Strolling Through Beautiful Castles Wales

Beaumaris Castle

This castle is also part of the infamous Iron Rings built as part of Edward I's campaign to conquer north Wales after 1282.. It is located beside the Menai Stait on the Isle of Anglesey. Beaumaris Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Cardiff Castle

Cardiff Castle has become a city of Cardiff tourist attraction. The first Roman fort was established here around 50 AD, and the remains of the final fort can still be seen today. Cardiff Castle is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of Cardiff, Wales. The castle is surrounded by parkland. There are great views of the city from the battlements.

In 2008 a new interpretation center opened alongside the South Gate. The castle also features "Firing Line", the joint regimental museum of the 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards and the Royal Welsh. The castle has been used for a range of cultural and social events. The castle has seen various musical performances, including by Westlife, Tom Jones, A-HA, Green Day and the Stereophonics, with a capacity to accommodate over 10,000 people.

Carew Castle

Carew Castle and tidal mill overlook a 23-acre millpond in Pembrokeshire. The castle has a 2000-year-old history taking it from Norman stronghold to an Elizabethan-style country house. It was built in the 13th century by the Normans. Carew Tidal Mill is the only restored tidal mill in Wales.

Castel Conch (Pictured above)

Looking like a castle from a fairytale Castel Conch or Red Castle stands surrounded by the ancient beech woods of Fforest Fawr. It was built in the Gothic style in the 1870s. The castle stands just north of the capital city of Cardiff. The Keep, the Well Tower and the Kitchen Tower incorporate a series of apartments, of which the main sequence, the Castellan's Rooms, lies within the Keep. The Hall, the Drawing Room, Lord Bute's Bedroom and Lady Bute's Bedroom form a suite of rooms that exemplify the High Victorian Gothic style of 19th-century Britain. The woods above the castle are accessible to the public and are used for walking, mountain biking, and horse riding. To the southeast of the castle, a nine-hole golf course occupies the site of the former vineyard.

Conwy Castle

Conwy Castle is located in north Wales and dates back to the late 13th century. The castle was built as part of the "Iron Ring" of fortresses that were commissioned by King Edward I of England. His military plan was to encircle north Wales with strongholds to keep control over the region. Today Conwy Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site overlooking the Conwy Estuary. Eight towers rise up above the Welsh countryside.

Harlech Castle

Harlech Castle is located in Snowdonia. It is an Edward I-era coastal fortress which once held the court of Owain Glyndŵr – a legendary Welsh leader who found a war of independence against the English. You enter the castle by a floating footbridge. A 200-foot stairway leads from the castle to the cliff base below, used to bring in supplies for besieged castle residents. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Many may recognize Harlech from the “Men of Harlech” song, which is considered an alternative Welsh national anthem. The song memorialises a siege which took place at the castle during the War of the Roses and features in the movie "Zulu".

Pembroke Castle

Pembroke Castle is located in Pembrokshire in southwest Wales. This medieval castle is surrounded by water on three sides. Today it is one of the best-preserved castles in Wales. The castle is best-known as the birthplace of Henry VII or Henry Tudor in 1457, who went on to become England’s first king from the House of Tudor.

Powis Castle

Powis Castle is a lovely royal manor house. It is located near Welshpool on the Offa's Dyke Path, a famous long-distance walking trail which runs alongside the English / Welsh border.

Visitors enjoy the world-famous Baroque gardens with rare plants and old yew trees.

Within the castle The Clive Museum is home to a collection of more than 1000 items from South and East Asia that were assembled by two generations of the Clive family: Robert (who became known as Clive of India) and his son Edward, who married Henrietta Herbert, daughter of the 1st Earl of Powis (2nd creation). It includes ivories, textiles, statues of Hindu gods, ornamental silver and gold, weapons, and ceremonial armor which date from about 1600 to the 1830s.