I went for a walk today because it was nice and sunny. I took random photos of what I saw which today was Caernarfon Castle and surrounding area. Be warned a lot of random photos!
Castle walls
This playground is just inside the town walls. There’s a photo of me on that seesaw as a kid.
Within the walls there#s a lot of these cute little alley streets.
A statue outside the council offices – I think it’s meant to be a dragon
One of at least two chapels within the walls – I couldn’t get down to the second one
Castle tower & turret with a view towards the square
The statue above the old court
Looking towards the Menai Strait
The current day entrance to the castle
The old courts
North facing tower
A view of the Menai Strait
Menai Strait again
A buoy
A view back towards the town
A Welsh flag on the castle
The old Harbour Offices
A view along the castle walls together with a box junction
Castle Square
Going back along the walls
Cute little archway where you find…
…this little room. Something to do with a religion but I couldn’t get over the road to read the notice.
A view back to the castle from the marina
And finally the marina!
WOW, these are breathtaking! I would love to visit a Castle in person, but until I do these pictures are doing justice 🙂
Is it still being used or is it abandoned (I’ve never understood abandoning a Castle, they’re so gorgeous!)
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It’s now a visitor centre. This castle was one of Edward’s castles after he conquered Wales and this one in particular was his HQ if I remember correctly. It’s where Prince Charles was crowned Prince of Wales I know that for a fact! I really need to visit the castle visitor centre again. In fact we want to try to visit all of them – Harlech, Criccieth, Conwy, Beaumaris and Caernarfon. It’ll be something to do this summer!