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Extract from the Kidwelly Travel Guides:
The sleepy little town of
KIDWELLY
(Cydweli) is dominated by its imposing
castle
(June-Sept daily 9.30am-6pm; April, May & Oct daily 9.30am-5pm; Nov-March Mon-Sat 9.30am-4pm, Sun 11am-4pm; 2.50; CADW). Established around 1106 by the Bishop of Salisbury as a satellite of Sherborne Abbey in Dorset, the castle is situated at a strategic point overlooking the River Gwendraeth and vast tracts of coast. On entering through the massive fourteenth-century gatehouse, you can still see portcullis slats and murder holes, through which noxious substances could be tipped onto unwelcome visitors. The gatehouse forms the centre...
read the whole Kidwelly Travel Guides...
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