Caldicot Castle
Caldicot Castle near Caldicot in Monmouthshire is a well-preserved medieval castle of the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries, developed by the Bohun and later Lancaster royal families and now managed as a museum and events venue by Monmouthshire County Council. The castle retains significant standing remains including a circular keep, gatehouse, walls and towers that together provide one of the better-preserved castle complexes in southeast Wales. The castle grounds include a moat, formal gardens and extensive lawns used for outdoor events and medieval re-enactments throughout the year. The medieval banquets, theatrical events and heritage activities hosted at Caldicot make it one of the more actively programmed castle venues in Wales. The surrounding landscape of the Caldicot Level, a low-lying agricultural plain reclaimed from tidal marsh over many centuries, provides a distinctive flat landscape between the castle and the Severn estuary.