Four minutes walk up from the beach at Manobier is a castle in which people still live.
Six miles or so southeast of Pembroke, its impressive walls and towers host all manor of celebrations.
The day before our visit there had been a grand wedding, the decorations of which were still adorning the Great Hall and Chapel.
This castle has a graceful feel and in its history it was seldom directly involved in conflict. Cromwell’s troops turned up and the castle’s then owners meekly surrendered.
More on Manobier here http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Manorbier_Castle
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| Across the valley the church of St James the Great affords a good view |
Easy to imagine:
Cromwell’s troops: “Give us your castle pray”
Incumbent: “OK, we’ll toss the keys of this window, Oh and sorry, we are out of toilet rolls.”
More on Manobier here http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Manorbier_Castle
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