Chepstow Castle is but a few miles along the road from my home and a wonderful place to take grandchildren, with its towers, battlements, dungeons and more to explore, and its fine views over the River Wye. For a senior citizen, such as my good self, it costs a mere £3.40 to get in, but on Saturday I grabbed an even better offer — joint membership with S- for £34.00. That's £10 off the normal price, and compares nicely with £63 for English Heritage.
There is a catch, though not a serious one. For the first year, our membership only gives us half-price entry to English Heritage and Historic Scotland sites but, after that, admission is free. And it'll still be about £20 cheaper than EH to renew. All in all, pretty good value for money, I reckon. Chepstow Castle (or perhaps I should start calling it Castell Cas-gwent) really is a gem on our doorstep, so it will be nice to drop in whenever I wish, and take friends there too for a modest cost.
Finally, three photos from my last visit, with Aunt Sarah. She got in for free with her English Heritage card; next time I will too.
I went to Chepstow Castle last April, on a sunny day out with a very nice lady called Ann. It's all you say, a great place for children, despite the vertiginous river views!
ReplyDeleteOdd coincidence to have two Welsh-language post titles showing up in my blog list. (See Jenny's post under 'Large Blooming Flower')
Lucy
Ah, and I was going to suggest that we went to Chepstow on your next visit, and to a rather nice pub across the road.
DeleteI toyed with writing the title to this post in Cornish, but the online resources are nothing like as good as for Welsh. I did, however, find the Cornish for "My hovercraft is full of eels," which may prove useful one day.
Purely coincidence, I promise :)
ReplyDeleteI thought it was going to be a post about scrabble... All those mixed up letters.
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