Castles

A gigantic dragon is set to invade Flint Castle on Sunday. With smoke pouring through its nostrils the mythical drake is currently on tour round Wales. It was recently brought to life in a fantastic computer animated sequence when it broke out on the banks of Caerphilly Castle. Watch how Criccieth Castle is being rebuilt … Continue reading »

SCOTLAND has some great venues for tying the knot so whatever your taste you’re guaranteed to find something that suits. Chances are you already have an idea of the kind of wedding you’re after but that could all change when you check out our selection of stunning locations. From small weddings to all-out shindigs, Scotland … Continue reading »

A medieval fortress, set in 32 acres of countryside and complete with a moat and jousting field, is on sale for £800,000 in Herefordshire. Wigmore Castle, believed to date back to the year 921, gives buyers the opportunity to purchase an important historic ruin that is under the guardianship of the Secretary of State. For … Continue reading »

Remembrance: The Weeping Willow sculpture at Balhousie Castle. The Black Watch Castle and Museum/Lisa Ferguson A waterfall of poppies have been installed at the Black Watch Castle and Museum to remember the fallen soldiers of the First World War. The Weeping Window, which is made up of several thousand ceramic poppies, was officially unveiled at … Continue reading »

Comments (0) Sherborne Castle has one of the finest landscaped parks in the south west, which has remained very much as Capability Brown designed it. To celebrate the 300th anniversary of his birth, a new exhibition is on display at the Castle, which draws on evidence from the archives to explain the sequence of events. Brown … Continue reading »

When President Obama visited Ghana’s Cape Coast Castle in July, 2009, he remarked that “it reminds us of the capacity of human beings to commit great evil.”  This castle in Cape Coast, Ghana—once known as the Gold Coast of West Africa—was one of around 40 “slave castles” that served as prisons and embarkation points for slaves … Continue reading »

Over 1700 Scouts from all over Scotland, the UK and the world will travel to Blair Atholl in Perthshire, to take part in the 35th Blair Atholl International Jamborette – the only Scout camp of its kind in the world. Sixteen countries, including Ghana, Gibraltar, Spain, Hong Kong, the USA, Austria, Finland, Japan and Iceland, … Continue reading »

The five-star Dromoland Castle Hotel is on course for a record year, with revenues set to top €20m. Newly-filed accounts for Dromoland Castle Holdings Ltd — the operating company for the Co Clare hotel and the adjacent Inn at Dromoland — show a four-fold increase in pre-tax profits for 2015 to €1.29m. Revenues increased 13% … Continue reading »

That is according to the long-serving hotel manager, Mark Nolan who pointed out that the business also includes the Inn at Dromoland, which it acquired in 2012 for €2.1m. Mr Nolan was commenting on new accounts showing that pre-tax profits at Dromoland Castle Holdings Ltd increased four fold last year to €1.29m. This followed revenues … Continue reading »

Theoretically, the country could be comprised of 180 small kingdoms of 30,000 people, each with its own castle or chateau. Unfortunately, because of a lack of maintenance, there are just 120 castles with visible remains and even most of those are largely in ruins. For visitors, there are luckily still dozens of castles to tour … Continue reading »