Travel | Mark Simms Photography

Tydden Iago Views

In September we got away for a couple of weeks to the Llyn Peninsula in North Wales. It’s only about 3 hours from where we live on the Wirral, but as this was our first holiday with Daisy the dog (who turned 1 year old whilst we were away) we didn’t want to go too far.

We stayed in a lovely barn conversion called Tydden Iago, pretty much at the end of the Llyn Peninsula and a few miles from Aberdaron. Below are a few shots of views from the cottage:

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Attingham Park

A few images from our recent visit to Attingham Park in Shropshire:

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Pembrokeshire Gallery

A gallery of all the images from my recent Pembrokeshire posts, shared in one place for you to enjoy again:

Pentre Ifan Burial Chamber, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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Tenby – Fort & South Beach

In the last post I mentioned that Tenby has two beaches. I posted images of the harbour and North beach last time, so now below are a few shots of the South beach and its Napoleonic fort that sits atop an outcrop of rock that becomes an island at high tide:

Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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Tenby – Harbour & North Beach

The pretty little seaside town of Tenby is undoubtedly one of Pembrokeshire’s most popular attractions. It’s easy to see why with it’s painted Georgian town houses, ruined medieval castle, Napoleonic Fort (more of which in the next post), picturesque harbour and two beaches – North & South.

Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales

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St David’s

St David’s with it’s Cathedral and ruined Bishop’s Palace is, by some measures, the smallest city in the United Kingdom….although in reality it’s no bigger than a large village/small town.

Named after St David, the patron Saint of Wales (who founded a monastic order on the site in the 6th century AD) the monastry (later cathedral) and settlement that grew up around it has been attracting pilgrims for over 1500 years….drawn by the Cathedral’s many relics including the remains of St David himself.

Picton Castle: Owls

Picton Castle in Pembrokeshire is also home to the Welsh Owl Garden:

Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Picton Castle

Built in 1280, Picton Castle has been developed over the centuries into Pembrokeshire’s finest stately home:

Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Carew Castle

Much of what remains of Carew Castle today was the work of Sir Nicholas de Carew (who died in 1311) although it was slowly adapted over the next 250 years from Medieval fortress to Elizabethan manor.

Carew has a photogenic location situated next to a tidal mill pond.

Carew Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Pembroke Castle

There has been a castle on this site in Pembroke since 1093, although much of what you see today dates back to the 12th/13th Century.

The massive 80ft high cylindrical stone keep is a particularly noteworthy architectural feature. Pembroke was also the birth place of Henry Tudor in 1457, who became the future King Henry VII, first of the famous Tudor dynasty of English monarchs.

It was a particularly wet and grey day when we visited Pembroke Castle last October, so I’ve tried to work with that in the processing of the shots below, making them a little darker and more contrasty than I would normally.

Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales