Castell Coch Cardiff

Castle Road, Tongwynlais Cardiff , Southern Wales, Wales, United Kingdom - Phone: 44-292-081-0101

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    51 freed after drawbridge collapse at castle

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    ... freed after being trapped in a "fairytale" castle when the drawbridge collapsed. South Wales Fire Service was called to Castell Coch in Tongwynlais near Cardiff at 1400 BST on Wednesday. A crane was trying to get into the castle to carry out maintenance ...

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    A side trip to wales

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    ... it is well worth seeing i will load some photos but for a virtual tour of the cstle go to http://www.wales360.co.uk/castell_coch/ and admire the architecture.  After a short tour of the castle we went to aberfan and visited the memorial garden ...

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    How Green Was My Valley

    ... breakfast and packed before checking out and bidding a fond farewell to the owner. I caught a bus out to Tongwynlais to see Castell Coch. A Victorian folly/hunting lodge of the Marquess of Bute, it was modelled on a 13th century Gothic design. It rises ...

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    Castles, Walking, Random.

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    ... we took it easy in the morning, taking our time to get going. Then we went out and rented some bikes so we could get to Castell Coch Castle. From the city centre, its a 6mile route. (so we biked almost 20km today!) It was a fantastic bike ride. there is ...

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    A castle, a cafe and a curtain call

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    ... audio tour wasn't available.  So we were very pleased to finally be able to tour this (Pam's favorite) castle. Castell Coch means "Red Castle" in Welsh and is so named for the reddish tinge of its stone (or, as ...