Craig- y-Nos Country Park walk

A short but varied walk leads through the pretty Country Park – the former pleasure gardens of Craig-y-Nos castle, past lakes and ponds.

This short but varied walk leads through the former pleasure gardens of Craig-y-nos castle, past lakes and ponds and provides striking views down the Upper Swansea valley. This is a grade 1 walk – routes which are barrier free, have negligible gradients and solid or compacted surfaces, offers seats. There is a car park and cafe on the site.

Of interest

Step into the opulent world of Adelina Patti, the late 19th century diva, who established this park as a setting for her mansion, Craig-y-Nos castle.

Walk in her footsteps around her former garden and explore the lawns, meadows, woodlands, lakes and river banks.

See the oak tree planted by Madame Patti in 1914 to commemorate her last performance at the Royal Albert Hall, given in aid of victims of World War I.

You will also pass the Garden Pavilion, built to perform summer concerts in, and as a changing area for Patti’s guests to play tennis or croquet.

As you pass the two lakes spare a thought for those who dug them out by hand – Patti had a 40 strong team of gardeners here.

You may also spot Adelina Patti’s monogram on the white metal bridge and a bed of roses near the fish-pond, planted to commemorate the centenary of her death in 2019.