Beaumaris Castle | Beaumaris | Wales | Royaume Uni

Beaumaris Castle

Attraction | Beaumaris | Wales | Royaume Uni

Le château de Beaumaris, situé dans la ville de Beaumaris sur l'île d'Anglesey au Pays de Galles, est considéré comme un chef-d'œuvre de l'architecture militaire médiévale. Il a été commencé en 1295 sous le règne du roi Édouard Ier et était le dernier et le plus grand des châteaux qu'il a construits au Pays de Galles. La planification et la construction ont été dirigées par l'architecte renommé James of St. George.

Le château est un exemple exceptionnel de design de château "concentrique", où un mur intérieur est entouré d'un mur extérieur, offrant ainsi des possibilités de défense maximales. Ce plan symétrique, combiné à un fossé d'eau en périphérie, a donné à la forteresse une structure presque imprenable.

Malgré sa planification impressionnante, le château de Beaumaris est resté inachevé. Des difficultés financières et une concentration sur d'autres entreprises militaires, notamment en Écosse, ont conduit à l'arrêt des travaux vers 1330, bien que des fonds importants aient déjà été investis.

Au fil des siècles, le château a joué un rôle dans différents conflits, notamment la rébellion d'Owain Glyndŵr au début du XVe siècle et la Guerre civile anglaise au XVIIe siècle. Après ces événements, le château a lentement été abandonné, mais a été redécouvert au XIXe siècle comme partie d'un parc paysager et est aujourd'hui une attraction touristique majeure.

Le château de Beaumaris est apprécié par les historiens et les architectes pour sa quasi-perfecte symétrie et son système de défense réfléchi. L'UNESCO a reconnu le château comme un exemple remarquable de l'architecture militaire de la fin du XIIIe et du début du XIVe siècle et l'a déclaré site du patrimoine mondial.

Aujourd'hui, les visiteurs peuvent explorer les ruines bien conservées, admirer l'architecture impressionnante et obtenir un aperçu de l'histoire médiévale et de l'art de la construction. L'emplacement du château sur les rives du détroit de Menai offre également des vues pittoresques sur le paysage environnant et la mer.
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LL58 8AP Beaumaris

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Dimanche10:00 - 16:00
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Jeudi10:00 - 16:00
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Samedi10:00 - 16:00

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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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