Crickhowell Town, Wales - Travel Tuesday

This is my first post about our trip to Wales for our 10th Wedding Anniversary.  We drove from where we live in Bath, England to Dollegau, Wales.  Instead of driving straight through we decided to stop somewhere halfway so that the kids could all get out and run around for a bit.  It was in the town Crickhowell, Wales where we got out and met up with our friends.  Up to this point Wales had been seen from behind the glass windows of the car in awe.  The countryside is so beautiful and dotted everywhere with sheep.

Upon arrival in Crickhowell we found the remaining ruins of a castle that became the majestic backdrop for the childrens' park in town.  Adjacent to the playground a cricket match was going and there was a neighbouring field of sheep. It could not have been a more perfect setting for our first experience in Wales for this trip.  

There were five kids among the two families and they had an amazing time playing together despite the rain.  At one point the rain was just coming down in buckets while they screamed and ran and enjoyed every drop.  All in all it was a lovely place to stop and definitely worth a look for this week's Travel Tuesday post. 




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35 comments:

  1. I love how there are so many castles, and how they just sort of slip into every-day play-ground life :)

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  2. Hooray for your first Wales post!! I can't wait to see how you and you family discovered the wonders of Wales. And I feel you...I live in Wales and I am in awe everytime we drive somewhere.... ;)

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  3. it looks so lovely, between you and Belinda posting such nice things about Wales, it's making me really want to go!

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  4. Wow! It's hard to imagine a more beautiful park... where else can children play across the street from castle ruins?! Craziness. I love it :)


    xxx
    Jenna

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  5. Look at that green grass and those ruins! I want to go!! :)

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  6. I love your photos (especially of the cricket match--I will never know how that game works but I love watching it)! Wales seems like such an idyllic place. Plus, you have to love a country that gave us Roald Dahl :) Thanks for hosting!

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  7. haha, the rain didn't stop the kids from having fun. Looks like a great and beautiful place

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  8. Gorgeous pictures, Bonnie! That cricket match looks so neat! I want to go to here. ;)

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  9. What an adorable town! This is exactly what I would picture when I think of the UK countryside :) Including the rain!

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  10. You should visit Cornwall! You'd love the fishing village of Mousehole!


    Love the pics in this post!

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  11. I love the ruins and the lambs! Sam loves cricket and listens to the Ashes every day for a little bit, but I still don't understand the rules at all. Do you and the boys play? xx

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  12. Love Wales, it's like a fairytale country with all the castles and sheep! Your pictures are incredible!

    A Golden State of Mind

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  13. Pretty pictures! I love the picture of the sheep.. I traveled to Wales 3 years ago and loved how many sheep lived there!!


    Emma @ www.citylifeattempter.blogspot.com

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  14. Oh my goodness! LOVELY pictures! I cannot wait to be in the UK in less than 1 week!!! I just love the beauty of those rolling hills and castle ruins! And the sheep are just perfect as well! :) The kiddos aren't letting a bit of rain spoil their fun!
    Glad to have taken part in this link-up again! I love seeing the other travelers' stories through their blogs!


    Elle- Alice at elle-alice.blogspot.com

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  15. I love how the rain wasn't going to stop there fun!

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  16. These photos are just gorgeous!

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  17. What a lovely road stop. it seems like a fun place for the kids. Love your photographs.

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  18. It really was, and it seems in the UK they just have such nice parks, gardens, and playgrounds everywhere!

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  19. Thank you Andi, I've got so many more to come from our trip. Hope you do not get sick of them by the time I'm done. ;) x

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  20. would not indeed. The adults all hid out under the trees and the kids just ran and laughed. x

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  21. So are you in the UK now? I hop e you are having fun!

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  22. I cannot get over the sheep here I love sheep! There really were so many in Wales

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  23. It really is...even when it rains it looks like a page out of a story or fairtyale film.

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  24. I dont quite know all the rules yet but am trying to pick it up. The boys love playing but have not really played much. I'm hoping they can get to learn more about it at school. x

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  25. Oh I know! Every time I hear Cornwall mentioned, im like...Molly has told me to visit. ;) x

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  26. There were so many cute ones we drove through to get to our destination in Wales. The rain just ads to the ambience.

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  27. Thank you Casey! It was so fun to see them playing and their backdrop just added to the cool factor. x

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  28. Kids are so resilient! Then they got to sit int he car all wet, but it was worth it. x

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  29. Perfect choice of word, idyllic! Of course, we really love Roald Dahl in my house! x

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  30. I want you to go! It would be awesome if you were here to visit some time. Blogger meet up! x

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  31. Right? Its one of my favourite things about the UK, all the history just here in 'the backyard'. x

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  32. Oh I hope you do. I know Belinda loves all the Wales posts, and I just want to go back and visit her soon. x

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  33. Yep! and the many more to come. You are going to be bored of my Wales posts by the time I'm done ;) I take too many photos.

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  34. There are so many! Esp just in the area where we were! I love it!

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  35. Ah, I feel like I've been so behind in your posts! I think it's because I don't like to skim -- especially what you write -- and I want to make sure I am fully diving in and able to comment the way I'd like... so forgive me for my absence! But now I'm going through these posts and getting caught up like it's a book!


    These pictures are beautiful! Love the colors... Is it possible for "muted brightness" to exist? Because that's what's going on.


    Also, now the song "Singing in the Rain" is stuck in my head! :)

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