The village of Lamphey is a few miles east of Pembroke on the road towards Manorbier. On the edge of the village are the remains of Lamphey Bishop’s Palace, one of three grand fortified palaces in Pembrokeshire belonging to the Bishop of St Davids.
Set in a peaceful pastoral location a few miles east of Pembroke, it’s still a substantial structure today.
Lamphey was a seat of the last of the Welsh, pre-Norman bishops, according to Giraldus Cambrensis. Subsequent Norman bishops embellished and extended the site considerably. They added The Old Hall, The West Hall and The Great Hall.
After the reformation, Lamphey passed into secular hands and was acquired by the Earl of Essex and his descendants but quickly fell into ruin.
The palace was more recently acquired by CADW, the Welsh historic buildings agency, who have restored it.
Lamphey
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