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Call them stately homes, country houses, or simply historic houses,
most of these historic places of residence recall a bygone age of wealth
and splendour. In some cases the houses have been created from the
ruins of medieval castles. In other cases the house has been built
to look like a medieval castle.
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Margam Castle
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This is a partial ruin of a Tudor-Gothic fantasy castle-home built in 1835. Gables, turrets and towers are part of the architecture. There is an AV presentation on its history, an orangery, a park, formal gardens, an Iron Age hillfort, and a maze in Margam Park.
Margam,
Glamorgan,
Wales
Attraction Type:
Historic House
Location: 1 m E A48/M4 junction
OS SS811 862
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Penhow Castle
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Penhow Castle, fully restored, was, at first, a medieval keep. Then a hall block was added in the 15th century, and later a Stuart manor home. There are a 13th century curtain wall and a 12th century keep tower and ramparts on view. Rooms on the audio tour include the Norman bedroom, a 15th century great hall, a minstrels' gallery, a Tudor moat room, a Charles II panelled dining room, an 18th century kitchen and a Victorian housekeeper's room.
Penhow,
Newport,
Gwent,
Wales,
NP26 3AD
Attraction Type:
Historic House
Location: 6 m E Newport, on A48
Phone: 01633 400800
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OS ST421 909
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HISTORIC HOUSES IN WALES
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WALES TRAVEL GUIDE ATTRACTIONS IN WALES BY REGION
Map of Regions
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Wales Coast and Borderlands | Mid Wales and
Brecon Beacons | Ceredigion |
Pembrokeshire | Carmarthenshire
| Swansea, Gower and the Vale of Neath
| Cardiff, Coast, & Valleys of South
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ATTRACTIONS IN WALES BY
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| Historic Churches & Religious Sites
| Historic Houses | Museums
| Roman Remains
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