Category Archives: Wales

I wasn’t sure what to expect from Llanerchaeron as it isn’t one of the Trust’s most high-profile stately homes, but I really enjoyed my visit there as it delivered a lot of different experiences, from meeting the farmyard animals, learning … Continue reading →

When I started my Trusting challenge, I never expected to be going down a gold mine, but that is exactly where I found myself on a pleasant May morning in west Wales. Tours of the Dolaucothi mines have to be … Continue reading →

Another day and another stumble around in the gloom. To give Erddig (pronounced Erthig) its due, it does provide information about the reasons for this and even advises visitors to let their eyes adjust as they enter the house(!). I … Continue reading →

Powis Castle was my second castle in two days and there were both similarities and stark differences between the two. To look at, Powis and Chirk couldn’t be more different: the first is built from striking red stone and mortar … Continue reading →

Chirk Castle is one of a string of castles built in the Welsh Marches during Edward I’s reign in order to subdue the rebellious peoples of Wales. The others have all fallen into ruin in the intervening centuries, but Chirk … Continue reading →

Conwy is not a big town so it didn’t take long to walk from the bridge up to Aberconwy House, which is on the corner of High Street and Castle Street. Apart from the castle and the church, it is … Continue reading →

After a beautiful walk around Bodnant Gardens, we headed back up to Conwy, which is a lovely old walled town, with a castle dating back to Edward I’s reign in the 13th century, a bustling quay and a multitude of coffee … Continue reading →

I have just worked my way through Bodnant Garden’s 64-page guidebook, which gives you an idea of how much there was to see. Located on hillsides sloping down (sometimes fairly sharply) to the River Hiraethlyn, it has a huge variety … Continue reading →

Plas Newydd (plass no-with) is the only National Trust property on Anglesey so we had a day off from crossing the Britannia Bridge back to the mainland. We couldn’t get away from the bridge completely, though, as it is very … Continue reading →

Plas yn Rhiw is pronounced ‘plass-in-rheeoo’ with the ‘h’ also pronounced in the last word if you can master that kind of Welsh tongue twister!). It was built in 1634 and remodelled in 1820 and while it is certainly not … Continue reading →