The Welsh castles shop
Fact-checked printables for KS2 and KS3 classrooms, families and castle visitors, plus a short list of books and kit. Every purchase helps keep this site free.
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Welsh castle printables
Fact-checked PDFs in A4 and US Letter, for KS2 and KS3 classrooms, families and castle visitors.
Welsh Castles KS2 Topic Pack
Ages 7 to 11, schools and families
Label a concentric castle, Welsh prince or English king sorting cards, a castle timeline, a crossword where every answer is a real fact, a word search, a comic strip, colouring, a certificate and an answer key
Welsh Castles KS3 Source Study
Ages 11 to 14
Edward I’s conquest of Wales, what the royal building accounts can tell us, an evidence table, source-detective tasks on where the sources disagree, castles of the princes against castles of the king, and full answers with sources
Welsh Castles Family Activity Pack
Families, ages 5 and up
Colouring pages, a castle maze, spot-the-difference, design your own castle, Useless the Eraser’s castle jokes and a quiz to do together
Welsh Castles Spotter’s Field Guide
Adult history fans and castle visitors
How to tell a Welsh-built castle from an English one, D-shaped towers, concentric walls, 15 castles with dates and builders, and every place where the sources disagree
Welsh Castle Visit Journal
Castle visitors of all ages
Before-you-go checklist, what-to-spot tick lists for gatehouses, towers, walls and moats, sketch-the-castle pages, a castle log for up to 12 visits, and a visit stamps page
Welsh Castles Timeline & Poster Set
Classrooms and home
Six poster pages: a timeline from 1201 to 1986, walls within walls, how to spot a Welsh castle, the princes of Gwynedd, Edward I’s great four, and Welsh castles in numbers
Best valueThe Complete Welsh Castles Printables Bundle
All six packs plus a bundle guide, A4 and US Letter, in one download. $12.99 instead of $26.44 bought separately.
Free sample
Try before you buy: a free 6-page Welsh castles printables sample. A4 PDF (249 KB) or US Letter PDF (249 KB).
Books & kit
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Books
- Welsh castle books (affiliate link)Look for books that cite their sources.
- Castle books for children (affiliate link)For young readers aged about 7 to 11.
- Books on Edward I and Wales (affiliate link)Histories of the conquest and its castles.
Days out
- Welsh castle guidebooks (affiliate link)Check the edition date; opening details change.
- Compact binoculars (affiliate link)Handy for picking out arrow loops and towers.
Modelling
- Castle model kits (affiliate link)Kits vary a lot; check what the box shows.