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
Tag: Valle Crucis Abbey
Valle Crucis Abbey
Built: 1553-1560s Location: Llangollen LL20 8DD History: Valle Crucis was truly Welsh from the moment it was founded in 1201 by Prince Madog ap Gruffydd and the ‘white monks’ of the Cistercian order. Its Latin name (Valley of the Cross) refers to the nearby ninth-century Pillar of Eliseg, erected for the glory of a Welsh chieftain. Monks had… Continue reading Valle Crucis Abbey
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