Beaumaris Castle | Beaumaris | Wales | Großbritannien

Beaumaris Castle

Sehenswürdigkeit | Beaumaris | Wales | Großbritannien

Beaumaris Castle, gelegen in der Stadt Beaumaris auf der Insel Anglesey in Wales, gilt als ein Meisterwerk mittelalterlicher Militärarchitektur. Es wurde 1295 unter der Herrschaft von König Eduard I. begonnen und war das letzte und größte der von ihm in Wales errichteten Burgen. Die Planung und der Bau wurden von dem renommierten Architekten James of St. George geleitet.

Die Burg ist ein herausragendes Beispiel für das "konzentrische" Burgdesign, bei dem eine innere Ringmauer von einer äußeren Ringmauer umgeben ist, was maximale Verteidigungsmöglichkeiten bietet. Dieses symmetrische Layout, kombiniert mit einem umlaufenden Wassergraben, verlieh der Festung eine nahezu uneinnehmbare Struktur.

Trotz ihrer beeindruckenden Planung blieb Beaumaris Castle unvollendet. Finanzielle Engpässe und der Fokus auf andere militärische Unternehmungen, insbesondere in Schottland, führten dazu, dass die Arbeiten um 1330 eingestellt wurden, obwohl bereits erhebliche Mittel investiert worden waren.

Im Laufe der Jahrhunderte spielte die Burg eine Rolle in verschiedenen Konflikten, darunter die Rebellion von Owain Glyndŵr im frühen 15. Jahrhundert und der Englische Bürgerkrieg im 17. Jahrhundert. Nach diesen Ereignissen verfiel die Burg allmählich, wurde jedoch im 19. Jahrhundert als Teil eines Landschaftsparks wiederentdeckt und ist heute eine bedeutende Touristenattraktion.

Beaumaris Castle wird von Historikern und Architekten für seine nahezu perfekte Symmetrie und sein durchdachtes Verteidigungssystem geschätzt. UNESCO hat die Burg als herausragendes Beispiel für die Militärarchitektur des späten 13. und frühen 14. Jahrhunderts anerkannt und sie zum Weltkulturerbe erklärt.

Heute können Besucher die gut erhaltenen Ruinen erkunden, die beeindruckende Architektur bewundern und einen Einblick in die mittelalterliche Geschichte und Baukunst erhalten. Die Lage der Burg am Ufer der Menai-Straße bietet zudem malerische Ausblicke auf die umliegende Landschaft und das Meer.
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LL58 8AP Beaumaris

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Sonntags10:00 - 16:00
Montags10:00 - 16:00
Dienstags10:00 - 16:00
Mittwochs10:00 - 16:00
Donnerstags10:00 - 16:00
Freitags10:00 - 16:00
Samstags10:00 - 16:00

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7695 Bewertungen

wayne duvall
30.01.2025

Having been brought here as a kid by my parents i have always had a special place in my heart for Beaumaris castle (as well as all the Welsh castles i saw with my family when I was a young lad), there's something magical about this place that continues to draw me back time and time again, those childhood memories with loved ones come flooding back, I'll never tire of coming here, simply breathtaking.
Zoraya Gómez
27.01.2025

El castillo más increíble que he visitado! Es hermoso recorrer sus pasillos, y tiene vistas increíbles! La atención, muy bien!
Jill Duarte
26.01.2025

Lovely and quaint. Soup was delightful
Alex Whittaker
22.01.2025

Visited here a few months back, was a lovely day out with the family, tickets aren’t too expensive and they’re worth it to walk around such an amazing piece of history and architecture. This is one of my favourite castles in the United Kingdom and coming down to a small place like Beaumaris is always a fun day out and a day out that the children will remember!
Seokjin Ham
20.01.2025

