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Wales
Excursion
Wales
FullDay
Excursion
All groups are escortedbythePLUS staff
Caernarfon
Beaumaris
Conwy
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It was not until 60AD that the
Romans arrived in Caernarfon,
North Wales. In 80AD a fort,
Segontium, was established, and
that is now known as Caernarfon.
Back then the fort housed 800
men and from there the Romans
were able to keep a watch over
Anglesey Llyn Peninsula.
The fort was occupied by
the Romans for over 300 years,
and during that time the original
wood and mud fort was replaced
by a complex of stone buildings.
It was not until the Edwardian
times when Caernarfon was
established as a town. Officially
Caernarfon was founded in 1284.
It is said that King Edward I’s
son was born in Caernarfon, and
he was the first English Prince
of Wales. Today Caernarfon is a
town of contrasts: a busy market
town, a major tourist centre,
the county town for Gwynedd
and a major local commercial
and administrative centre. There
are not many more towns as
thoroughlyWelsh as Caernarfon is.
Caernarfon Castle
The Caernarfon Castle is probably
the most famous of Wales’s
castles. The building of the Castle
seen today began in 1283,
and finished 40 years later. It
was built not only as a military
stronghold, but also as a seat of
government and a Royal Palace.
The Castle stands on the mouth
of the Seiont river and it is the
dominant feature of the town.
The design of the Castle is quite
unusual.
Beaumaris was originally
a Viking settlement, and
the town itself began to develop
in the early 13th century.
It was the port of registration
for all ships in North West Wales,
and ship building was a major
industry in Beaumaris.
Today Beaumaris is a parish,
a market town, seaport, and
a parliamentary borough
in the island county of Anglesey
in North Wales.
Beaumaris Castle
Beaumaris Castle is the last and
the largest of the castles built
by King Edward I in Wales. The
building of the Castle begun
in 1295, but it was never fully
completed. It was built with an
almost geometric symmetry, and
it is considered to be the most
sophisticated example ofmedieval
military architecture in the UK.
The design of the Castle was
meant to make the Castle almost
impenetrable. The outer curtain
wall has ten towers, and the
inner wall contains six towers.
Today the Beaumaris Castle is
a designated UNESCOWorld
Heritage Site.
Conwy is a medieval walled town,
and the walls of Conwy Town
are considered to be the finest in
the UK. The walls are completely
intact and still seem as though
they are protecting the town and
its people. The Town Walls are
a World Heritage Site. Conwy
also has the oldest town house
in Wales.
Conwy Castle
Conwy Castle was built on
the orders of King Edward I of
England and construction began
in 1283. Today the Castle is one
of the best preserved castles
in the whole of North Wales.
It is a dark stoned fortress with
massive military strength.
The Castle has no ‘walls within
walls’, but they are not needed
because of the rock base
the Castle has.When the Castle
was finished Edward I moved
English into to the town and
for a long time Welsh natives
were banned from entering
the walled town.
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