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Caldicot Castle: Rum, Sea Dogs and Soldiers

@ Caldicot Castle & Country Park

An adventure with Sir Henry Morgan's Buccaneers

Travel back in time to 1674 and meet Sir Henry Morgan, the famous Welsh buccaneer, and a crew of his most ferocious comrades, newly returned from the pirate haunts of the Caribbean. In the deserted castle of Caldicot; Morgan and the crew of the Dolphin (a notorious pirate vessel) have arranged a secret rendezvous to discuss terms of a Royal pardon over a jug or two of rum. Listen to their tales of piracy, and accounts of raiding at will upon the Spanish Main, from Maricaibo to Panama. But, what is this? The local authorities have heard of these scurrilous sea dogs lurking in the ruins. The constable and his town militia are poised to strike!