Safety issues force summer castle closure
Cardigan Castle will only have limited access to the public this summer due to rigorous insurance rules.
Cadwgan Trust – who are putting together the second stage of a £4.5m Heritage Lottery bid for the castle – have reluctantly closed the castle gates for the time being.
“We have already had to pay a considerable insurance premium of several thousands in a year when we have to raise in excess of £155k,” said Trust chairman Jann Tucker.
The castle grounds as well as the crumbling 18th century house have several serious health and safety issues.
“For the moment until we can address some of these issues I really do not think we can guarantee people’s safety and therefore we cannot allow public openings,” Mrs Tucker added.
However volunteers who tend the castle gardens will be able to continue with their work.
And work towards the lottery bid will also go ahead inside the site including some limited archaeological investigations, surveys, emergency repairs to the walls and some structural engineering investigations.
“We shall certainly carry on raising funds and the profile of the castle and look forward to a regenerated castle site opening to the public within the next few years,” Mrs Tucker said.
