Today we decided to take the day
off from walking and visited nearby Picton Castle, a stately home that is open
to the public. If interested you can visit their website: https://www.pictoncastle.co.uk/
As we have discovered, Wales is
full of castles however so many of them are in ruins. This is due to the outcome of the English Civil War (1642–1651) which was a series of
armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians
("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") over,
principally, the manner of England's governance. The Parliamentarians were the
victors and ordered the destruction of many castles because many of the
Royalists took refuge within them and it took a very costly siege to evict
them. Picton Castle did not suffer this fate and was transformed into a private
stately home owned by the same family for 800 years.
Picton Castle and the estate is
now open to the public. There is a café, art gallery, gardens, the Lumsden
Collection of Antique & Vintage Lawnmowers and the Secret Owl Garden where
different species of owls are on display in aviaries and some are trained to
perch on a gloved hand.
Here are some photos of our visit:
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| We had a guided tour of the inside of the castle |
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| Nice healthy copse of ti kouka - New Zealand cabbage tree |
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| This is Lily a very young little owl |
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| Those who know Helga will know how brave she is!! |
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| This is Toto an African spotted eagle owl |
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| Lumsden Collection of Antique & Vintage Lawnmowers |
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