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Chepstow Castle / Castell Cas-gwent






  Bridge St, Chepstow NP16 5EY

  +443000252239

Description

Chepstow Castle | Cadw

The stones of this magnificent clifftop fortress trace 600 years of history Beautifully preserved Chepstow Castle stretches out along a limestone cliff above the River Wye like a history lesson in stone. There’s no better place in Britain to see how castles gradually evolved to cope with ever more destructive weaponry – and the grandiose ambitions of their owners. For more than six centuries Chepstow was home to some of the wealthiest and most powerful men of the medieval and Tudor ages.