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Beaumaris Castle and South Stack Lighthouse, Anglesey, North Wales



Beaumaris Castle - The last of King Edwards I (Longshanks)Welsh Castles

The last of King Edward 1’s, 4 mighty castles located in North Wales. (Anglesey)
The castle was designed by the Savoyard mason Master James of Saint George
Beaumaris was built from 1295 CE (r. 1272-1307 CE) to protect his territorial gains in the region. The castle featured the latest defensive designs of the period such as round towers, inner and outer circuit walls, massive towered gates and a fortified dock.
It was never finished due to lack of funds and trouble brewing in Scotland so King Edwards resource and focus shifted.
It was on my bucket list for quite some time (due to Covid amongst other things) before I got to visit and the wait was worth it.
Even though it’s not finished, it’s magnificent.
Almost symmetrical and very heavily fortified, with its position on the banks of the River Seiont, it’s very impressive.
Ive visited all 4 now, I haven’t been inside Harlech as it was closed when we visited unfortunately, so I must get that trip organised.
Southstack lighthouse also pictured below is located in Anglesey, the views are stunning and stretch for miles in both directions.
Southstack is around a 45 minute drive from Beaumaris Castle, but its definitely worth the journey.
Its unique and interesting location make it a very nice place just to be, enjoy the walk and take in the views.

We stayed at the Dinorben arms in Amlwch, the food and welcoming atmosphere made for a very pleasant stay.
Very reasonably priced but could do with some TLC in places, our stay was a while ago so this may have changed.
Overall a very nice stay.
Dinorben is an hours drive from the Beaumaris, an hour and a half from SouthStack and half and hour from The Welsh Mountain Zoo











































 









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