Away again recently and stayed in Wales. The Dragon Hotel in Montgomery to be exact and very good it was too. A few local beers were very nice, including Snowdonia Ale which though quite light in colour had a good flavour.
Wasn't quite dark when I arrived so I went for a walk. I'd done alot of driving that day so a chance to stretch my legs seemed like a good idea. Much to my delight I found the signposts to Montgomery Castle. Though it was closed I only had to climb over the car park gate and I was in, it's quite ruinous but still enough left to give you an idea of how grand it would have once been. It's history is quite colourful as well. Originally built in 1223 it was on the front line of the later Welsh wars and was sacked by Owain Glyndwr in 1402. Much later in the English Civil War it was held by the Royalists until it was attached, sacked (again) and burnt down. It was later properly demolished by order of Parliament.
With the light fast fading it was quite atmospheric here, tried to take afew interesting photos, you can judge for yourself here:
Wandered back to the hotel and eventually went down for a very good dinner of mushrooms on bruschetta in a Shropshire blue cheese sauce and followed by an excellent rump steak, cooked rare of course with no sauce needed served with chips and veg. Full to the gunnels by then so declined a pud. Didn't fancy going straight up to my room so sat in the bar with my book and a couple more pints of beer. Here endeth my trip into Wales.
Wasn't quite dark when I arrived so I went for a walk. I'd done alot of driving that day so a chance to stretch my legs seemed like a good idea. Much to my delight I found the signposts to Montgomery Castle. Though it was closed I only had to climb over the car park gate and I was in, it's quite ruinous but still enough left to give you an idea of how grand it would have once been. It's history is quite colourful as well. Originally built in 1223 it was on the front line of the later Welsh wars and was sacked by Owain Glyndwr in 1402. Much later in the English Civil War it was held by the Royalists until it was attached, sacked (again) and burnt down. It was later properly demolished by order of Parliament.
With the light fast fading it was quite atmospheric here, tried to take afew interesting photos, you can judge for yourself here:
Wandered back to the hotel and eventually went down for a very good dinner of mushrooms on bruschetta in a Shropshire blue cheese sauce and followed by an excellent rump steak, cooked rare of course with no sauce needed served with chips and veg. Full to the gunnels by then so declined a pud. Didn't fancy going straight up to my room so sat in the bar with my book and a couple more pints of beer. Here endeth my trip into Wales.
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