Last year, I had the pleasure of staying in Anglesey in Wales, I absolutely loved it there, even though the weather wasn't very good.
The drive from Yorkshire to Anglesey was a enjoyable, driving down the coast road in Wales towards where I was staying, through tunnels and what I loved, castle's everywhere.
We visited Caernarfon Castle on our 3rd day in Wales, what impressed me with it, was the actual size of the castle, it's massive and certainly the biggest one I've visited to date.
Here's a snippet from the Wikipedia Page
"Caernarfon Castle (Welsh: Castell Caernarfon) – often anglicised as Carnarvon Castle or Caernarvon Castle – is a medieval fortress in Caernarfon, Gwynedd, north-west Wales cared for by Cadw, the Welsh Government's historic environment service. It was a motte-and-bailey castle from the late 11th century until 1283 when King Edward I of England began to replace it with the current stone structure. The Edwardian town and castle acted as the administrative centre of north Wales, and as a result the defences were built on a grand scale. There was a deliberate link with Caernarfon's Roman past,[citation needed] and the Roman fort of Segontium is nearby".
"While the castle was under construction, town walls were built around Caernarfon. The work cost between £20,000 and £25,000 from the start until the work ended in 1330. Although the castle appears mostly complete from the outside, the interior buildings no longer survive and many of the building plans were never finished. The town and castle were sacked in 1294 when Madog ap Llywelyn led a rebellion against the English. Caernarfon was recaptured the following year. During the Glyndŵr Rising of 1400–1415, the castle was besieged. When the Tudor dynasty ascended to the English throne in 1485, tensions between the Welsh and English began to diminish and castles were considered less important. As a result, Caernarfon Castle was allowed to fall into a state of disrepair. Despite its dilapidated condition, during the English Civil War Caernarfon Castle was held by Royalists, and was besieged three times by Parliamentarian forces. This was the last time the castle was used in war. The castle was neglected until the 19th century when the state funded repairs. The castle was used for the investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1911 and again in 1969. It is part of the World Heritage Site "Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd".
As mentioned earlier, the weather wasn't very good, so didn't get the shots that I had planned, but it was a great day all round.
The town is lovely too, and we found a lovely little deli called "Bonte' Deli", the food there (and coffee) is beautiful, highly recommended if you are in the are.
I really want to get back to Wales, to discover more castles and other old buildings etc. I did also go up Mount Snowdon on a train, however, the top was surrounded by cloud so didn't take any shots up there lol.
Please enjoy my pictures.
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