Tag: Welsh Castles
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Rhayader – An Invisible Castle
Did you know Rhayader had a castle? We certainly didn’t. Over the years we must have driven through Rhayader hundreds of times, always on the way to somewhere else or gong back home. When I was young and fit, able to run more than 20m, I’ve even played rugby a number of times against Rhayader…
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Chepstow
Perched on the edge of a precipitous cliff overlooking the River Wye is a fantastic castle. And when the sun shines the view over the river towards the majestic walls cannot be ignored and you just have to explore it, climbing towers, peering into dark recesses and tower dungeons. Like any kid who is over…
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Llandovery or Llanymddyfri
For a recent series of adventures that saw us tie off another two items on the Welsh 100 list we stayed just outside Llandovery, or Llanymddyfri, in the old county of Carmarthenshire. It is an area we not explored much, having bypassed it by going further west to the coast. But that changed this weekend…
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Manorbier Castle – a castle in the sand
The weekend beckoned, the caravan was hitched behind the car and Aunty and I headed West. Sounds good, but the weather was not so good. Quite depressing in fact as we left the cloud behind and drove into the rain. The weather forcast apps on the iPhone kept on being optimistic indicating that the sun…
Travels With My Aunt 