Visiting Wales at Laugharne Castle, South 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 19 degrees July

Laugharne Castle, a "romantic atmosphere" castle

🏰 History

Laugharne Castle was first built around c.1116 by the Normans, to control coastal areas of south Wales; the castle was later destroyed and rebuilt several times by conflicts between the Welsh and the Normans. During the 16th century, Sir John Perrot converted the castle into a luxurious Tudor-style mansion before it was heavily damaged during the English Civil War in 1644 and became a ruin as it is seen today.

🌊 featured. What makes this place special is

* Located on a hill above the mouth of the River Taf.

* Very beautiful view of estuary and meadow

* There is a small English-style garden inside.

* Architecture and gardens: There is a medieval stone tower coupled with the remains of a Tudor mansion surrounded by beautiful 19th-century-style gardens.

✍️ Relevance to famous poets.

The castle is famous because it is the favorite place of Dylan Thomas, a famous Welsh poet and writer. He used to sit and write in the summerhouse inside the castle, which overlooks the mouth of the river, and called it "brown as owls, brown as owls" in his poem.

💟 Dylan Thomas often sits in the Castle Summerhouse Gazebo and writes the famous prose "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog" here.

☢️ on-off hours: The main tourist season service is open (from March 28 to November 1) from 10: 00 to 17: 00, with closure every Tuesday and Wednesday (final tourist opening 30 minutes before closing time).

Winter closing period: From November 2 to March 27, the castle will be closed to visitors inside.

Estimated admission price: Adults around £6.50 / children around £4.50 (if holding a membership card, the Cadw Explorer Pass will be free to enter).

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