LOCALS and visitors to Caerphilly are invited to take part in Cadw’s spooky medieval midsummer murder mystery evening at Caerphilly Castle next Thursday, August 23, between 7pm-9.30pm.

Guests will be joining Home Office pathologist and medieval crime novelist Bernard Knight in solving a 14th-century murder at the castle. The event will be a story of intrigue, jealousy, plotting and murder. It will offer a mystery evening with a twist and several red herrings along the way.

On ‘finding the body’, Mr Knight will talk participants through the forensics, before they set off on a journey around the castle to solve the crime.

The group will then gather in Caerphilly Castle’s Great Hall for a taste of medieval drinks and canapés while they solve the mystery from the clues they have gathered along their journey, before meeting the Sheriff of Glamorgan, Andrew de Bowes, who will talk through the evidence.

Caerphilly Castle, the largest castle in Wales, is looked after by Cadw, the Welsh Government’s historic environment service working for an accessible and well-protected historic environment. Set in the heart of Caerphilly, it’s like a slumbering giant, surrounded by moats and watery islands.

Bernard Knight said: “This will be no ordinary dinner party murder mystery event.

This magnificent historical monument will make for the perfect location for a murder mystery evening. Guests should expect to be enthralled and entertained as the evening’s events unfold.”

Adrienne Wood, Cadw’s lifelong learning manager, said: “This event is an imaginative way of bringing history alive in Caerphilly Castle. Guests will have an engaging experience, and learn a little about life in medieval times while having fun.”

There will be a further Cadw murder mystery event taking place at Caerphilly Castle on Thursday September 20.

Tickets are £15 each and can be purchased at Caerphilly Castle visitor centre or by calling 029 2088 3143.