Celebrating a year with the National Trust by revisiting the place where I joined
A year ago I had the pleasure of visiting Chirk Castle, a 700 years ago fortification first built subdue the Welsh now run by the National Trust, so this year to mark the anniversary of me joining, I chose to revisit the lovely stately home that stands proudly high up in the North Welsh countryside between the rivers of Dee and Ceiriog.
First built during the reign of Edward I, the castle has slowly transitioned from a place of oppression into a beautiful stately home boasting lavishly decorated staterooms filled with tapestries, art pieces and wonderfully preserved dungeons and battlements, giving you a great understanding into what it would have been like to live or work in Chirk.
Surrounding the castle are over 5 acres of manicured gardens, woodlands and terraces opening up onto a stunning vista overlooking the Shropshire and Cheshire countryside, a perfect place to stroll around or find a quiet corner to whittle away a few hours.
Going further afield, the castle is encircled by over 400 acres of parkland, giving you perfect place to escape the hustle and bustle and experience the wide range of flora and fauna that makes this part of the world it’s home.
I have never seen an actual castle in my whole life and I wish to experience that someday. Chirk Castle is so beautiful and I am sure that there a lot of things that had happened in this place so many years ago.
Wwwwooooaaaahhhhhh…have you seen anything as beautiful as those gardens, right there? Now, I am even tempted to touch one of them.
I love visiting castles. We’ve been to Europe a few times, and whenever we go, we always find nearby castles to explore.
I would love to visit Chirk Castle in person. What a gorgeous structure! So much history.
Wow, this looks like such an incredible place to visit! I would love to go exploring here myself on day, after all this COVID-19 stuff finally calms down.
the national trust has done such a great job to preserve these gorgeous buildings. thanks for all your great photos.
Visiting castles are the best! I recently visiting Cleveland and to my surprise, we found Squire’s Castle! Europe has so many of them! Next time I visit, I will definitely make it a point to go see them.
Amazing place, beautiful photos, great architecture and incredible gardens. Just awesome!
I love how beautiful this castle is. It’s exciting to visit places like this with so much history.
Now I can’t wait for spring to visit this place. Such a lovely place. History is amazing. Thanks for sharing this.
The castle looks wonderful. The walls are majestic and the garden is so unique. I love visiting such historical places. Lovely pictures.
Oh that is gorgeous! I’ve always wanted to visit a real castle. Perhaps one day I’ll get to visit this one.
the place is so beautiful, especially the architecture. what a great idea to visit this place someday….
While it’s not a big castle it’s very unique that I recognize it immediately after seeing the title picture.
Thanks for sharing about this place and would love to visit there again someday. – knycx journeying
Chirk castle seems like a castle to visit. Your pictures make me feel as if I’m already there.
I´m obsessed with visiting castles around the world! Haven´t made it to Chirk Castle yet – it looks beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration!
I love visiting castles. It a wonderful feeling when we revisit a castle. This place is really beautifully decorated.
I LOVE castles, this looks so amazing. I definitely want to go there someday!
Wow! I didn’t know Chirk Castle not until I read your blog. It looks amazing! I hope to visit this castle soon.