Tretower Court and Castle – Pretty Castle and Fair Court on the doorstep! When John Leland visited Tretower in 1540, he found “a small village standing on a little brook within half a mile of the river Usk. There is a pretty castle and thereby also in the village is a fair place of Henry [...]

It really is a stunning Autumn this year around here and yesterday was the perfect day to visit Tintern Abbey with my daughter, Alexandra.  She is doing an art project on ruins and felt that Tintern would be the perfect place to do a little sketching, pastels and photography. A remarkably complete Cistercian Abbey Church, [...]

A guided walk around the gardens of Powis Castle (Welshpool) ,in the company of the Head Gardner, to see the spring flowers was the promise made in the advert of the local paper. Having not been to Powis Castle before I felt that this would be a good excuse to visit so we could recommend [...]

A visit to three Castles; Grosmont, Skenfrith and White Castle. Almost a thousand years ago the border between England and Wales was definitely view by the English as the ‘Wild West’. The Celts were unruly and dangerous and the border lands, known as the Marches, had to be defended against the Welsh.  Around 1100 the [...]