Walking Conwy Town Walls Part 1
This is a bit experimental, and comes in four parts. What I did was whilst walking the walls filmed as I went. So the picture is a bit jerky. But it gives a good idea of what it's like to walk round the walls for those who can't for whatever reason. I'll post the next three parts if this part is watched - feel free to comment.
Conwy Town Walls : Wales & Ireland 2016 - Episode 5
Conwy Castle and its town walls were central to Edward I's plan to oppress and suppress the people of Wales after Llywelyn ap Gruffydd was assassinated in 1282. Conwy is a 'planned community' built by and for the English. Only English people, who were imported from England for this purpose, could live within the town walls, making the Welsh second class citizens in their own country.
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Britain 2008 - Conwy Town Walls
Conwy Town Walls
Conwy Town, Wales
Short video taken in Conwy Town in August 2011. See also my other videos's of the walls, the bridges and walking the walls.
Conwy Castle - a MUST SEE in North Wales!
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Conwy Castle is a fortification in Conwy, located in North Wales. It was built by Edward I, during his conquest of Wales, between 1283 and 1289.
Constructed as part of a wider project to create the walled town of Conwy, the combined defences cost around £15,000, a huge sum for the period.
Magnificent medieval fortress still towers over town after 700 years
Thanks to restored spiral staircases in its great towers you can walk a complete circuit around the battlements of Conwy Castle.
We highly recommend it. This is one of the most magnificent medieval fortresses in Europe.
In the distance rise the craggy mountains of Snowdonia and spread out below you are the harbour and narrow streets of Conwy – still protected by an unbroken 1,400-yard (1.3km) ring of town walls.
It’s enough to take the breath away. Especially when you consider that King Edward I and his architect Master James of St George built both castle and walls in a barely believable four years between 1283 and 1287.
Conwy takes its place alongside Edward’s other great castles at Beaumaris, Harlech and Caernarfon as a World Heritage Site.
This famous fortress is exceptionally well preserved. It contains the most intact set of medieval royal apartments in Wales. The high curtain wall and eight lofty towers rise almost as impressively as when they were built more than 700 years ago.
So don’t be afraid to climb those staircases, if you can, for the full Conwy experience. There isn’t a better place in Britain to stand on the battlements and dream.
great british bus hop, conwy town wall
local bus trip of britain, trip clips, andy speaking as we walk the wall of conwy
Conwy Town Walls - new section just opened
A new section of the Conwy town walls has opened for walking.
CONWY (Conway) NORTH WALES. 2017.
Conwy (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkɔnʊɪ̯] (south), Welsh pronunciation: ['kɔnwi] (north); traditionally known in English as Conway) is a walled market town and community in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales. The town, which faces Deganwy across the River Conwy, formerly lay in Gwynedd and prior to that in Caernarfonshire. The community, which includes Deganwy and Llandudno Junction, had a population of 14,208 at the 2001 census, and is a popular tourist destination. The population rose to 14,753 at the 2011 census. In the 2015 census “The size of the resident population in Conwy County Borough on the 30th June 2015 was estimated to be 116,200 people.” The town itself has a population of 4,065. The name 'Conwy' derives from the old Welsh words 'cyn' (chief) and 'gwy' (water), the river being originally called the 'Cynwy'.
Conwy Castle and the town walls were built, on the instruction of Edward I of England, between 1283 and 1289, as part of his conquest of the principality of Wales. The church standing in Conwy has been marked as the oldest building in Conwy and has stood in the walls of Conwy since the 14th century. However, the oldest structure is part of the town walls, at the southern end of the east side. Here one wall and the tower of Llewellyn the Great's Llys [court house] have been incorporated into the wall. Built on a rocky outcrop, with an apsidal tower, it is a classic, native, Welsh build and stands out from the rest of the town walls, due to the presence of four window openings. It dates from the early 13th century and is the most complete remnant of any of his Llys.
People born within the town walls of Conwy in north Wales are nicknamed Jackdaws, after the jackdaws which live on the walls there. A Jackdaw Society existed until 2011. Conwy was the original site of Aberconwy Abbey, founded by Llywelyn the Great. Edward and his troops took over the abbey site and moved the monks down the Conwy valley to a new site at Maenan, establishing Maenan Abbey. The parish church still retains some parts of the original abbey church in the east and west walls. English settlers were given incentives to move to the walled garrison town, which for decades the Welsh were forbidden from entering. Conwy has other tourist attractions that help draw visitors to the town. Conwy Suspension Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford to replace the ferry, was completed in 1826 and spans the River Conwy next to the castle. Telford designed the bridge's supporting towers to match the castle's turrets. The bridge is now open to pedestrians only and, together with the toll-keeper's house, is in the care of the National Trust.
Note: The core content contained in the above combined articles, was originally written several A.N. Others + myself, then combined. It was all re-formatted, re-edited, with the spelling & grammar corrected, then added to where pertinent, before being updated by me, myself, and I, to suit this subject matter more exclusively.
