Castles to visit Llangollen

The "Fortress of the Crows" is a ruined prehistoric fort, perched at 266 meters. There is not much to see from the castle but the view is superb and the place is full of legends. According to these legends, the fortress was built by one of Queen Corwena's twin sons, Bran, after his brother Beli moved to London, and the Queen to another city. Legend has it that the name Bran was actually a code name of the Princes of Arthur for the Holy Grail. The Holy Grail would be, therefore, buried in the foundations of Dinas Bran!

Very pleasant visit in a very different castle. We are here in a beautiful house built in 1300, on the model of Beaumaris, but whose interior dates mainly from the 18th century (rich furniture, majestic staircase, Mortlake tapestries ...). The building is still partly inhabited by the Myddelton family since 1595, when their ancestor bought the castle for £5,000.

Don't miss the superb park, a small jewel of English gardens, laid out at the end of the 18th century by a great British landscape architect Lancelot "Capability" Brown.