Raglan Castle (Monmouthshire, Wales) December 2018

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One of the big things I'd like to do in the next year is to visit my favourite castle in the snow. As it is, I've managed 3 (3!) visits in the month of December and I'd love to share these photos with you.

The first visit on the 7th December was my favourite - I got there before opening, the sky was blue although there was a good chill in the air. I got some pictures I'm very pleased with and it was worth being made slightly late to a friend-meet in Cardiff. She understood, she knows I can't see the sign for #Raglan castle without stopping to say hello!

Raglan Castle looks good in black and white...

The next 2 visits were both brief and on the same weekend. The first one was so rainy I lasted all of 5 minutes before my poor brolly got blown inside out. The second visit was less rain, but more general exhaustion from a long weekend and a few too many other people milling about! (I like my castles quiet). Both days were amazingly grey, so no stunning photos from those visits!

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Check out these posts to see my previous visits to Raglan Castle -

September 2018

June 2018 - 2018 heatwave

May 2018 - my first time trialing my new wide angle lens (it's great!)

February 2018 - a beautiful day and a post with castle site plans

December 2017 - eerie in the early morning mist

June 2017 - the day I took the cover picture for this entire website, and my favourite picture of Raglan