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The Castles That Are Within Wales (Part 2)

Carrying on with the list of the best castles in Wales is the next selection of Castles that you should visit if you are on one of those family days out.

Gwydir Castle

This castle is located in the really nice area of Snowdonia and was built by a man known as Howell Coermore in 1365. Coetmore was actually the commander of the longbow men in the infamous Battle Of Poiters. The castle was originally home to the Wynn baronets who were descendants of the Kings and Princes of Gwynedd.

The war Of The Roses hit hard on England and Wales and after this war Meredith Whynn who was a strong supporter of the King started to rebuild the castle. The castle was briefly touched upon in the 1540′s and once again in the late 1820′s.

It had taken a while to complete but in 1989 the newly refurbished dining room from the 1640s was reopened.

Caerphilly Castle

This castle is located very close to an earlier Roman fort site that was started on in 1268. This castle actually covers a huge thirty acres of land making it the largest castle in Wales. This castle was only built to show the Anglo-Normans power and it did this as no person would go anywhere near it.

A force of men over ten thousand strong actually attacked the castle in the 14th century and this is when the castle was almost destroyed. After all of this the castles defences still remained intact.

The 15th century saw the castle kept in reasonable condition with no real refurbishments happening until the late 1700′s.

If you are into your history or are interested in either of these castles then why not take one of those UK family holidays to go and check them out. Some of the castles here can be very interesting to go around and although a tour may seem like a dull option it is usually the best way to do things.