Advantages: A good family day out Disadvantages: You need a dry day
...having a family outing to Ludlow Castle which is only approx 45mins from our home; my youngest daughter has decided to joins us and with the walk around the lovely town of Ludlow and the Castle we headed for some fun and exercise. After a lovely week of sunshine we woke up on the Saturday morning to heavy rain, but undeterred we still set off for our day out, someone must have been smiling down on us as half way to Ludlow the sun came back out and ... ...The first mention of Ludlow Castle, which started life as a Norman Fortress can be found in the chronicles of 1138, although it is older than that the exact date cannot be established. It was one of line of Norman Castles that was built around the time to keep out the Welsh during those turbulent times. The de Lacy family (a name that comes up a lot with properties of this era) held on to the lordship until the late 13th century. In 1240 the last ...
arnoldhenryrufus 04.05.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: exceptional Review of Ludlow Castle (England)
Advantages: Delightful castle in a delightful town Disadvantages: None
Ludlow Castle has a history stretching back to the 11th Century when work first began on it. It was considerably enlarged in the 14 Century and was the site of a skirmish in the Wars of the Roses a hundred years later. It was also a home for Edward IV’s sons who later became ‘The Princes In The Tower’ as well as Prince Arthur (Henry VIII’s brother) and Queen Mary Tudor spent some years here. This then is a Castle with a lot ... ...picnic areas inside and outside. Ludlow itself is an attractive market town with lots of interesting craft shops and a market which runs 3 days a week. Many of the houses and restaurants date back to the 16th- 17th – and 18th century and it is like walking onto a Jane Austen set in many parts. There are a large number of antique shops but we found prices to be exhorbitantly high, still its always nice to browse. Ludlow and its castle make an ...
polydeuces 29.06.2001
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