Chepstow Castle

Town Centre, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5EY, Wales

About

Chepstow, on its rock above the swirling waters of the River Wye, stands guard over a strategic crossing point into Wales. Started not long after the Battle of Hastings by William Fitz-Osbern, a companion of William the Conqueror, it was a landmark in more ways than one. Built to secure Fitz-Osbern's new territories in the Welsh borders, Chepstow was the first of Britain's stone-built stron...more