Caerphilly Castle, Wales’s largest castle, located in the south-east of the country, will be bathed in light for a spectacular series of ticketed ‘son et lumiere’ style shows from Sunday 26th September until Friday October 8th 2010.
Coinciding with the Ryder Cup tournament nearby the light and sound spectacular at Caerphilly Castle is expected to welcome thousands of visitors to the Castle during the thirteen night run.
Cadw, the Welsh Assembly Government’s historic environment service, is pleased to be able to offer travel trade discounts on the pre-sale of tickets to what promises to be the biggest series of light shows Wales has ever seen. If you are looking for that wow factor event to impress and inspire your customers, then this is it!
A number of high quality medieval banquets will also be offered on certain evenings (Thursday 30th September, Friday October 1st, Saturday 2nd October and Sunday 3rd October) and would be a fantastic opportunity to sample the true history of the site in style and available for group bookings up to a maximum of 150 guests.
Up to two showings will take place on non-banquet nights, the first at 7.30pm and the second at 8.30pm.
Four eras in Caerphilly’s long history will be displayed as part of the light and sound show as audiences will be transported through centuries of conflict from Gilbert De Clare to Llywelyn Bren, when much of the castle was destroyed, through to Hugh Despenser and Edward II and the grisly end of an English king, before moving on to the ravages of the Civil War and the castle’s subsequent restoration by The Coal Baron, the Marquess of Bute.
Projected onto the castle walls of the Inner Ward, the sound and light shows will however be only one part of a full evening’s entertainment. Each night will follow a different theme including, Welsh music, the firing of the mighty siege engines, medieval banquets.
On the weekend 2-3rd October there will be a Michaelmas Fair, a celebration of Autumn Harvest. Demonstrations, traders selling local produce and living history will show what life was like during this time. The fair will be open during normal admission hours, but visitors with evening tickets on either 2nd or 3rd October can visit free during the day.
For more information contact Cadw on 01443 336000 or Caerphilly Castle on 02920 883143. To book tickets go to the CADW website.
