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Aberconwy Abbey (Conwy, Wales) 1199-1283

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    • TravelerGreat Britain
      Day 8

      North to Wales and Conwy

      May 6, 2022 in Wales ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F

      Today was a travel day to Conwy in Wales. We stopped a few places along the way. We had nice weather until late afternoon when we entered Wales. Oh, we were slowed down by gypsies traveling on the road with horse driven trailers!

      Near the Wales border in Shropshire we visited Stokesay Castle. It’s a fortified manor house that was built in the late 17th century for a rich wool merchant, Lawrence of Ludlow, and it has changed very little since the 13th century. It’s unusual because it has an almost complete set of medieval buildings. The audio presentation and tour was very well done, and I even climbed the fairy tale tower! Before leaving we enjoyed a cream tea for a mid morning treat. Cream tea is a pot of tea with a scone, clotted cream and jam.

      Our scenic drive took us from the southern border of Wales all the way to the northern border with our destination being Conwy. The landscape was breathtaking. We couldn’t stop to take pictures because of the winding roads, but I don’t see how photos could capture the beauty of the bright green hills, forests, mountains, valleys, rock walls and many sheep. I wonder if there are more sheep than people in Wales! It’s a perfect time because of the number of lambs with their mamas…adorable. They say that the rain is liquid sunshine here. Conwy is a walled harbor town attached to a castle overlooking the Irish Sea.

      We’ve had great hotels, but this one has a lot of amenities which makes it a little more special in our rooms…chocolate bars, cookies, variety of hot drinks, warm towel racks, deluxe toiletries, robes, and a cute dragon on the bed! If you put him outside your door, he will protect your room! The dragon is on the Welsh flag.

      We ended the night with a group dinner in the hotel restaurant…classy place. I tried something new…lamb shank. I was hesitant, but it was actually quite good!      Read more

    • Großbritannien
      Day 21

      Wales

      June 20, 2023 in Wales ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      Nun sind wir in Wales. Ganz anderes Landschaftsbild. Ganz viele große unheimlich verschiedene Baumarten.
      Waren heute in Conwy. Die erste Burganlage in GB, die das Dorf in die Burgmauern einschloss. Ganz malerischer Ort mit vielen kleinen Durchfahrten. Ich wäre da nie durchgekommen.
      In Conwy steht auch das kleinste Haus von GB. Hier hat zuletzt ein 1,90 m grosser Matrose gelebt, der nie aufrecht stehen konnte.
      Durch den Snowdonia NP gefahren. Ganz toll und sehr enge Straße. Auf einmal ging es nicht weiter. Frank ist dann eine schmale (!) rutschige Straße hoch. Und siehe da, sie endete in einer Campsite. Haben wir sofort gebucht. Sind die einzigen hier weit und breit. Aber morgen müssen wir die Straße wieder zurück 🙈      Read more

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    • TravelerGreat Britain
      Day 9

      Area around Conwy

      May 7, 2022 in Wales ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F

      It’s a gorgeous day here in Conwy. We headed up in the Carneddau Mountains to a working farm and met Gareth Wyn Jones and his wife, Rhian. We watched his dog, Max, demonstrate sheep herding. His family has been there for over 300 years. He has had tv appearances and was a YouTube star with Jack Whitehall’s show. He has the gift of gab and entertained us. He showed us the new litter of puppies…so cute!

      Then, we took off to Caernafon to tour the Caernarfon Castle which was part of the system of English garrison castles that Edward I built to enforce English rule over North Wales 700 years ago. The Welsh on the whole do not like the English, and our Welsh guide was pretty obvious on her wish to be free from England.

      In the afternoon we took a drive to the spectacular Snowdonia National Park and drove through some of beautiful scenery. Riding on the bus made it impossible to take pictures, so I just enjoyed it. We stopped for an strenuous uphill hike to see 2 lakes. I made it for about 20 minutes or so and returned with others to wait it out!

      We were a little tired after this fun-filled day, so Rebecca, Wendy, and I had a no fuss dinner at Parisella’s who are famous for their ice cream. We had a savory ham and cheese crepe and of course some ice cream! My new favorite is a white chocolate caramel crunch!

