Virtual  A Virtual Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain – Conwy

A VIRTUAL TOUR THROUGH THE WHOLE ISLAND OF GREAT BRITAIN. NO. 2 – CONWY

Conwy – gateway to North Wales.

Ah, yes, Conwy. Its magnificent mediaeval castle, its city wall encircling the whole city, its astonishing feats of bridge and tunnel engineering, its… well, see below.

A Virtual Walk Through Conwy and its magnificent Medieval Castle and Bridges

The title, inspiration and rough itinerary for Kevin’s virtual tour through the whole island of Great Britain comes from Daniel Defoe’s account of his travels 300 years ago. Kevin’s first circuit was from Chester to Edinburgh. Today it’s the delightful town of Conwy (with the bonus of a little side excursion to Snowdonia).

For a small town Conwy has everything – an absolutely magnificent Medieval Castle, a City Wall that is still intact around the entire Circuit. Some of the great feats of bridge and tunnel engineering, and a pocket-sized town containing historic buildings, nice pubs, and the ‘smallest house in Great Britain.’

It is not only picturesque but was a settlement of enormous strategic importance in the invasions by the Romans and the English. And to finish the tour we will take a small excursion into Snowdonia to see what it guarded.

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Here’s the little podcast Kevin did about this tour.