Rhuddlan doesn’t hide what it is. Brutal, sharp-edged, and deliberate. There’s nothing romantic about the way it drags the River Clwyd into line, forced to bow and twist so the king’s ships could sail right up to the walls. This wasn’t built to impress. It was built to dominate.

Walk along the top of the town walls of Conwy Castle and take a stroll around the most intact medieval royal apartments in Wales!