Free entry to castles and historical sites owned by Cadw in Wales on 23rd September and 24th September 2017 as part of their month long 'Open Doors' programme.
Worth doing if you are planning a visit with your family anyway!
21 comments
kazkane
5 Sep 17#1
Great offer, thank you
cwj3820
5 Sep 17#2
Already been posted but hot from me
scoffer1
5 Sep 17#3
Thanks.
Paddy_o_furniture
5 Sep 17#4
Welsh Castles have always had open doors. Hence the reason England conquered them so easily - which is also the reason Wales has no input on the Union Flag.
mrsmersey to Paddy_o_furniture
5 Sep 17#6
Who cares about the Union Jack when you've got a flag with a Dragon on it?! ;-)
Paddy_o_furniture to mrsmersey
5 Sep 17#21
Haha, I've read differently.
david_robinson94 to Paddy_o_furniture
5 Sep 17#10
Not technically correct. Wales is a principality and therefore is represented by England on the Union Flag.
Paddy_o_furniture to david_robinson94
5 Sep 17#16
The reason it is a principality and is represented by the George Cross is that it was conquered by the English in the 1400s (I think). Scotland was never conquered joined the Union because it would have went bust if it didn't but gets its flag into the colours of the union.
david_robinson94 to Paddy_o_furniture
5 Sep 17#17
Scotland had a flag, it was a kingdom in its own right, Wales was a set of principalities before Edward 1 conquered them all and as such no unified Welsh flag ever existed.
However, regardless of that point, Wales was officially represented on the Union Flag as part of the Kingdom of England. It might be semantics, but it is important to get it right.
will13 to Paddy_o_furniture
5 Sep 17#20
Wales was never conquered, just for the record. English troops could never settle or rest easy, they were constantly under attack, hence, they had to build all these castles! You're a rubbish historian.
will13 to Paddy_o_furniture
5 Sep 17#19
Unfounded statement of the month! At the time of inception, the Welsh flag was a yellow cross on a black background, I.e. the St Davids flag. There was no dragon back then.
But like someone else said, who cares about the union jack when we have a frickin dragon on ours!
PS, those castles you built for us? Thanks, we enjoy them a lot. Especially charging the English entry to them :wink:
bebetositu
5 Sep 17#5
Nice, going to North wales for that weekend, may go to Caernarfon Castle to have a look, should be nice.
search4bargin to bebetositu
5 Sep 17#8
really nice there, plus the museum.
DZone to bebetositu
5 Sep 17#15
Yeah it is worth a visit, free entry is a bonus.
whok1844
5 Sep 17#7
Thanks. Sadly this started 4 days ago and most if the good tickets were reserved within 2 hours.
designaw
5 Sep 17#9
It took the Norman's 4 days to defeat the English. It took them over 400 years to rule Wales - read your history!
LoveHdukNotReally to designaw
5 Sep 17#11
So English footballers are keeping old traditions alive then when it comes to international matches :o)
jumpinoffthbed
5 Sep 17#12
Where's that one in the picture? :face_with_monocle:
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Opening post
Worth doing if you are planning a visit with your family anyway!
21 comments
Haha, I've read differently.
However, regardless of that point, Wales was officially represented on the Union Flag as part of the Kingdom of England. It might be semantics, but it is important to get it right.
But like someone else said, who cares about the union jack when we have a frickin dragon on ours!
PS, those castles you built for us? Thanks, we enjoy them a lot. Especially charging the English entry to them :wink:
cadw.gov.wales/day…=en