumbles
Village
Photo: Wiccasha, Public domain.
Mumbles is a district of Swansea, Wales, located on the south-east corner of the unitary authority area. It is also a local government community using the same name.
Newton
Village
Newton is a village in the city of and County of Swansea, Wales. The village is located near the Mumbles just inland and uphill from Swansea Bay. The Newton ward was a part of the Mumbles community.
Oystermouth Castle
- Categories: castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Mumbles, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.57702° or 51° 34′ 37″ northLongitude
-4.00277° or 4° 0′ 10″ westElevation
95 feet (29 metres)Inception
12th centuryOpen location code
9C3QHXGW+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1418030462OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Oystermouth Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Oystermouth gaztelua”
- Cebuano: “Oystermouth Castle”
- Danish: “Oystermouth Castle”
- French: “château d’Oystermouth”
- French: “Château d’Oystermouth”
- German: “Oystermouth Castle”
- Italian: “Castell Ystum Llwynarth”
- Italian: “castello di Oystermouth”
- Italian: “Castello di Oystermouth”
- Italian: “Oystermouth Castle”
- Japanese: “オイスターマウス城”
- Swedish: “Oystermouth Castle”
- Welsh: “Castell Ystum Llwynarth”
- Welsh: “Castell Ystumllwynarth”
- Welsh: “Oystermouth Castle”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Oystermouth Castle”. Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.