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Weobly Castle  Situated in the Swansea Gower with far stretching views including the Llwchwr estuary, Weobly isn’t the biggest castle, more of a once stately home, a few rooms remain to explore and a couple of exhibits containing information, make Weobly a relatively short but sweet visit, in which you can enjoy the view and learn the history of the Castle and area.  Entrance fee was £4, paid to the attendee in the farm.  https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/weobley-castle W e visited Weobly as part of the Circular walk past Arthur’s Stone starting at Cefn Bryn which took around 2.5 - 3 hours, the walk was easy to moderate and only hampered slightly by the wet and cold conditions.   A brief History  Weobly was built around 700 years ago initially as a fortified manor house by the De la Bere family who were stewards to the lords of the Gower. For the most part the Bere Family wanted to create an elegant family home in which to entertain high society guest...

  Short break and day trip ideas  Kidwelly Castle, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wale s  Third stop on our Welsh Castle Tour (Max and me) Wow, what a Castle - out of the 3 we have visited the other 2 although great for other reasons don’t compare to Kidwelly. This is the medieval fortress of everyone’s dreams, Castle fanatic or not.  Although Kidwelly is in ruins, there is still so much intact to explore, walk around and access. Max and I are already planning our next visit as can’t wait to go back, this was Max's favourite by far and has been designing great halls on Minecraft ever since. We also want to try the Old Moathouse pub next door, the food looked and smelt very good, we only had time for a drink as we had to get back on the road.  The Old Moathouse link  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063512354869   Fun fact Kidwelly appeared in ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’.  Kidwelly origins began in the early 12th century and by 1280 the...