Conwy Castle

Conwy Access by A55 and B5106. On approaching Conwy you can not fail to be impressed by the magnificant castle, as it dominates the town. It was built as one of the key fortresses between 1283 and 1289 by Edward 1. Almost all of the hugh 8 towers and connecting walls are intact and the castle is accessible and well preserved. The views from the battlements are super, looking out towards the mountains and sea. Flood lights focused on the castle at night give it a very impressive, if not a spectacular sight. Open daily, but the times vary throughout the year 1st April - 31 May 9.30 am - 5.00pm !st June - 30 Sept 9.30am - ...  Read the complete review

Wales is a beautiful place to visit, with some spectacular scenery and some stunning ruins to see. One of them being Conwy castle. ** LITTLE BIT OF A HISTORY LESSON... Conwy castle is situated in North Wales, over looking the Conwy river. It is a 'Linear' type castle which was built in 1283 during King Edward I second campaign in North Wales, the final stone being laid in 1289. It took around 1500 workers, involving stonecutters and general labourer at a cost then of around £15,000 (just over £160 million in today's money), although some of this cost was actually used on the towns defences and not just the castle. It was ...  Read the complete review

Words cannot do justice to Conwy Castle. The simple description of "Conwy is, by any standards, one of the great fortresses of medieval Europe" found in the CADW guidebook sums it up well I feel. = = = History = = = Conwy Castle was designed by Edward I’s Castle builder James of St George. Conwy Castle and the town of Conwy is surrounded by its original wall that is still, to this day, well preserved. The only similar town/Castle is that of Caernarfon whereby its walls still exist, however, Conwy’s well-preserved wall helps the town maintain a medieval character lost by other Welsh castle towns. Construction of ...  Read the complete review

I’m not a great fan of the winter, I get bored with the long dark nights and cold, wet gloomy days and I long for the first signs of spring. The build-up to Christmas seems to be taken up with endless weekend shopping trips most but not all of which I manage to avoid if there’s a home match or if I’m lucky enough, a suitable away fixture. It’s surprising where my wife and daughter have Christmas shopped over the last few years - exotic places such as Rochdale, Bury, Macclesfield and Walsall. I’ve promised them that when Wrexham play in the Premier League the shopping trips will be to Leeds, Manchester, London and Birmingham – but that ...  Read the complete review