Caernarfon Castle

The ferry to Holyhead took about 2 hours and it was like a cruise ship with shops, cafes and bars. Our first job after arriving was to collect the car. The Vauxhaull Meriva is not as snappy as the Renault in Ireland and we sit more uprightly.
We had booked into a hotel called The Boathouse. It was a bit seedy looking but turned out to be very …

Left Liverpool fairly early and headed into Northern Wales. After Passing a few more castles we arrived at Conwy (where pretty much the whole town is inside the castle walls) we drove through the wall, parked and went for a walk around the town had tea and scones with clotted cream. (just tasted like butter). We went come across Britain's smallest …

After being cancelled last week because of snow, our trip to Caernarfon, Wales was a go yesterday! The trip was put on through the Liverpool Student Union, and cost only 20 pounds for transportation and access to the castle. When I woke up yesterday, I thought it would be cancelled again because of all the snow we got the night before. We left …

... beautiful cites on the coast of the Irish sea. Just the trip to Caernarfon was a spectacular sight. We arrived in the small castle city of Caernarfon at about 11.30. The bus dropped us off right in front of the castle, and we walked over a bridge which ...

... 's where he holds his title. Edward I built the castle 700 years ago to establish English rule over North Wales. Dax and I LOVED Caernarfon Castle and it's magnificent views of the sea. We were like kids in a candy shop running around climbing up all the ...

... way Rachel decided to call Adam and Roz and had a nice chat with them. When we arrived in Caernarfon, we headed to the castle. Caernarfon has only one wall, with lots of large towers around it. It is quite a bit bigger and in a better condition (mainly ...

... while walking around the castle. Then onto Northern Wales- the scenery changed , more trees, huge mountains and rocks everywhere. Visited Caernarfon castle - still intact, the castle was so big, especially compared to the town below. Had drinks with the ...

It was so hard, with the limited time we had, to decide which of the numerous welsh castles to see. Caernarfon was a definite choice, however, because along with Conwy, it is one of the best castles built by Edward I to consolidate his power base in ...

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... only able to give it a few days.  One campsite was in Snowdonia, Wales' largest national park, and from there we visited Caernarfon castle.  Next we headed for Yorkshire, back in England.  On the way there we took a little detour so that ...

... , made of local slate, was still in the centre of the castle grounds. He was eleven at the time of his crowning. The castle includes a wall that runs around the city, so it is an enclosed welsh town. We walked downtown up and down the narrow streets and ...

... of the Town and Castle was in the years 1283-1292 and the second phase was in the years 1295-1323. Prince Edward of Caernarfon, who was later created the first English Prince of Wales,was born within the castle walls. It has seven towers including the ...

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