At the end of March, I visited Wales. One of the places that I visited was Dinefwr Castle and Newton House on the Dinefwr estate, which is managed by National Trust. Newton House is the modern home or mansion of the estate, which I already covered in my post here: Visiting Newton House at Dinefwr. The estate has the mansion and grounds to walk as well as the ruins of the medieval castle. The castle itself is about a twenty-minute walk from Newton House down a lane and up a hill.
I first headed to the castle. The weather was not too great, but at least there was not any rain. The castle was located down a path with farms on both sides.
Up through a field, I saw the castle on its hill emerging.
I then started to ascend the hillside with views of the ruined castle.
At the end of March, the floor in the woodlands near the castle was being carpeted by green. These are bluebells, and I was about three weeks too early to catch them in bloom.
At the top of the hill, I saw the entrance to the castle. On the other side were beautiful views over the valley. The castle seemed to be popular on my visit with a small tour group and a large group of boys from a college.
I went to explore the castle, climbing the towers and walls. The castle dates from the 1100s, and it would have seen some conflicts and was conquered in the early 1400s. The castle was also rebuilt in the 1500s and functioned more as a home instead of as a fortress then.
There are impressive views on all sides.
From the castle, visitors can see Newton House. This is the mansion that can be entered for National Trust members.
After visiting the castle, I walked back down to explore the house and saw some primroses in bloom.
The sheep also greeted me on the way back.
I enjoyed my visit and walk up to Dinefwr castle.
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