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I just spent a few days in Caerphilly, where my father was born. And one of my favorite things to do there is to tour around Caerphilly Castle, MY castle - as I grew up hearing stories about it. I never get tired of visiting this remarkable, well preserved castle, built over a Roman fort in about 1266. And again this time, I looked for the Green Lady, but she didn't make an appearance. I wrote a story published in Europe Up Close about the castle and the haunting of this Welsh queen, and you can read about it here:
http://www.europeupclose.com/article/the-green-lady-of-caerphilly-castle/
The Castle at Night: Looking for the Green Lady
I had been to Old Sarum iron age hill fort earlier this week, and yesterday, en route to Worcester with my cousin Chris, we passed two more iron age hill forts, British Camp in the Malvern Hills and Bredon Hill. I'll post photos of these sites later. We only saw them at a distance but it was a beautiful sight.
British Camp (Roman era)
In the Stocks
Warwick Castle
A Knight
A tour through all the rooms of the castle was a wonder and in many of them are the wax figures of the characters who lived there over the years as well as displays of armour used in battle. I loved the Secrets and Scandals of the Royal Weekend Party. And guess who was there? The young Winston Churchill!
Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Stratford-upon-Avon
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I visited England many years ago, but unfortunately didn't get to see any of the castles! Imagine that! (SIGH!)
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