Category: Welsh Castles
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Longtown on the Edge
I had never been to Longtown before Auntie took me there to relive some of her childhood holiday memories with her parents and two sisters. It must have been a long drive from their home in Lewes to Longtown, this was a time before the current motorway network existed. Even today, it is not a…
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Castles & Coalmines
Laugharne to Amroth Late September day in 2019, just a few months before the whole world was turned upside down by the COVID-19 Pandemic, we completed the next section of the Wales Coast Path starting in Laugharne. There are places that feel less like destinations and more like pauses in time—little pockets where history, landscape…
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Shipwreck Sands – Burry Port to Kidwelly
My goodness, it’s been almost 4 years since Auntie and I last strolled along this beautiful stretch of the coastal path. So much has changed since then – both in our lives and in the lives of others. Retirement came for me last August after 44 years of nursing, and I finally have the opportunity…
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Castell Cynfal
Growing up in Tywyn I had so often passed below Castell Cynfal and thought I must go up there and have a look. Finally after almost 60 years I managed to achieve this minor ambition. The castle sits on a low saddle nestled under the summit of Corlan Fraith, but there is very little to…
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Castell Meurig
Wales is a small country with a huge number of castles. Many of these are spectacular stone structures built by the invading Normans and also by the Welsh princes to protect their lands. However, not all are impressive remains many are just small lumps in the landscape. And Castell Meurig just outside Llangadog is one…
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Sand Castles
There can’t be many places in the UK where you can look down on a Norman castle from the top of a sand dune. You’ll have to look closely at the main photo above to see the castle among the trees. Candleston Castle may not be a major fortress, but as a fortified manor house…
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Manorbier to Freshwater East – Emperors on the path
When we started planning this set of holiday walks we thought we could use the buses to get around enabling us to complete some longer stretches of the coast without too much faffing around. However, we didn’t really take into account that the summer timetables in Pembrokeshire wouldn’t come into force until May. Is it…
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Dryslwyn Castle
August Bank Holiday seems to so long ago now as I look out the window at the rainy and murky weather outside the window. But But it’s always pleasant to remember it doesn’t always rain in Wales. After our visit to The Botanical Garden of Wales and Paxton’s Tower we took the long way back…
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A day at the seaside – Llansteffan
The weekend weather was glorious, a cloudless sky, temperatures in the mid 20s. What else could we do except spend the day at the seaside? And there are fewer beaches better than that at Llansteffan. And there’s a castle, what else could we need? There have been people living at LLansteffan for 1000s of years.…
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Castell Dolbadarn
After climbing mountains with Paul S during our holiday recently in North Wales it was time for something a little more relaxing. And what better place to visit than a welsh castle, and we have a lot to choose from here in Wales. Castle Dolbadarn stands proud on a small hill overlooking Llyn Padarn and…
Travels With My Aunt 