It is Wales' greatest castle never built. In 1295, following the suppression of Madog ap Llywelyn's rebellion in North Wales, Edward I initiated the construction of Beaumaris Castle as part of his Ring of Iron strategy to solidify English control over Wales. The castle was strategically positioned on the Isle of Anglesey to protect the northwestern Welsh coast and to control maritime trade routes to Ireland. Designed by James of Saint George, the castle exemplifies the pinnacle of medieval military architecture, featuring an impressive concentric defense design, which ensured that even if the outer walls were breached, the inner walls could continue to withstand attacks. Several round towers were strategically placed along the walls to enhance defensive capabilities, and a deep moat was constructed to make access more difficult. However, construction was halted in 1298, and although some work continued until 1306, financial constraints caused by ongoing wars with Scotland prevented its completion.
Cate Carroll
18.01.2025

A real treat on Anglesey. Quiet place with amazing views on a clear cold winter day. We were able to walkthrough the castle without waiting for other visitors. Great gift shop and lots of pubs and tea rooms for lunch!
Mark Prince
18.01.2025

Beautiful castle In beaumaris
Ian V
18.01.2023

One of the iconic Welsh castles right on the Menai Straights. Beaumaris is beautiful as well, with plenty to do in the town and surrounding area.
Graham Akerman
14.01.2025

Nice town great castle
Rakesh Ramanarayanan
13.01.2025

We have entry fees as well
Eli Brace
12.01.2025

The park that is beside the castle was a good way to waste time with fun and a good teaching of the castle and how you had to build a castle using the leather coated material was a brainy way of building there used to be a place to dress up and is gone
Kashif Malik
06.01.2025

Nice and worth to visit
M T
05.01.2025

Super miejsce
Bikerbird Bikerbird
01.01.2025

Absolutely fantastic, ten pound entry worth every penny Lots of boards giving the history of the castle Lots of steps, some pretty dark tunnels
Daniel B
30.12.2024

The castle is very nice and well preserved for a ruin. Staff was very friendly and gave as map at the entrance. The castle was very beautiful but smaller than I expected and took less than 1 hour to visit but well worth the visit. It's history was fascinating. It is also well located just on the outskirts of the village of Beaumaris.
Gopi Nathan
30.12.2024

King Edward I conquered North Wales in the 1200s, then built a ring of castles around it to defend his newly won territory. Beaumaris Castle is one of them—or, to be more accurate, nearly one of them. Before construction on Beaumaris was completed, the king's finances and attention were redirected to his military campaign in Scotland. After changing hands several times in the ensuing centuries, Beaumaris eventually fell into ruin. But today’s visitors likely won't notice anything amiss, as the castle is still impressively looming and large, having been restored beginning in 1925.
Jose Fernandez
29.12.2024

Un castillo muy interesante, una pena que no se acabara ni utilizará como Castillo.
John Weir
28.12.2024

This was a surprisingly fun visit. I expected it to be small and just look at the walls but it's not Loved walking the walls, the inner passages and the cloister rooms with awesome acoustics. Fab views in all directions There is no bathroom once you pay to get in as these are outside so go before
Dinesh Selva (Dinesh)
27.12.2024

Great location and great shops near it.
James Taylor
26.12.2024

A fantastic castle to walk around and explore set in the beautiful Beaumaris with car park and toilet facilities, highly recommend this place if you are visiting Anglesey.
Philip moody
24.12.2024

Stunning place straights beautiful 👏👏👏
Marella Letham
24.12.2024

Beautiful fascinating castle thoroughly enjoyed our visit exploring it all especially walking the walls round top
Elaine Whysall Farrow
17.12.2024

Great Castle, so much to explore as the walls are so well preserved. The chapel is very impressive. There was a very friendly lady on site who gave us so much information, which was really helpful.
Jeanette-H- Walters
10.12.2024

I live in Beaumaris and visit it occasionally.
razorrau1
08.12.2024

This is one of the most amazing castles that we seen on our trip! When I think of castles I think of a molt around the whole outside and this is exactly what I would dream of! It is really unique and how they designed to build it. It also feels like it is a really fortified Castle which would be very hard to enter! There's not much on the inside, just the walls that are remaining! It is a great piece of history of what is still remaining!
Croissant
07.12.2024

It was awesome I went there 2 years ago and still think about it
Adrian Suarez Hasbach
04.12.2024

Beautiful.

 

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