This morning we had a bit of a sleep in – things open later on Sundays! We started at the lovely city of Ludlow. The castle is in the middle of the town (as some are) and so we had wander through the city to get to the castle. The town is setting up for a festival, so the castle was ‘under renovation’ with a stage and set and various wardrobes and other tents to go along with the performance, so we couldn’t see the whole thing.
We soon had to get back to Margaret & Ted’s for lunch and then headed out to Wilton Castle in Ross-on-Wye. This castle is privately owned, but is being restored in consultation with (and funding from) English Heritage. It is only open a few days each year, although now that the restoration is nearly complete they are hoping to hire it as a wedding reception/function venue. Margarets grandfather researched and wrote a book about the castle in 1939, so she was quite keen to take a look! The original castle, and subsequent tudor manor house are now ruins, but are set in a spectacular English garden, complete with lilies, roses and lavender!
Following a wander around Wilton, it was a short trip down the road to Goodrich Castle. Again, we were able to spend quite a bit of time wandering around the ruins (with audio guide!) – it has wonderful views over the Wye valley. We were close to Ted’s daughter, Mary, and her husband Martin’s place, so we went to say hello before setting off home again.
This morning we had a bit of a sleep in – things open later on Sundays! We started at the lovely city of Ludlow. The castle is in the middle of the town (as some are) and so we had wander through the city to get to the castle. The town is setting up for a festival, so the castle was ‘under renovation’ with a stage and set and various wardrobes and other tents to go along with the performance, so we couldn’t see the whole thing.
We soon had to get back to Margaret & Ted’s for lunch and then headed out to Wilton Castle in Ross-on-Wye. This castle is privately owned, but is being restored in consultation with (and funding from) English Heritage. It is only open a few days each year, although now that the restoration is nearly complete they are hoping to hire it as a wedding reception/function venue. Margarets grandfather researched and wrote a book about the castle in 1939, so she was quite keen to take a look! The original castle, and subsequent tudor manor house are now ruins, but are set in a spectacular English garden, complete with lilies, roses and lavender! 
Following a wander around Wilton, it was a short trip down the road to Goodrich Castle. Again, we were able to spend quite a bit of time wandering around the ruins (with audio guide!) – it has wonderful views over the Wye valley. We were close to Ted’s daughter, Mary, and her husband Martin’s place, so we went to say hello before setting off home again.
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