Historic sites across North Wales are set to reopen on Monday as "stay local" guidance ends.
Cadw, the historic environment service of the Welsh Government, has announced that 12 unstaffed sites in the region can be visited once again from the start of the week.
Four outdoor sites in Flintshire, two in Denbighshire and five in Gwynedd will be among the 43 sites back open across Wales from Monday.
And with stay local guidance being removed from Monday, people will be free to travel from across Wales or from England to visit the historic sites.
The Welsh Government's deputy minister for culture, sport and tourism, Lord Elis-Thomas, said: “Cadw’s unstaffed heritage sites range from magnificent castles built by Welsh Princes to historic chapels and even Neolithic tombs, some over 5,500 years old.
“We’re delighted to be able to start removing public access restrictions to selected unstaffed sites - particularly for the benefit of local communities who often use these spaces for wellbeing and exercise.
“However, public health and safety is our highest priority during this time, so, in order to keep our unstaffed sites open and safe for everyone, we politely ask that those who visit, do so respectfully and responsibly.
“And please remember, although Monday, July 6 marks the re-opening of 43 unstaffed heritage sites in Wales, all of Cadw’s other monuments will remain closed to the public for the time-being.”
Other unstaffed monuments in Cadw’s care will re-open later this summer as soon as essential site maintenance, risk assessments and new site safety measures are completed and introduced.
Cadw will monitor the safety of each heritage site by inviting visitors to provide feedback via an online survey which will be available through QR codes on signs at each monument.
Cadw is also preparing to re-open most of its staffed castles, abbeys and historic houses later in the summer, with the introduction of new visitation guidelines and restricted visitor numbers via advanced online ticketing.
List of sites set to reopen
Flintshire
Basingwerk Abbey in Greenfield
Ewloe Castle
Flint Castle
Maen Achwyfan Standing Stone in Whitford
Denbighshire
Leicester’s Church in Denbigh
St Hilary’s Chapel in Denbigh
Derwen Churchyard Cross
Snowdonia National Park
Castell y Bere
Dyffryn Ardudwy
Burial Chamber
Pont Minllyn Drover’s Bridge
Gwynedd
Caernarfon Town Walls
Segontium Roman Fort in Caernarfon
To find out which unstaffed Cadw sites have re-opened in your local area, click here.
