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Wednesday 7 September, King Arthur, Celtica and to Aberystwyth

Great Britain 2005 - part XIX

Elisabeth & Teije
2006-08-28 17:46:08

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Yesterday was a nice and warm day, but now we have to put on a sweater when we leave the hotel. First we drive towards Corris to visit the King Arthur's Labyrinth. By boat we first sail through a cave and then walk from room to room, accompanied by a sound and lightshow and the Welshe tales about the 'real' legend of koning Arthur who lived in Wales, undoubtedly. A very nice experience, even though the cave is not as spectacular as being said, but the ride certainly is.

At Machynlleth we take a break and see that the local bell tower (many villages have one) is in danger: 150,000 pounds funding is necessary to rescue it. Well, we think we have contributed enough to the British economy with all the high prices here!

Then we visit Celtica, the Celtic museum in Machynlleth. According to the leaflets a visit worth, but the museum is a pack of images and articles copied from all kinds of websites. There is indeed a lot of information, but the way it is presented is very chaotic and poorly organised. We walk through it quickly and don't find it very attractive to read the loose bits of information. It is easier (and cheaper) to do your own search on the internet. There is also a multimedia tour but we skip that because of the price. And here also signs asking for money since the museum is about to go bankrupt. Our advice: first lower the prices so more people come to visit and then hire some professionals to make it an attravtive place with better ordered information.

After this somewhat disappointing visit we drive on to Aberystwyth, the capital of northern Wales. Despite the cold weather there are a few brave people who dare to walk along the coast, but we find it too windy and too cold.

We park the car near the sea and walk through the castle ruins, with a stone circle stands in the middle, to the town center. In its original state this castle must have been quite impressive and as far as we could find out, ...