This medieval tour itinerary includes visits to five castles in England and Wales: Canterbury Cathedral, Chirk Castle, Beaumaris Castle, Chepstow Castle, and Ewloe Castle. Canterbury Cathedral would be the first stop as it was central to the medieval church. Chirk Castle would provide guidance to prepare for exploring castles independently. Beaumaris Castle's fortifications and moat make it a logical next step. Chepstow Castle sat through many battles and housed important political events. Ewloe Castle, with few remains, would be best saved for last when more experienced.

1. Medieval Tour
Itinerary
Sarah Allen

2. Canterbury Cathedral
The Cathedral at
Canterbury was
established when St.
Augustine of Hippo
became Archbishop.
It has been
significantly built up
since then, especially
This would be my first stop
by the Saxons. In because it represented the
1077, it was Church, which was central to
completely rebuilt by Medieval times as well as
Archbishop Lanfranc. because it is still in full use today.

3. Chirk Castle
The land this castle
sits on was granted to
Roger Mortimer by
Edward I in 1282. It
has been almost
constantly lived in
since then. The
architecture used to
build the castle is like Chirk is another castle that still
that of other, more functions today. There would be
royal lots of people there to guide my
castles, suggesting exploration of the castle and its
grounds, preparing me for when I
royal assistance in have to do it on my own.
building it.

4. Beaumaris Castle
This was the last
and largest of the
castles build by
Edward I in Wales. It
was built, in pre-
cannon times, to
withstand virtually any
attack. Despite, and
Beaumaris is similar in design to
perhaps because of, its Chirk, so it would be a logical next
fortification, the castle step in my journy across Europe.
saw little action outside It is also the only castle on the
itinerary which employs an actual
of the 17th century Civil moat, which is exciting.
War.

5. Chepstow Castle
This castle was
carefully set upon a cliff
to observe on of the
river crossings from
southern England into
Wales. It may well
have been the first
stone castle of its
century and was a Chepstow was a very important
castle because of the many battles it
center of military and sat through and the politics carried
administrative power out within its walls. Though much of
its magnificence now lies in
throughout the Middle rubble, exploring these ruins would
be fascinating.
Ages.

6. Ewloe Castle
This castle
features a curtain
that suggests that
the outer section of
the wall was built
after the original
structure. Though
there are few
contemporary Little more than rubble remains of
references to it, we Ewloe, making it a good site to save
can infer from this for last, when I will have the most
that the castle was at experience under my belt. After
one point attacked having observed four other
structures, I will be better-prepared to
by a formidable foe. see this one.