Beaumaris Castle

“Sorry, I'm busy being a princess frolicking in a castle. . For real though, there are little places you can't explore. It was great in the rain and on a week day in September as it is fairly quiet and the staff are lovely, you can spend so many hours there and come back in the day as long as you have your ticket. I would love for there to be more investment into this castle after centuries of being left unfinished if possible. Honestly the best castle experience. So much to explore and definitely would play hide and seek here. Would love to come back again for an event. . Be careful of spiral staircases and limited lighting.”

“A beautiful castle in a beautiful town. Plan carefully and you can get a good price on entry tickets (for example, free if you are a Cadw member or English Heritage member, and reduced if you are a student). There are some narrow and uneven staircases but you can still explore plenty of the castle if you don't want to use them. There are some good interactive activities throughout, for example, an old instrument that small children love to use to make "music"... Beware of seagulls as they have no respect for the historicity of the location, or human concepts of rights of ownership of food.”

“Worth a good look around, there's an audio visual section giving a good summary of the historical backdrop and the walking along the walls, galleries corridors, chapel etc give you an excellent feel for life at the castle. There's plenty of boards depicting what would have been the finished article if it had got there. Apparently the same problem existed in the 12th and 13th century with Government projects, ballooning costs, scope creep, bad treatment of workers and foreign wars detracting funds. All in all worth it with some good views of the straits and surrounding countryside.”