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Chepstow Castle
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Learn all about how to set type and print the old fashioned way at Chepstow Castle with printer Francesca Kay.

Francesca will make you a letterpress  print with her vintage table top printing press, explaining how this ancient skill changed the world. She will also tell you how some of our common phrases come from the letterpress printing world.

Come and find out how to make a good impression!

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Chepstow CastleChepstow Castle (Cadw), ChepstowChepstow Castle is a must-visit as the oldest post-Roman stone castle in the UK (with the oldest castle doors in Europe!). It is a beautifully preserved masterpiece of medieval engineering, perched high above the Wye Valley like a history lesson in stone.

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  • Disabled access

Children

  • Children welcome

Map & Directions

Road Directions

M4 Eastbound Junction 23 or Westbound Junction 21 and take the M48; at Junction 2 take the A466 & A48 for Chepstow.Accessible by Public Transport: Chepstow station is 1 mile away.

Let’s Discover…The Printed Word

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Chepstow Castle, Town Centre, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5EY
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