Four Welsh castles and one catherdal in Wales have made a list of Britain's top historic attractions, beating iconic locations like Westminster Abbey, Stonehenge, the Tower of London and Shakespeare's birthplace. Consumer watchdog Which? asked 2,994 members to rate 63 historic attractions across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
In the survey, participants were asked to rate over 6,700 experiences using nine criteria, including overall value for money, helpfulness of staff and lack of crowds. In joint first place came Yorkshire's Fountains Abbey and Edinburgh's Royal Yacht Britannia, both scoring 88%.
Powis Castle was highest rated out of the Welsh locations, coming in at 13th place with an overall score of 83%. It was built in the mid-13th century by a Welsh prince - Gruffudd ap Gwenwynwyn. It got four out of five stars for its facilities, lack of crowds and value for money, with an admission fee of £15 - narrowly beating Westminster Abbey (14th place).