      Had a little scare today. Our tour guide got pinged last night on the phone and was asked to take a Covid test. Somehow someone he was in contact with tested positive. He tested negative and so did our driver. It’s always a little bit of a worry. If we would test positive we would be off the tour immediately. We’re trying to be as careful as possible.      Read more

    • TravelerUK and Ireland
      Day 26

      Conwy

      April 22, 2023 in Wales

      The rest of the town is also neat! The views of the quay are from the bridge next to the suspension one. The house featured is Plas Mawr, considered the best-preserved Elizabethan house in Britain. The white-timbered house with the stone base is the oldest non-castle related house in Conwy (from the 1400s). The red house really is the smallest house in Britain.Read more

    • Vegan EV TravellersEV PHOTO TOUR 2023
      Day 135

      Tiniest House

      September 13, 2023 in Wales ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

      Tiny homes are now very fashionable, but this tiny house on Conwy Quay was already built in the 16th century and is supposed to be the smallest house in GB.
      It has a floor area of just 1.5 square meters and is about 6 feet wide by 10 feet high. It has only two rooms: a downstairs kitchen and an upstairs bedroom. There is no bathroom.
      In 2021, the house was featured in an episode of the BBC TV show "Inside the World's Smallest Homes."
      And in 2022, the house was given a new sofa by the sofa-in-a-box company Snug. The sofa is designed to fit into small spaces, and it is the first sofa to ever be placed in the house!      Read more

    • TravelerUK 2019
      113
      Day 23

      Conwy and Caernarfon

      May 20, 2019 in the United Kingdom ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

      Up for a yummo Breakfast and then off for the day, first stop was Conwy Castle how fantastic that these are still in existance for us to look at, touch and be allowed to dream just a little about what it would have been like. We then drove to The Great Orme Head which can be got to by cable car, tram, or driving,. We opted for the cable car going up , which for me was a huge challange as I am really bad at heights, so with great fear I got on, pretty much begging Derek not to even breathe lol. Was it worth it.....yes it was , it was amazingly stunning as I hope the pics will tell. Went back down via the tram which was fun, We then went to Caernarfon Castle which is in a beautiful coastal area, another stunner of a place, a little bit more polished than the others as it is still owned by the Royal family, on our way make to our hotel we went through Snowdonia OMG it was breataking, I literally just kept oohhhing and arhhhing the entire time, it was like nothing Ihad ever seen before, back to our hotel for another yummo dinner.Read more

    • The Travels of PaulaScotland, Wales & England 2017
      Day 7

      Day 6: Caernarfon & Welsh Countryside

      August 14, 2017 in Wales ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

      We headed for Caernarfon at 8:45 am. This was to give us a bit of a break after the long driving day yesterday. On our way to Caernarfon we made a short stop at q seaside town for a scenic photo opportunity. The town, Daresbury, was where Charles Dodgson who under the pen name Lewis Carroll wrote “Alice in Wonderland” had lived. On the seaside promenade was a bronze statue of the mad Haller.

      After some photos and a stroll along the promenade, we headed for Caernarfon Castle. The castle was started in 1283 by King Edward I to take control of Wales. Our guide was very good. There is no doubt in my mind that she is proud to be a Welsh. After the tour we were free to explore the ruins. John and I walked the upper wall of the castle and climbed wheat seemed like at least 80 steps, but probably wasn’t more than 30. The steps were q challenge for my knee, but I “soldiered on”.

      After the Castle we found a shop where we could get Cornish pasties and sausage rolls. We didn’t realize that you needed to slate you wanted to eat in (not do ”take away”) so once we realized our mistake we just paid the difference to eat in. After lunch we returned to the bus. Some of us were dropped off at Conwy to explore the castle there. Emboldened by my success climbing the towers of Caernarfon Castle, I agreed to explore Conwy castle. We had also decided we would tour the Plas Mawr Elizabethan Town House. We were able to purchase a combo ticket at Conwy Castle. The combo ticket was £16 per person, but John asked if they gave a senior discount and it turned out they did, so the tickets only cost us £7 each! We climbed 2 towers at Conwy (I refused to climb a 3rd).

      Then we walked A short distance to the Elizabethan Town House. The tour included an audio tour. In each room you “synced” with a device in the room to get information about the room. The narrator portrayed a character associated with the house (owner, wife, servant, etc.). The tour was very informative.

      After the tour we walked back to the hotel and got ready for dinner. After dinner we got packed and ready to check out tomorrow. The drive to Stratford-Upon-Avon and Oxford is not supposed to be as long a day as the travel day to Conwy was.      Read more

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