ANGLESEY ISLAND, Wales — “Fourteen years I've been here, and not a day goes by when I don't think how lucky I am,” says Judy Brough in her proper Dame Judi Dench accent. Would she ever go back to ...

Conwy Castle, with Snowdonia National Park in the background. English King Edward I built the fortress in the 13th century. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Crown Copyright ...

Humble, charming little Wales is a land of lusty men’s choirs, salty harbors, slate-roofed villages, stunning mountains and stout castles. For many travelers, these mighty castles alone are reason ...

In ancient times, Anglesey was a world apart from the British mainland: an island realm sacred to Druid priests, who cursed invading Romans over the water with gruesome spells. Two millennia on, it’s ...

ur horses trot on a grassy path behind a tall green hedgerow that obscures our view of what is to come. Then we turn a corner to a wide beach along the Menai Strait, and are surprised by a close-up ...

Voted by the Guardian as the third happiest place to live in the UK in its 2025 rankings, this little royal Welsh town with its ancient castle and cobbled streets lined with independent shops is home ...

Humble, charming little Wales is a land of lusty men’s choirs, salty harbors, slate-roofed villages, stunning mountains and stout castles. For many travelers, these mighty castles alone are reason ...

As the third series of “The Crown” arrives on Netflix, including the investiture of the Prince of Wales at Caernarfon Castle in 1969, now is the time to explore these Welsh treasures. From vertiginous ...

The small U.K. country boasts 600 castles, some in ruins and others that have been lived in continuously for more than 1,000 years. This is the first in a two-part road trip series exploring the ...