Today we visited Castle Ward. We started walking on a trail (with several
sites used for Game of Thrones) in the grounds before having lunch, and then went
into the 18th century mansion which was by guided tour only.
It was a really good tour - we were in quite a large group which they
split up into two and we did each side of the house. The mansion is quite eccentric with one half built and decorated in Classical style which
is what the man of the house (Lord Bangor) preferred, whilst the other side was Gothic style
which is what the lady of the house (Lady Ann Bligh) preferred. It was very quirky and quite fun to go around and the tour was about the
people, how they lived in the house and what each room was for. It was quite
humerous and very enjoyable!
After some ice cream we left and made our way to Dundrum
Castle (dated to the 1170s) which is in ruins and is open access.
Not a 'blip' of a castle like Dunseverick, a little more substantial
than that!
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