Llansteffa, has a huge, beautiful beach, a stunning medieval castle and a charming village with great places to eat ...

Today, visitors can tour the castle, entering through a floating footbridge. Actually a Tudor manor house built on the site of an earlier medieval structure in South Wales, Llancaiach Fawr has ...

There are never crowds here and it's not a popular tourist destination despite its huge empty beach, impressive castle and ...

Castles were built in the marcher ... final nail in the coffin of the idea of an independent 'Wales' which had existed throughout the medieval period.

Why Wales Is the Place to Go for Medieval Castles Wales has no shortage of magnificent castles—from the impenetrable stronghold of Harlech Castle, to the fierce fortifications of Carnarvon ...

From superstar gigs to cosy pubs, find out What’s On in Wales by signing up to ... Though the castle was built later than many medieval fortresses, it was designed with one goal in mind: to ...

Glyndwr increased the reach of his military conquests, forging south west and taking Carmarthen castle, an important power base of the English. Settlements across south Wales fell one after ...

Wales might be small, but it's packed with Arthurian landscapes and medieval castles. In southern Wales, you'll find one of the U.K.'s favorite beaches, as well as its lively capital, Cardiff.

Wales and Northern Ireland and at 3rd Level in Scotland. Not everyone in the 13th century lived in castles. Ruth Goodman, Tom Pinfold and Peter Ginn visit a much humbler home to see how medieval ...

It is regarded as one of the most historic churches in Wales, older than the world-famous castle nearby. Llywelyn the Great (Llywelyn Fawr) was buried there and the church was damaged during the ...

Europe is full of spectacular castles steeped in history, from medieval fortresses to Gothic ... that you can add to your itinerary. From Wales to Spain and Norway, this list offers an abundance ...