Blundering wedding guests arrive for a ceremony in a town 124 miles away from the bride and groom after mistaking Camarthen castle for Caernarfon
- Group had been due to celebrate the wedding at Caernarfon castle, North Wales
- But they ended up three hours away at ruined Camarthen Castle, South Wales
Wedding guests who were invited to a grand Welsh ceremony turned up 124 miles way after mistaking Camarthen castle for Caernarfon.
The group had been due to celebrate the wedding at Caernarfon castle, but ended up three hours away when they went to the wrong venue.
The romantic castle where the bride and groom were tying the knot was at the other end of Wales - and they had no chance of making the ceremony.
Towering Caernarfon Castle in Gwynedd, North Wales, is a popular wedding venue, with scenic grounds and a medieval fortress. It is also where Prince Charles was made Prince of Wales.
Carmarthen castle is a ruined castle in South Wales, which is much smaller.
Carmarthen town councillor and tour guide Phil Grice said: 'Well, of course, they were completely flabbergasted and also stuck because there was no way they were getting to Caernarfon castle in time for the ceremony.'
Mr Grice said the same mistake 'happens every week'.
'I get asked if this is the castle where Prince Charles had his investiture, which of course it isn't that's Caernarfon,' he said.
Councillor Meryl Gravell, executive board member for regeneration and tourism at Carmarthenshire Council, said it a blunder for decades.
Carmarthen castle (pictured) is a ruined castle in south west Wales, which is much smaller. The guests had no chance of making it to the correct venue because it is three hours away
She said: 'We have been aware of this tourist confusion for many years. We have had many tourists, particularly Americans, who have ended up in Carmarthen thinking they were in Caernarfon.
'Our tourist information centre staff have explained they often get perplexed tourists directed by tourist companies to the wrong destination.'
'But, as the oldest town in Wales, it has a great history and is packed with touristy attractions, so they are never disappointed.'
Emrys Llewelyn, a tour guide for Caernarfon Walks, said: 'It is quite funny.
'It's an easy mistake to make when speaking English as the names sound so much alike.
'I did meet one man who turned up at Caernarfon Rugby Club looking for a Carmarthen rugby club - his face dropped when I told him he was more than 100 miles away.'
(The Mail, UK)
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