Free entry to Castell Coch proved incredibly popular and caused disruption in the village yesterday. Cadw, the historic environment service of the Welsh Government, offered free entry to selected sites on St David’s Day and Castell Coch had unprecedented visitor numbers. @mytongwynlais Yes, free last year too. Unexpected & unprecedented numbers yesterday ( > 2000). … more…
Tongwynlais may be a small village but it made a big splash in 2014. Here are 15 things that put Tongwynlais on the map this year. NATO Summit – Welcome to Wales September saw the world’s attention focus on Wales and Castell Coch was featured in a brilliant video by Visit Wales. Our photo of … more…
If you’ve visited Castell Coch in recent years, you’ll have seen the fantastic exhibit that tells the story of this wonderful building. We spoke to Glyn Parry-Jones, who designed and installed it. It’s hard to believe that the exhibit is nearly 30 years old! Glyn explained that the exhibit was created in 1987 and that … more…
I love these insights into the villige history, Jack, your stories brings our past into life. I look forward to…