A Welsh businesswoman has gone from helping in the cow shed on her family dairy farm as a child to becoming queen of her very own castle after buying a 900-year-old fortified landmark she once visited on day trips and becoming a TV star. Brought up with a strong work ethic, Marian Evans, 44, remembers helping to muck out the family’s dairy herd alongside her brother and sister, as well as milking and looking after the calves, at their farm in Llangynog, Carmarthenshire.
Recalling how her dad would wake up at 4.30am each morning and how holidays were non-existent due to the demands of the farm, Marian says her parents’ dedication set her an example that helped her to thrive and become Women in Business’ Inspirational Woman of the Decade in 2019.
Now the proud owner of Llansteffan Castle two miles from her childhood home and living in its 100 acre grounds with her civil engineer husband Rob Evans, 49, and their children Ffion, 13, and Catrin, 11, she said: “Growing up on a dairy farm was hard work. My parents were both workaholics. Me and my siblings had to muck in.
