Top 5 Castles around Llanddeiniolen

Penrhyn Castle’s dominant stone façade belies more than its internal red-brick construction. Built in the early 19th century, its formidable architecture, opulent interiors and art collection draw on a long history of sugar and slate fortunes, social unrest and the longest-running labour dispute in British history. Owned by the Pennant family, Penrhyn is a prime example of how wealth derived from slavery has shaped Welsh buildings and local labour history. Richard Pennant, a staunch anti-abolitionist, used his fortune – acquired from slave-owning sugar plantations in Jamaica – to fund roads, railways, schools, hotels, workers’ cottages, churches and farms in North Wales. The Penrhyn Slate Quarry and Port Penrhyn, founded by the Pennants, dominated the Welsh slate industry for almost 150 years. Penrhyn Castle’s vast rooms, rich neo-Norman architecture and opulent furnishings are steeped in this colonial history. Penrhyn Castle is situated on the Menai Strait, with the peaks of the Eryri (Snowdonia) in the background, overlooking the quarry and harbour from which the slate was exported all over the world. It is surrounded by wooded and open parkland, ideal for exploring, and a walled garden that predates the castle and provides a peaceful haven for relaxation. (National Trust)

A great place to watch the sunset

Segontium Romon Fort is an impressive excavated fortification located just outside Caernarfon. It was founded by Agricola in AD77, and it was garrisoned for over three hundred years. It was the longest-held Roman fort in Wales and used to hold a 'cohors milliaria,' a regiment of about 1,000 auxiliary infantry, mainly recruited from Belgium and Germany. It was linked by Roman roads to the main legionary bases at Chester and Caerleon by a series of marching camps and other forts.

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Very nice castle, open in September from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Dolbadarn Castle controlled an important route into the heartland of medieval Gwynedd and was close to rich cattle pastures that provided food and income. Begun in the 1220s, the castle was built in ten years. The round tower consisted of two floors with comfortable accommodation over a basement and was a princely castle... The builder Llywelyn ab Lorwerth died in 1240, and despite his efforts to secure a peaceful succession in Gwynedd, a struggle began that did not find a clear winner until 1255. Llywelyn's grandson, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, defeated his brothers in battle and became Prince of Gwynedd. But they still posed a threat, and Llywelyn held Owain Goch, his eldest brother, prisoner in Dolbadarn. Here he was held captive for twenty-two long years. The 13th-century poet Hywel Foel ap Griffri described Owain as "a man in the tower, long a guest."

Dolbadarn Castle controlled an important route into the heartland of medieval Gwynedd and was close to rich cattle pastures that provided food and income. Begun in the 1220s, the castle was built in ten years. The round tower consisted of two floors with comfortable accommodation over a basement and was a princely castle... The builder Llywelyn ab Lorwerth died in 1240, and despite his efforts to secure a peaceful succession in Gwynedd, a struggle began that did not find a clear winner until 1255. Llywelyn's grandson, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, defeated his brothers in battle and became Prince of Gwynedd. But they still posed a threat, and Llywelyn held Owain Goch, his eldest brother, prisoner in Dolbadarn. Here he was held captive for twenty-two long years. The 13th-century poet Hywel Foel ap Griffri described Owain as "a man in the tower, long a guest."

Dolbadarn Castle controlled an important route into the heartland of medieval Gwynedd and was close to rich cattle pastures that provided food and income. Begun in the 1220s, the castle was built in ten years. The round tower consisted of two floors with comfortable accommodation over a basement and was a princely castle... The builder Llywelyn ab Lorwerth died in 1240, and despite his efforts to secure a peaceful succession in Gwynedd, a struggle began that did not find a clear winner until 1255. Llywelyn's grandson, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, defeated his brothers in battle and became Prince of Gwynedd. But they still posed a threat, and Llywelyn held Owain Goch, his eldest brother, prisoner in Dolbadarn. Here he was held captive for twenty-two long years. The 13th-century poet Hywel Foel ap Griffri described Owain as "a man in the tower, long a guest."