Conwy Castle

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 …

We are staying in Chester which is just outside the border to Wales so today was just a wee travelling day as we popped over into Wales and visited Conwy Castle first. This castle is set right on the shores of the sea with the town all about it. It has amazing high walls and some high turrets to climb as well. The weather was a bit drizzly but we …

After a lazy morning we eventually left Llanrwst and headed to Conwy to visit the castle (our first of many castles I am sure) it was a beautiful day the sun is out and it is so much more enjoyable to walk around as we aren't frozen stiff! It's still only about 6*C haha The castle was very interesting walking around trying to imagine life back in …

Welsh is a really weird language, i just cant understand a thing.
Today's itinary was not bad.

One of our first stops was to the Ugly House. Basically it was said if you could build a house with four walls and a roof and be able to bake a loaf of bread in it between the hours of midnight and about 6am then you could keep it. Then you …

For the first week of my trip I spent a week with my grandma in LLanfairfechan, a small town in North Wales. I spent most of my time with my grandma helping around the house and teaching her how to use her new laptop. It's slightly humbling to show someone basic concepts like a 'mouse' and how much information you can find on Google.

On my …

... almost 4 meters thick, spiral stairs going up 4-5 stories, deep dungeons built a cellar lower than the other floors. The castle was build simultaneously with a wall surrounding the city.  This was also well preserved and we walked almost the whole ...

... intact except for the removal of a small section allowing the modern road into the town. Next to the road is the old Conwy Castle. Such was the standard of this castle that we actually paid money to go inside it. Walking though all the old rooms, it was ...

... general path through Denganwy and across the river into Conway.  This is a wonderful way to enter the city as the formidable Castle Conway greets your entrance into the Walled City.  Brain took a turn into the castle and I thought he wanted to ...

... !  It was built by king Edward I in the 12th century. The town is surrounded by a wall that incorporates a massive castle (of course). It has a simple charm and an easygoing atmosphere. Beautiful to boot. We walked the town and along the quay ...

... crown.  To consolidate his conquest, Edward built a series of massive stone castles to encircle his new principality, Conwy Castle being one of them.  This castle probably represented for a lot of people in the ...

... that it was for the town.  Too bad! Following our visit to Chester we made good time on the freeway to Conwy, Wales.  This has a large castle as you enter town and you can walk all the streets in about an hours time which I proceeded to ...

... in Caernarvon to our hostel, which was also really nice and with free breakfast...I did some more grocery shopping and saw the castle, chatted with the locals, had some supper and went out on the town...I think we hit about 3 pubs and clubs...I started ...

... gets out to climb up some rocks and take a look around.  Eventually we move on to the coastal town of Conwy, where we decide to explore the castle, which is another one constructed by Edward I. By the time we get back to the cottage, we are all ...

Along with Caernarfon, Conwy is another beautiful castle town. Conwy castle is dramatically situated on a rock overlooking the Irish Sea with 8 stout round towers. It was built in only 4 years in the 13th century to allow safe entry for ...

... . I must say, my knees were getting a bit wobbly! But I survived and marched onward. We made our way to the Conwy castle. It was built by Edward I. (Edward the Longshanks for those of you that remember Braveheart which we will get to later!!!) ...