THE history of Criccieth Castle has come alive through brand new digital technology that will allow visitors to relive moments from the site’s turbulent and exciting past.

A new £450,000 visitor centre will open to the public for the first time, featuring interactive displays including drone footage and CGI reconstruction that provide a glimpse of the castle as it was hundreds of years ago.

Criccieth Castle was built by Welsh princes Llywelyn the Great and Llywelyn the Last, refurbished by English kings and was one of the castles captured by Owain Glyndwr in the last major Welsh rebellion against the English.

The new experience will allow visitors to explore the story of the Princes of Gwynedd through immersive games, activities and animation.

The visitor centre features a replica medieval chamber where visitors can watch three projections, telling stories of various characters from the Llywelyn the Great’s era, each projected onto a wooden table and each controlled by visitors touching artefacts on the table.

The room has been dressed with a large wooden throne, carved by award-winning Wrexham-born sculptor Simon O’Rourke, table and banners.

Other activities in the centre include a marble run game, where visitors can learn about the dynasty of the princes of Gwynedd, and a family trail.

Read the full story in this week’s north editions of the Cambrian News