Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin! My best friend the dragon has now landed at Rhuddlan Castle, near Rhyl for the week- and you can see me there this Wednesday too! Rhuddlan Castle’s ‘Roald Dahl’ event, featuring storytelling of Roald Dahl tales takes place 1-3pm every Wednesday in the school summer holidays. I , […]
I am super excited to share with you a little teaser…! A brand new two-part series, Rockin The Gogs, is coming soon to BBC Radio Wales, presented by the one and only Gareth Jones and featuring yours truly – Erin Lloyd Jones – as the show’s ‘resident historian’ Rockin The Gogs Gogs is the […]
In just over a week’s time my husband, sister and I will be running a 5k and getting showered in coloured bubbles! The Bubble Rush is a 5k fun run at Eirias Park, overlooking the sea at Colwyn Bay. It is a sponsored event and all monies raised will go directly towards funding patient […]
I am delighted to announce that on Monday evening I am doing a public talk for Corwen and Dee Valley Archaeological Society – Beaumaris: The Greatest Castle Never Built And you’re all welcome to join us! I will highlight the work I have been doing at the magnificent, unfinished castle over the last year. […]
If you caught one of my two Periscope Live Broadcasts yesterday morning, you will already know that my Day Of Archaeology 2016 started with some exercise and a Pokemon, so below are my Top Five PokemonGo thumbs ups, and why it is brilliant for heritage and for health too. Especially for the cynics out there! […]
Given in to the latest craze and downloaded Pokemon Go? Kids glued to their screens trying to catch ’em all? Pokemon Go encourages users to get up, get out and explore- and most of their Pokestops are located at local landmarks, including places of historical interest. Why not take advantage and visit some pokestops at […]
You may have heard that I have recently been microchipping a dragon… And here is the proof! The ‘microchip’ I have inserted inside its head is actually a Low Energy Bluetooth Beacon. In simple terms, this means that when you are within range of our dragon on the loose, new content on the Cadw App […]
Today is a momentous day as we welcome our ‘bois’ back to Wales via Cardiff Castle after a tremendous journey during the Euro 2016. I have been doing something equally exciting today. Something that I think only Daenerys Targaryen may have done before me. Today I have been microchipping a dragon. No Joke. Our welsh Dragon […]
Want to hear more about my recent project at Beaumaris Castle? I’ll sharing all the info on the new installations, my new discoveries along the way (some never before recorded!) and how we have virtually completed the ‘Greatest Castle NEVER Built’ at my talk this Wednesday night in St Asaph. And I promise to finish […]
Until recently, I have been ‘finishing off’ Beaumaris Castle, situated on the Welsh island of Anglesey. It was never actually completed and is the greatest castle never built! ITV Wales joined us for the morning to see what I have been working on there for the last year… To see Ian Lang’s report on ITV […]
