Beaumaris Castle

It was neat to live within walking distance of a genuine castle! The Beaumaris Castle, dating to 1275, was just a three or four block walk from our flat.

We liked the moat. Having a moat was part of our vision of what a castle should look like. We visited with the local physician a few times; he lived right across the street from the castle. We kidded with him about having a problem few people in the world have. In times of heavy rains, the castle moat would overflow into his basement.

This is a somewhat different view of the Beaumaris Castle from the back, showing that is adjoined the pasture for some Holstein dairy cows. We came this way often on our walks around Beaumaris.

At left is the public entrance to the castle for tours and picnics. The inside was not really as fascinating as the outside with the moat as shown above. Since the castle was within 5 minutes or so of our flat, we walked by it many times, often on our way out for walks.