Bamburgh was reputed to be impregnable for a long time,
I think. God I love castles: the Welsh borders also has some crackers*.

I think my all-time favourite is Chepstow.


*principally as so few of them saw any action.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 31 Aug 2010, 18:02, 4 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Went there for GCSE
Raglan was good
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 31 Aug 2010, 18:04, Reply)

Having Google-imaged Raglan
I can see why you thought that - it looks like a fucking beauty.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 31 Aug 2010, 18:06, Reply)

It was indeed
I was in a filthy mood when I visited it and it just utterly wiped it out
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 31 Aug 2010, 18:13, Reply)

it really does

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 31 Aug 2010, 19:07, Reply)

a very peaceful place

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Tue 31 Aug 2010, 19:09, Reply)

Bamburgh is pretty stunning.
I like the way you round a corner on the approach to the village and suddenly there it fucking is, perched on a massive rock.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Tue 31 Aug 2010, 18:08, Reply)

I remember going to Conwy Castle in first year of secondary school
I also went on a pilgrimage to Holywell, also in Wales.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 31 Aug 2010, 18:10, Reply)

I would just like to point out
that I am enthusing here - my incessant whinging is borne of an intense love of many things...and how many other things fail to measure up to them.

When some halfwit is trying to tell me that [insert name of mediocre television programme] is 'awesome', in my head I am comparing it with something genuinely awe-inspiring - such as a fucking great castle, and thus the disaparaging remarks come out.

It's not affected and I genuinely mean it. I don't know where I'm going with this, sorry.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 31 Aug 2010, 18:19, Reply)

...Monty in "I only don't like this because I like some things so much more" shocker?

( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 31 Aug 2010, 18:20, Reply)

That's a much more succinct way of putting it, yes.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 31 Aug 2010, 18:20, Reply)

I'm off now, have a pleasant evening.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 31 Aug 2010, 18:21, Reply)