Conway Castle or Castell Conwy in Welsh. It is charming castle to visit, though it is best to go on a sunny day, as most of it is outside. The castle is situated on the North Coast of Wales, and looks over the harbour of the medieval fishing town of Conway (another must see). The castle was built between 1283 1289 during the reign of Edward I. During this reign many castles were built in Wales, including Caernarfon and Beaumaris.
The castle, though not intact, has lots of look at and is a lovely place to roam round. You can walk up most of the turrets and along the battlements. At the top, there are splendid view of the town. While visiting the castle take a look at the Conway Suspension bridge. Built by Thomas Telford in 1826, this bridge is one of the first suspension bridges in the world. Though the bridge is now out of action for cars you can still walk along it. Running along side Conway bridge is the Robert Stevenson's wrought iron tubular railway bridge, built in 1848 another first of its kind.
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