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Houses near Cardiff
11 stately homes sit within 40 miles of Cardiff. The closest is Dyffryn House, about 6 miles out, and the best-known nearby is Dyrham Park. Sorted by real distance, not a rough guess.
There are 11 stately homes near Cardiff on this list across Gloucestershire, Newport, Powys, Somerset and Vale of Glamorgan. Tretower Court is the best-rated, at 4.7 from 786 Google reviews. Dyrham Park draws the most reviews of any house here, 5,720 of them.
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Every stately home on this list - 11 in total, 5 you can stay overnight in
Dyffryn House
Vale of Glamorgan · 6 mi away
Edwardian mansion set within extensive gardens, near Cardiff
Tredegar House
Newport · 9 mi away
17th-century red-brick mansion, ancestral home of the Morgan family, Lords Tredegar
Clevedon Court
Somerset · 15 mi away
14th-century manor house, home of the Elton family for over 250 years
Tyntesfield
Somerset · 20 mi away
Victorian Gothic Revival mansion built for the Gibbs family, acquired by the Trust in 2002
Coleridge Cottage
Somerset · 23 mi away
Cottage in Nether Stowey where Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'
Tretower Court
Powys · 28 mi away
Restored 15th-century courtyard manor house with a recreated medieval garden, sited beside but distinct from the ruined Tretower Castle.
The Bishop's Palace, Wells
Somerset · 30 mi away
Medieval palace of the Bishops of Bath and Wells, opened to the public by an independent charitable trust.
Dyrham Park
Gloucestershire · 35 mi away
Baroque mansion set in a deer park, built for William Blathwayt
Lytes Cary Manor
Somerset · 38 mi away
Medieval and Tudor manor house with a chapel, associated with the Lyte family of herbalists
Newark Park
Gloucestershire · 39 mi away
Tudor hunting lodge later remodelled, set on an escarpment above the Ozleworth valley
Barrington Court
Somerset · 39 mi away
Tudor manor house, one of the earliest sizeable buildings acquired by the National Trust
Distances are straight-line ("as the crow flies"), not driving or train time - check the operator's own site for real travel options before you go.
Common questions
How many stately homes can you visit near Cardiff?
11 stately homes near Cardiff are on this list, spread across Gloucestershire, Newport, Powys, Somerset and Vale of Glamorgan. Every one of them opens to visitors in some form, whether that is a ticketed house, a regular tour or a hotel occupying the building itself.
Which is the best-rated stately home near Cardiff?
Tretower Court in Powys, rated 4.7 from 786 Google reviews. Only houses with at least 100 reviews are considered, so a high score from a handful of visitors does not top the list.
Which stately home near Cardiff is the most reviewed?
Dyrham Park in Gloucestershire, with 5,720 Google reviews at 4.6. That is a rough proxy for how well known and how busy a house is, not a visitor figure, which no house here publishes.
Are any stately homes near Cardiff free to enter?
None of the 11 on this list is recorded as free entry. Entry prices are set by each house rather than held here, and several are covered by a membership scheme, so check the operator's own site before you travel.
Who runs the stately homes near Cardiff?
Of the 11 on this list, 1 is run by Cadw, 9 are run by the National Trust and the last one by a private estate, independent trust or local council. Who owns a house decides whether a membership card gets you in, so each entry names its operator and links to the official site.