Iconic View of Caernarfon Castle Wrecked by a Ferris Wheel.

It’s there for 4 weeks it’s not wrecked.

It’s there for 4 weeks at the height of the tourist season. Some tourists will have travelled great distances to see the medieval castles in Wales. They do not want to see fairground attraction plonked in front of them.

CADW is the Welsh Government department that oversees most historic monuments in Wales. I would also not have the car park alongside the caste spoiling the view. You can see the view by clicking this link for the CADW site on Caernarfon Castle.

It doesn’t look any worse than places covered in scaffolding when under renovation and restoration. I doubt most tourists will stay away.

At least it’s short term unlike the couple year restoration of the Elizabeth Tower in London, the Puerta Del Sol in Madrid, Doune castle in Scotland, or any number of places.

We’d use it as a reason to return. Maybe you could get some nice views of the castle from the wheel you normally wouldn’t be able to get. Turn lemons into lemonade.

I am neither pro nor con, but it sounded as though they did it last year also. It looks pretty strange when I think about where I sat on a bench right in front of it and enjoyed the view last month. But for a few weeks and extra income for the Harbor, it’s probably not a bad compromise.

A lot of to do about very little. As the newspaper article makes quite clear there is mixed opinion, with many people in favour.

Wales is not all about Castles. As the article states the wheel is providing a lot of income for the Harbour Trust from the site rental. The Harbour is an equally important part of the history of Caernarfon, with it's hugely important role in the export of slate from the area. Timber was also exported from the area, fishing was formerly important and it was once a packet boat port.

All the now tourist railways in the area had their origins in the Slate industry. Without that industry none of the tourist railways would exist, nor would their revenue for the area.

The harbour's origins are actually tied in to the Castle, so the Harbour and the Castle have an intertwined history.

Harbours do not maintain themselves.

The wheel will bring people and thus money into the town.

My great grandfather was a Master Mariner out of Caernarfon (and later the Wirral), the family having emigrated from the Isle of Skye in the 18th century, so I have as much Welsh blood as Scottish blood.

I had surviving relations in the town into the 1980's. I personally see this as positive, it is only for a few weeks.

I see no comment about the big ship in the photographs- the MY Britain- a former lightship with the Irish Lights- a vessel on the National Historic Ships Register. If the near 4 year renovations could be completed that could potentially be another draw for some tourists. Not everyone is on the Castles trail- there is much other history to be discovered by visitors.

I wonder if you get a different view of the castle from the wheel?