Carrying on with the list of the best castles in Wales is the next selection of Castles that you should visit if you are on one of those family days out.
Gwydir Castle
This castle can be found in the beautiful area of Snowdonia and was built by Howell Coetmore in 1365. Coetmore was the commander of the longbow men at the Battle Of Poiters. The castle was originally home to the Wynn baronets who were descendants of the Kings and Princes of Gwynedd.
After the War Of The Roses the castle was rebuilt by Meredith Wynn who was a strong supporter of King Henry VII. It was again refurbished in the 1540’s and was not touched again until 1828.
In recent years the Prince of Wales opened the newly refurbished dining room from the 1640’s in 1989.
Caerphilly Castle
The castle was buitl ver close to a site in which the Romans had built a fort in on 1268. This is actually the largest castle in all of Wales spanning a massive thirty acres of land. This castle was only built to show the Anglo-Normans power and it did this as no person would go anywhere near it.
A force of men over ten thousand strong actually attacked the castle in the 14th century and this is when the castle was almost destroyed. However the castles defences remained intact.
The 15th century saw the castle kept in reasonable condition with no real refurbishments happening until the late 1700’s.
If you are into your history or are interested in either of these castles then why not take one of those UK family holidays UK to go and check them out. Some of the castles here can be very interesting to go around and although a tour may seem like a dull option it is usually the best way to do things.
Popularity: 2%
Interesting things to do:
