South Wales Sights

Abergavenny Castle

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Built early in the 11th century, this castle witnessed a tragic event on Christmas Day, 1176: the Norman knight William de Braose invited the neighboring Welsh chieftains to a feast, and in a crude attempt to gain control of the area, had them all slaughtered as they sat to dine. The Welsh retaliated and virtually demolished the castle. Most of what now remains dates from the 13th and 14th centuries. The castle's 19th-century hunting lodge houses an excellent museum of regional history. The re-creation of a Victorian Welsh farmhouse kitchen includes old utensils and butter molds.

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  • Address: Castle St., Abergavenny, NP7 5EE | Map It
  • Phone: 01873/854282
  • Cost: Free
  • Hours: Mar.--Oct., Mon.--Sat. 11--1 and 2--5, Sun. 2--5; Nov.--Feb., Mon.--Sat. 11--1 and 2--4
  • Website: www.abergavennymuseum.co.uk
  • Location: Abergavenny
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