Conwy Castle was built between 1283 and 1287 by King Edward of England, one of a chain of castles to cement his conquest of Wales. At one stage 1,500 people worked on the construction. It cost the equivalent of 45 million pounds today.
The castle has several tall towers that surround the castle walls. It would make a statement to the local populace that the English are in charge and we look down on all of you.
The walkways you see would have enabled the troops to move rapidly between the towers.
In Conwy there is what is claimed to be 'The finest preserved Elizabethan house now surviving in Britain'. The house is called Plas Mawr, and it was built for a wealthy Welshman Robert Wynne as a way to show his status. It was built by between 1576 and 1585.
Visitors would be greeted in the main court yard. Moving through the house, you can see by judging by the size of the beds, and the door ways they were not very tall back then. It was interesting place to visit to see what life was like back in those olden times.
Conwy is a great place to visit. We would of stayed longer, however the hotel was totally booked out, and so we are moving on to Snowdonia.
