Palace Vaults (Pen Deitsh)
22 Palace Street, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 1RR
About
The pub on the corner of Castle Ditch and Palace Street, facing the castle across the road. Locals call it Pen Deitsh, head of the ditch, as North Wales Live put it in 2023, and the street outside carries the same name on its signs. Cadw lists it Grade II* as a mid-19th-century pub with an unusually intact frontage, and notes the rear, at 22 Palace Street, was once a separate property. North Wales Live describes three areas round a U-shaped bar and a beer garden at the front where you can watch people come out of the castle; it is a Marston's pub. It is the nearest bar to the castle gate and the obvious place to sit out a shower.
Photos
Features
Accessibility
Contact the venue about access before you visit.
First time in an Irish pub?
Rounds, trad sessions, last orders, and a few small things worth knowing before you order.
Read our pub-culture primer →More Pub Restaurants
Black Boy Inn
The old inn inside the walls on Northgate Street: walk-in tables, a list at the door.
The Anglesey
The old Customs House against the outside of the town wall, on the harbour.
Bar Bach
The bar that calls itself Wales's smallest, beside Caffi Maes.