"The staff & volunteers are really friendly and knowledgeable."
Cons:
"As a National Trust Member and veteran NT House bagger I was really disappointed with this place. The paucity of information on display in rooms is a Trust-wide problem but here it was inexcusably pitiful."
Castle and Grounds
Pros:
"Brilliant place to take the kids or friends.....lovely grounds, really well run cafe in the stately home all owned and run by the national trust."
"There was plenty of parking and plenty of places to sit if you wanted to take a picnic."
"A good walk (1km ish) to the castle, mostly uphill but lovely views."
"This National Trust site has lots to see at different times of year."
"Fantastic place for a full day out."
"The castle is free to walk around."
"Ancient trees, rare breed cattle, rolling hills and the most beautiful view over the valley from atop the ruined castle."
Cons:
"Expensive parking if you don't have a national trust membership."
"The only issues were the main house was closed to visitors, covid 19 the reason but controlled access should be made available."
"The Manor House is permanently shut."
"Very little to see in the house compared with previous visits."
"Small children do need looking after because of some dangerous steps and holes in the walls."
"Amazing place beautiful park but biggest let down is you get absolutely slammed for not being a member with the prices very expensive to park then pay to go into house ridiculous it stops people from visiting just greed."
"The only disappointment was that you need to buy a ticket to the house (£8 ea) in order to access the cafe for anything more than a coffee or ice cream."
Accessibility and Facilities
Pros:
"The walk to the castle is steep in places, but plenty of seats are provided along the way to allow you to 'admire the view'."
"Long hilly walk, toilets clean."
"The toilet facilities were open, with a good range of hand washing / sanitisation stations."
"No facilities at the castle but there are toilets at the visitor centre and at Newton House (which has a lovely tearoom too)."
"There's both an indoor cafe and outside takeaway window for a bite and you can enjoy views over the front of the estate or the formal gardens."
"There's also a cafe attached to the house and a small visitors centre for refreshments and rest."
"The house is interesting and has a lovely garden to rest in overlooking the deer park."
Cons:
"If you are physically challenged you will have difficulty in getting to this castle (all up a steep incline)."
"It is quite a walk from the car park and is up quite a steep hill."
"A good 25-30 min walk up and down hillside and through beautiful wood to reach it, well worth the walk but not that easy for wheelchairs or someone with disabilities."
"Gets a bit muddy in the autumn and winter."
"Very beautiful the walk would've been great apart from the weather 😒pathways could do with some gravel because with the ground being so wet I managed to slip 3 times hurting both my hip & my left shoulder."
"It's an uphill climb to the castle so, not wheelchair friendly."
"Being a castle lover this was one of the reasons I wanted to visit Dinefwr. It is a bit steep so just bear that in mind and unfortunately it's not wheelchair accessible."
Value and Experience
Pros:
"The castle ruins are quite extensive and a very different design to the concentric English fortifications."
"A lovely place with highly informed and enthusiastic staff and volunteers."
"The views from the top through the valley are really wonderful."
"One of the best views you will see in this part of the world."
"The views from the castle were absolutely stunning. The best views we’ve seen of Wales so far."
"For just £5 for the parking for all four of us it is well well worth it!"
"Great value for money, only £5 parking and free admission to castle and local walks."
Cons:
"Nice place in a lovely setting but absolutely disgusted that you aren't allowed to just pop in to the cafe for something to eat without having to pay the full price for looking around the house."
"The cafe is always busy and although offering take away only, are always busy, This can set you back a bit though, can be an expensive day out if you factor in parking £5, cafe visit, e.g 4 ice creams and 4 brownies £18.00."
"The only downside was waiting for a parking place but this was due to the amount of people visiting."
"Bit of an amble up the castle from the car park. When we visited it was muddy and sloppy in places."
"2 websites contradict each other and one says no fee, and the other says £5 each."
"The service of the food would benefit from a return to crockery and proper cutlery."
"I didn’t pay for parking as i find £5pp slightly extortionate just to view a castle."