Cadw Explorer Pass

Bring history to life with the Cadw Explorer Pass. Learn about the many battles and conquests that have taken place on Welsh soil, as well as visiting beautiful abbeys, palaces and townhouses.

• Visit Conwy Castle, built by Edward I during his conquest of Wales between 1283 and 1289
• Discover the medieval fortress at Caernarfon 
• Explore the remains of Tintern Abbey on the Anglo-Welsh border, one of the great monastic ruins in Wales
• Admire the splendour of Plas Mawr, a magnificent townhouse built in the late 1500s to satisfy the lavish, entertaining lifestyle of its owner Robert Wynn

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Using your eVoucher

When you book, you will be emailed an eVoucher. Print it out and bring it with you along with a valid picture ID and credit card (exchange may be refused without these documents) to one of the following redemption points:

• North West: Beaumaris Castle, Caernarfon Castle, Conwy Castle, Harlech Castle, Criccieth Castle and Plas Mawr Elizabethan Town House
• North East: Denbigh Castle, Rhuddlan Castle, Rug Chapel and  Valle Crucis Abbey
• South West: Cilgerran Castle, Kidwelly Castle, Laugharne Castle, Oxwich Castle, St David’s Bishop’s Palace and Strata Florida Abbey
• South East: Caerphilly Castle, Castell Coch, Chepstow Castle, Raglan Castle, Tintern Abbey, Tretower Court & Castle, Caerleon Roman Baths and Blaenavon Ironworks

Please note: Your eVoucher can only be exchanged at the above properties but once redeemed the Cadw Explorer Pass can be used at over 100 sites. For a full list of Cadw sites click here

• Explorer Passes are activated at the first fee-paying site. The 3 day pass is valid for 3 days in any 7 day period and the 7 day pass is valid for 7 days in any 14 day period
• All sites are closed on 24th, 25th, 26th December and 1st January
• All opening times are subject to change and some sites close in winter. Please check before your visit
• Family passes include up to two adult and all children under 18
• Children under 18 must be accompanied at all times