England, Wales & Scotland - Wales

Caernarfon Castle

A Karen Brown Recommendation

Edward I laid the foundations of Caernarfon Castle in 1283 after his armies had defeated the princes of North Wales. Many revolts against English rule took place in this imposing fortress and during the Civil War it was one of Cromwell’s strongholds. The first English Prince of Wales was born here in 1284. The investitures of the Duke of Windsor in 1911 and of Prince Charles in 1969 as Prince of Wales both took place in this majestic setting. This is the most massive and best preserved of the fortifications. It takes several hours to clamber up the towers, peep through arrow slits in the massive walls, and visit the exhibitions on the Princes of Wales, Castles of Edward I, and the Museum of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

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• Bodysgallen Hall and Spa
• Castle Hotel
• The Olde Bull’s Head

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