St David's Bishop's Palace
St David's Cathedral Grounds, Pembrokeshire, SA62 6PE
0870 042 4593
Category: Places to visit, Pembrokeshire
This imposing palace lies within the defended perimeter of the St David's Cathedral precincts. The surviving buildings date chiefly from the 13th and 14th centuries, particularly the work of Bishop Thomas Bek (1280-93) and Bishop Henry de Gower (1328-47).
It is de Gower's celebrated arcaded parapet which is one of the glories of the site. Even in ruin, the palace displays magnificent architectural splendour and is testimony to the efforts of a succession of 'builder-bishops' who were there in the later 13th and 14th centuries, before the Reformation ushered in an era of decay and destruction in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Visit St David's Bishop's Palace
1st April to 31st October 09:00 - 17:00 Daily. 1st November to 31st March 09:30 - 16:00 Monday to Saturday, 11:00 - 16:00 Sunday
0870 042 4593
calls charged at national rate
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