DiCamillo Companion
Wales

St. Donat's Castle

Cowbridge

Vale of Glamorgan

Wales

Historic County: Glamorgan, Glamorganshire

Circa Date: 1150 w/early 20th century alterations

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

This house has been used for TV and Film

A circa 1790 engraving of the house from "Grose's Antiquities of England"

  • House & Family History: William Randolph Hearst purchased St. Donat's in 1925, but didn't visit the castle until 1928.

  • Country Life: XXII, 270, 306, 1907. XLIX, 415 [Armour], 1921. CLXVIII, 942, 1980.

  • House Listed: Grade I

    Park Listed: Grade I

  • "Castle Ghosts of Wales" (1997 - TV documentary). "Decline and Fall" (2017 - BBC TV mini series, as Llanabba School). "A Discovery of Witches" (2018 - TV series).

  • Past Seat / Home of: Stradling family, 1289-1730s. William Randolph Hearst, 1928-37.

    Current Ownership Type: School

    Primary Current Ownership Use: School

    Ownership Details: Since 1962 Atlantic College, one of the United World Colleges.

  • House Open to Public: No

    Phone: 01446-799-000

    Email: [email protected]

    Website: https://www.uwcatlantic.org/

    Historic Houses Member: No

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