Excellent video, I really enjoyed that. What a beautiful place. It would be nice to make a longer video and talk a lot more about the history, the lives, of the people that lived there throughout time. Respect and love!
Hi Marcus, have you thought of setting up your own production company and try contacting the local tourist board and councils to produce a series of informative walks video. This would help promote these local areas. I could imagine following one of these walks and upon arrival at my destination, a QR code that would link to a video, so one could follow as you walk around. Not sure if this is what you had in mind but it might be worth investigating. Great stuff as ever.
I have talked to a couple of tourist authorities at travel conferences pre-pandemic. Unfortunately, they are not that receptive (one of the worst is Visit Wales itself, they really want the young travellers and fairy light approach). The local agencies don't have any money or no money to maintain anything. Anyway, I am in the process of setting up a second channel which will be just the walks and showing the exact route etc and links to a map.
Hi, my Dad's 2nd Greatgrandparents worked at Candleston Castle. You said the place was deserted in 1808 or 1809? I have a record of them living there in 1853. Its listed as their abode. Any thoughts? Also, 4 bodies that washed up on the shore in the 1850s, no wonder it's haunted! 😅
The owner of the Merthyr Mawr Estate left the building and moved to his new house. Other people, staff, farms hands could have remained in the house as it slowly fell into disrepair.
@@flydriveexplore it was a name date us army (and maybe a regiment not 100%) if I remember it was on the wall the same side the stairs are on (I think lol)
Imagine a bunch of kids in bad knitwear walking inside the fortified manor house and suddenly, you come out of the toilet dressed as you are, but covered by a 100% pure wool brown hooded robe, a bit dirty and covered with fleas. A bit of a shock?
Covered with fleas, you know me too well. I was once one of the those kids in bad knitwear. My grandmother used to knit us stuff and it was really itchy to wear!!!
Stay away from those kids:they will say here comes moaning Marcus the knitwear picker of porthcawl beware he will give you a history lesson or scary ghost story
Some more hidden places in Wales czcams.com/play/PLvLoC9ZcTe_QaAdgnEBBb6Fff_kN14PuS.html
Thanks Marcus, a very interesting vlog, we have been to the castle a couple of times, didn't know much of it's history though.
Excellent video, I really enjoyed that. What a beautiful place.
It would be nice to make a longer video and talk a lot more about the history, the lives, of the people that lived there throughout time.
Respect and love!
Glad you enjoyed it
Fair old walk that. It is a fortified manor house. As to the storms they have destroyed my greenhouse, The storms appear to be more regular. Good vid.
Thanks for watching. Apparently, according to the Met Office, we aren't having more storms, although 3 in a week was definitely enough for me.
Catching up on your videos! Lovely place
It is, and never that busy
Thanks Marcus.
A lovely walk that I haven't done for far too many years.
It was a nice day for it too.
So interesting! Thank you for sharing this! Your driving videos have inspired we Americans to rent a car when we visit the UK next month!
You'll get to see some unique places by renting a car.
Great video I enjoyed it can't wait to see more soon have a great day greetings from Canada 😀
Thank you for watching again!
Very interesting place.
It really is!
Thank you!!!
Glad you liked it.
Another enjoyable video. Thanks.
Thanks again!
I don’t care for ghost stores but I do like history. Like you I wonder how it was built and who built it.
Yes, I bet there are some interesting 'real' stories.
Hi Marcus, have you thought of setting up your own production company and try contacting the local tourist board and councils to produce a series of informative walks video. This would help promote these local areas. I could imagine following one of these walks and upon arrival at my destination, a QR code that would link to a video, so one could follow as you walk around. Not sure if this is what you had in mind but it might be worth investigating. Great stuff as ever.
I have talked to a couple of tourist authorities at travel conferences pre-pandemic. Unfortunately, they are not that receptive (one of the worst is Visit Wales itself, they really want the young travellers and fairy light approach). The local agencies don't have any money or no money to maintain anything. Anyway, I am in the process of setting up a second channel which will be just the walks and showing the exact route etc and links to a map.
Hi, my Dad's 2nd Greatgrandparents worked at Candleston Castle. You said the place was deserted in 1808 or 1809? I have a record of them living there in 1853. Its listed as their abode. Any thoughts? Also, 4 bodies that washed up on the shore in the 1850s, no wonder it's haunted! 😅
The owner of the Merthyr Mawr Estate left the building and moved to his new house. Other people, staff, farms hands could have remained in the house as it slowly fell into disrepair.
great video, I remember there being some graffiti carved into the stone up stairs from us army soldiers
Yes, the US are my were stationed not for away prior to D-Day. Can you remember what it said, I’ll take a look next time I visit.
@@flydriveexplore it was a name date us army (and maybe a regiment not 100%) if I remember it was on the wall the same side the stairs are on (I think lol)
Hi Marcus and Mel.
Hi
Imagine a bunch of kids in bad knitwear walking inside the fortified manor house and suddenly, you come out of the toilet dressed as you are, but covered by a 100% pure wool brown hooded robe, a bit dirty and covered with fleas. A bit of a shock?
Covered with fleas, you know me too well. I was once one of the those kids in bad knitwear. My grandmother used to knit us stuff and it was really itchy to wear!!!
Stay away from those kids:they will say here comes moaning Marcus the knitwear picker of porthcawl beware he will give you a history lesson or scary ghost story