4/5 Paul O. 8 months ago on Google
Five
star
ruins
with
one
small
issue.
Flint
castle
is
the
first
of
Edwards
castles
built
to
suppress
the
Welsh
and
taking
a
look
around
you
get
a
feeling
of
just
how
foreboding
this
military
monster
would
have
been
to
any
would
be
rebels.
Unlike
Caernarfon
and
to
a
lesser
extent
Conwy
flint
seems
to
have
lacked
any
of
the
luxury's
afforded
to
them.
Instead
you
get
the
impression
this
was
built
for
one
purpose,
to
help
the
English
get
the
foothold
in
Wales
they
needed.
The
ruins
are
fantastic
with
loads
left
to
see.
The
tower
that
is
separate
from
the
main
body
of
the
castle
and
would
have
been
accessible
via
draw
bridge
is
something
a
little
special
being
unique
in
Wales.
The
metal
staircase
that
has
been
put
in
helps
you
get
to
the
top
of
one
of
the
towers
is
a
great
addition
giving
you
fantastic
views
of
the
surrounding
area.
My
one
issue
is
that
because
it's
free
to
get
in
there
are
occasions
when
you
will
find
people
hanging
around
smoking
and
drinking
and
there
does
tend
to
be
rubbish
scattered
around.
Personally
I
would
happily
pay
an
entrance
fee
to
avoid
this
being
the
case.
However
don't
let
this
put
you
off
coming
to
see
this
military
masterpiece.