Children's Book Week Giveaway Hop featuring Young Knights of the Round Table: The King's Ransom

To celebrate the Release of the paperback copy of 

Young Knights of the Round Table: The King's Ransom
I've invited the boys back to conduct the Virtual Tour of the Welsh settings found in the book. 

Also one lucky visitor will win their preferred eBook format of the award-winning book!

 

Enjoy a tour of the Welsh settings in The King's Ransom by The Young Knights themselves: Gavin, Bryan, and Philip. 

Sit back, munch on English scones with jam and clotted cream, and sip some English tea as you start your journey.  

English Scone w/jam and clotted cream

English Tea

         

First stop is the historic Pembroke Castle in southern Wales

 

Pembroke Castle

 Hi! Gavin here.  Wanted to show you my home. Well, not really my home. When I grew up, castles were made mostly of wood. Oh we had some stone inside the castle keep, but not much. Over the centuries, the wood rotted, and eventually my home was abandoned by my descendents.

Around 1093, the castle pictured above was built. In 1457, Harri Tudur, also known as Henry VII, was born there.

Today, Pembroke Castle, along with its surrounding grounds, is maintained by a Private Charitable Trust and is open for public tours year round. For more information, visit Pembroke Castle.

Next stop is Manorbier Castle which is also located in southern Wales. 

Manorbier Castle

In The King's Ransom, this is where my family's enemy lives. For years, Manorbier's King Edward has attempted to annex our family lands. The alliance between my father King Wallace and King Arthur put an end to Edward's schemes.

Today, Manorbier Castle enjoys a happier connection: It appears in the movie The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe!

I have heard that now people can actually stay in the castle and in the village. If you would like to learn more, visit Manorbier Castle.


Lunch Stop! Are you hungry? thirsty? Ready for a little diversion?

I am. Hi there. Bryan speaking. Fishguard on the coast has the greatest pubs. We're stopping today at the Royal Oak Pub

Royal Oak Pub

for a special treat: Cornish Pasty with Welsh ale or beer.  For our younger members of the tour,  Ginger beer is on tap!

 

Our author, Cheryl Carpinello, makes these also. What a great meal!

Cornish Pasty

Ginger Beer

Full? No time for a nap. We've arranged for a mock sword fight by none other than Medieval Knights!

Wow! That was exciting! But Philip keeps pulling on my sleeve. He waiting to take you to the final locations. Hope you are enjoying yourself.

I'm Philip. We're on our way to the final two locations before nightfall.

From Fishguard, we'll head back south along the coast to Cardigan Bay. This location plays at important part in our story. We all come to Bryan's rescue here, but don't tell anyone! You can read all about it in The King's Ransom.

Cardigan Bay

The bay looks calm here, but in a storm, the sea ravishes both sand and humans. Unlike when we were there, Cardigan Bay now offers visitors sandy beaches and dolphins in the sea. To learn more about this seaside village, visit Cardigan Bay.


Final stop on our tour is St. David's Head.

St. David's Head

This shows all the beauty of St. David's, but wait until you try climbing up to the top in the dark and in driving rain! Oops, don't think I was supposed to tell you that.

Philip! I said not to give anything away.

I'm sorry, Cheryl. I'll just tell them how to find out more about St. David's Head.

Well, hurry up. Their tour bus is ready to leave.

To find out more, visit St. David's Head. 

Thanks for visiting us and our locations in Wales. We hope you buy and read our story Young Knights of the Round Table: The King's Ransom.

Gavin, do you think Cheryl will write us another story?

We'll have to see, Philip. I know she's been thinking of it. Any idea where Bryan went?

There he is!

Where, Philip? I don't see him.

He's in the tour bus! And it's leaving!

Hey, wait for us! Wait! Bryan, tell the driver to wait!

Gavin, slow down. I can't run that fast.

If you don't, Philip, you'll be walking all the way back to Pembroke Castle!

Thank you for visiting. I hope you enjoyed the tour of Wales, and we all hope you enjoy Young Knights of the Round Table: The King's Ransom!

 

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