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Wales - Land of Legends

 

South West Wales is dotted with important Castles and evocative historic sites which go back thousands of years.

 

For those with a love of the past, Wales' fascinating and rich heritage is all around to be experienced. 

 

While staying at Brongwyn Holiday Park for Touring Caravans, Tents and Motor Homes, you are never far away from sites of prehistoric settlers, Roman soldiers and early pilgrims.

 

And the wonderful legacy they've left behind is waiting to be explored!

 

Historic Sites

 

Pentre Ifan Cromlech

near Newport is one of Wales' finest ancient burial chambers dating back 5,000 years, made from the same local bluestones which were somehow transported to Salisbury Plain to build the inner circle of Stonehenge.

Castell Henllys Iron Age Settlement

Nestling between the Preseli Hills and the Pembrokeshire coastline, Castell Henllys is a reconstructed Iron Age hillfort.  Archaeological digs over the years have lead to the reconstruction of roundhouses in which the original Celtic inhabitants lived and worked over 2000 years ago.

ancient abbey ruins in St. Dogmaels

St Dogmaels

Overlooking the River Teifi are the remains of the 12th century Benedictine abbey at St. Dogmaels, near Cardigan. the surviving ruins now provide a dramatic setting to Shakespearian plays every summer.

 

Mwnt Chapel

The tiny chapel on the cliff at Mwnt just three miles from Brongwyn, dates from the 13th, 14th or 15th Century, according to whichever version of its history you want to believe. 

 

Strata Florida Abbey

North of Tegaron, the remote Cistercians abbey founded in the 12^th century grew to become a powerhouse of Welsh culture patronized by princes and poets.

 

St Davids Bishops Palace

This imposing medieval palace stands in a grassy hollow next to St. David's Cathedral.  Even in ruins the palace still conveys the affluence and power of the medieval church.

 

St. Govan's Chapel

Tiny and isolated nestled in a rocky gorge beneath the cliffs of St. Govan's Head, near Bosherston, South Pembrokeshire, this 13^th century hermit's cell is built into the cliff.

 

And those Romantic Medieval Castles

For the dedicated enthusiast, you can visit a different castle every day, for others, perhaps it will be enough to just pick one or two of these ancient heritage sites either way, after being out exploring all day you could come and warm up in our steam room or sauna and wallow for a while in the pool while we play soft music to relax you....or book a relaxing massage in our salon to soothe away any aches or tensions and prepare you for the next exciting day ahead!

 

Aberystwyth Castle

Late 13th century castle built by Edward I

 

Cardigan Castle

There was a motte and bailey castle here as early as 1093. Around 1170 Rhys ap Grufudd, Prince of Deheubarth, took control, and transformed Cardigan into the first Welsh-built stone castle. In 1176 Rhys held the first Eisteddfod, or festival celebrating Welsh culture, at Cardigan Castle.

After a turbulent history it eventually fell into disrepair.. Finally, in the 1880's a private mansion was built in the inner bailey, which is currently undergoing restoration works..

 

Carew Castle

The ruins of Carew Castle stand in a picturesque setting complete with mill pond and working Tide Mill on the low banks of the river Carew, near Pembroke.

 

Carmarthen Castle

Dating from 1105 the castle is perchedon an outcrop above the River Towy.

 

Cilgerran Castle

Near to the northern border of Pembrokeshire, and not far from Brongwyn Touring Caravan and Campsite, Cilgerran Castle stands majestically at the top of a large gorge overlooking the Teifi.

 

Coracle fishing used to take place in the river below and the coracle races are still held here every summer.

 

Haverfordwest Castle

High on a hilltop 80ft above the River Cleddau, this early 12th Century castle dominates the skyline of the town.  Only the shell remains but the old prison and police station inside the walls, house the county's archives.

Kidwelly Castle

Kidwelly Castle is remarkably well preserved.  From its Norman beginnings in 1106, It was added to through the years up until completion as a powerful fortress in 1422.

 

Laugharne Castle

At Laugharne, on the Taf River estuary in the sleepy seaside town immortalised by Dylan Thomas.  This is a medieval castle that was transformed into an Elizabethan mansion. After the Civil War, the castle declined into a romantic ruin. 

 

Llansteffan Castle

In Llansteffan, perched on a headland overlooking Carmarthen Bay, this ruined 12th century castle shares the history of its site with an Iron Age fort built in approximately 600 BC.

 

Manorbier Castle

With lovely gardens inside and views over the beach.

 

Nevern Castle

Motte and bailey castle sited on hillside, now very overgrown

 

Newcastle Emlyn Castle

Southeast of Cardigan. The ancient castle ruins lay within the bend of the river Teifi.

 

Pembroke Castle

Pembroke's Imposing Norman Castle on the banks of the River Cleddau dates back to the 13th century

 

The birthplace of Henry Tudor, who in the 15th century became Henry VII, King of England.

 

Famous for its Great Keep, one of the finest examples in Britain.

 

Picton Castle

Built in the 13th Century, the castle has been home to the Phillips family for generations and is set in 40 acres of magnificent woodland gardens which are open to the public.

 

Tenby Castle

Overlooking the harbour on a rocky headland, the now ruined castle and the well-preserved town walls with their distinctive Five Arches now designated an ancient "walled town"

 

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