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Sweets in Chepstow: Home to Britain's Oldest Su...

Chepstow Castle's stone construction began in 1067, within a year of the Norman conquest, making it generally regarded as Britain's oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification.

Sweets in Chepstow: Home to Britain's Oldest Su...

Chepstow Castle's stone construction began in 1067, within a year of the Norman conquest, making it generally regarded as Britain's oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification.

Sweets in Sherborne: The Town With Two Castles ...

Sherborne has two castles a few hundred yards apart: the 12th-century Sherborne Old Castle, built for a bishop of Salisbury, and Sherborne Castle, the Tudor mansion Sir Walter Raleigh built...

Sweets in Sherborne: The Town With Two Castles ...

Sherborne has two castles a few hundred yards apart: the 12th-century Sherborne Old Castle, built for a bishop of Salisbury, and Sherborne Castle, the Tudor mansion Sir Walter Raleigh built...

Sweets in Cupar: Where Scotland's Earliest Grea...

Cupar's Play Field hosted a 1552 performance of Sir David Lyndsay's Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis, one of the earliest landmark works of Scottish drama.

Sweets in Cupar: Where Scotland's Earliest Grea...

Cupar's Play Field hosted a 1552 performance of Sir David Lyndsay's Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaitis, one of the earliest landmark works of Scottish drama.

Sweets in Monmouth: Birthplace of King Henry V

Monmouth is widely recognised as the birthplace of King Henry V, around 1386, and is also home to the Monnow Bridge, Britain's only surviving medieval fortified river bridge with its...

Sweets in Monmouth: Birthplace of King Henry V

Monmouth is widely recognised as the birthplace of King Henry V, around 1386, and is also home to the Monnow Bridge, Britain's only surviving medieval fortified river bridge with its...

Sweets in Caernarfon: Edward I's Castle Town, a...

Caernarfon Castle was built from 1283 on the orders of Edward I, and has twice hosted the investiture of the Prince of Wales, in 1911 and 1969.

Sweets in Caernarfon: Edward I's Castle Town, a...

Caernarfon Castle was built from 1283 on the orders of Edward I, and has twice hosted the investiture of the Prince of Wales, in 1911 and 1969.

Sweets in Helston: Home to the Furry Dance, One...

Every 8 May, Helston holds its Furry Dance, or Flora Day — a spring custom recorded since at least 1790 and among the oldest surviving town customs in Britain.

Sweets in Helston: Home to the Furry Dance, One...

Every 8 May, Helston holds its Furry Dance, or Flora Day — a spring custom recorded since at least 1790 and among the oldest surviving town customs in Britain.