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Best Attractions and Places to See in Conwy, United Kingdom UK
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List of Best Things to do in Conwy, United Kingdom (UK)
Plas Mawr
Conwy Town Walls
Conwy Castle
Conwy Quay
Conwy Mountain
Smallest House in Britain
Conwy Suspension Bridge
Aberconwy House
Deganwy Beach
West Shore Beach
Walk Around Conwy Town
walk around conwy town
Places to see in ( Conwy - UK )
Places to see in ( Conwy - UK )
Conwy is a walled market town and community in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales. The town, which faces Deganwy across the River Conwy, formerly lay in Gwynedd and prior to that in Caernarfonshire.
Conwy Castle and the town walls were built, on the instruction of Edward I of England, between 1283 and 1289, as part of his conquest of the principality of Wales. The church standing in Conwy has been marked as the oldest building in Conwy and has stood in the walls of Conwy since the 14th century.
Conwy was the original site of Aberconwy Abbey, founded by Llywelyn the Great. Edward and his troops took over the abbey site and moved the monks down the Conwy valley to a new site at Maenan, establishing Maenan Abbey.
Conwy has other tourist attractions that help draw visitors to the town. Conwy Suspension Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford to replace the ferry, was completed in 1826 and spans the River Conwy next to the castle.
The Conwy Railway Bridge, a Tubular bridge, was built for the Chester and Holyhead Railway by Robert Stephenson. The first tube was completed in 1848, the second in 1849. The old mountain road to Dwygyfylchi and Penmaenmawr runs through the Sychnant Pass, at the foot of Conwy Mountain.
The National Trust also owns Aberconwy House, which is Conwy's only surviving 14th-century merchant's house, one of the first buildings built inside the walls of Conwy. Another fine house open to the public is Plas Mawr, an Elizabethan house built in 1576 by the Wynn family, which has been extensively refurbished to its original 16th-century appearance and is now in the care of Cadw.
( Conwy - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Conwy . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Conwy - UK
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What to See in Conwy - Wales
Sights in Conwy, located in North Wales.
Tourist coach struggling through Conwy Town Walls Arch Wales UK
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The SMALLEST HOUSE IN BRITAIN! + Exploring Conwy Castle ???????? (Conwy, Wales)
We're up in north Wales today exploring the picturesque town of Conwy, and we stumbled upon the Smallest House in Great Britain! After a quick tour, we scale the castle walls and then head into Conwy Castle ????
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Conwy Walls Walk
A walk around the castle walls in Conwy.
Conwy Castle, North Wales
Built by Master James of St George to the orders of King Edward I, Conwy Castle is one of a ring of castles built in North Wales by Edward, and was begun in 1283 and completed in the surprisingly short time of just 5 years. Together with the medieval walls that encircle the town of Conwy, it is a World Heritage Site.
Conwy Castle, North Wales, UK
Conwy Castle
We loves castles, and Conwy is one of the best. If you're ever in North Wales (we stayed in Llandudno), Conwy is a must.
From Conwy.com:
Conwy Castle is a gritty, dark stoned fortress which has the rare ability to evoke an authentic medieval atmosphere.
The first time that visitors catch sight of the castle, commanding a rock above the Conwy Estuary and demanding as much attention as the dramatic Snowdonia skyline behind it, they know they are in the presence of a historic site which still casts a powerful spell. Conwy, constructed by the English monarch Edward I between 1283 and 1289 as one of the key fortresses in his ‘iron ring’ of castles to contain the Welsh, was built to prompt such a humbling reaction. A distinguished historian wrote of Conwy, ‘Taken as a whole, Conwy’s incomparably the most magnificent of Edward I’s Welsh fortresses’. In comparison to other great Edwardian castles, it is also relatively straightforward in design, a reflection of the inherent strength of its robust site.
There are no concentric ‘walls within walls’ here, because they were not needed. Conwy’s massive military strength springs from the rock on which it stands and seems to grow naturally. Soaring curtain walls and eight huge round towers give the castle (the walls form part of the UNESCO world heritage site administered by Cadw) an intimidating presence undimmed by the passage of time.
The views from the battlements are breathtaking looking out across mountains and sea and down to the roofless shell of the castles 125ft Great Hall. It is from these battlements that visitors can best appreciate Conwy’s other great glory, its ring of town walls. Conwy is the classic walled town. Its circuit of walls, over three quarters of a mile long and guarded by no less than 22 towers, is one of the finest in the World. Access by road to Conwy on the A55 and B510, Conwy railway station is next to the castle.
Conwy Castle Opening Times – 1 November 2016 – 28 February 2017
Monday to Saturday 10.00am – 4.00pm
Sunday 11.00am – 4.00pm
Last admission 30 minutes before closing
Closed 24, 25, 26 December and 1 January
Admission costs
Adult – £7.95
Family – £21.50*
Senior citizens, students and children under 16 – £5.60
Disabled and companion – Am ddim/Free
*Admits 2 adults and up to 3 children under 16
All children under 5 receive free entry.
Wallk through Conwy Town Centre in North Wales, UK
The Virtual Tourist walks around Conwy Town Centre in North Wales, UK