Earlier this month, my husband and I decided to go on a spontaneous "mini-moon" and booked to stay in North Wales. This is one of our favourite places to visit in the UK (although we do have many), but we felt that this would be the right place for our to start our married lives… Continue reading Castles, Abbeys & Hill Walking: How We Spent 3 Days in North Wales
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Penrith Castle – Castle Review
Built:Â Between 1399-1470 Location:Â Ullswater Rd, Penrith CA11 7EA History: Penrith Castle was begun at the end of the 14th century by Ralph Neville, who played a key role in defending this area against the Scots. It was later transformed into a luxurious residence by Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who became Richard III. Surviving to their… Continue reading Penrith Castle – Castle Review
Tamworth Castle – Castle Review
Built: Â 1080s Location:Â Holloway, Ladybank, Tamworth B79 7NA History:Â Tamworth Castle, a Grade I listed building, is a Norman castle, overlooking the confluence of the River Anker and the River Tame, in the town of Tamworth in Staffordshire, England. Before boundary changes in 1889, however, the castle site was originally on the edge of Warwickshire, while most… Continue reading Tamworth Castle – Castle Review
Kenilworth Castle – Castle Review
Built:  1120s Location: Castle Green, Kenilworth CV8 1NG History: Kenilworth is one of England’s most magnificent castles. First built in the 1120s and a royal castle for most of its history, it was expanded by King John, John of Gaunt and Henry V. In 1563 Elizabeth I granted it to Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, who converted Kenilworth… Continue reading Kenilworth Castle – Castle Review
Bamburgh Castle – Castle Review
Built:  It started with the realm's foundation in c.420 until 547 and continued to grow ever since that day. Location: Northumberland Coast AONB, Bamburgh NE69 7DF History: Bamburgh’s written history begins in the times of the Anglo-Saxons with one chronicler citing Bamburgh as probably the most important place in all of England. But even before this there were… Continue reading Bamburgh Castle – Castle Review
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