"Glamorgan Castle is the star of Alliance" Alliance by Bwana_Brown

Alliance Travel Guide: 12 reviews and 28 photos

Glamorgan Castle - built 1904-09

In late June, 2008 I had a short 3-day business trip to northeastern Ohio so made the most of it by keeping my eyes open to take in the countryside as I drove along. However, the real star of the Alliance area is amazing Glamorgan Castle - built to serve as a home for a rich industrialist for twenty-three years between 1905-1928.

In addition to taking some time to explore the grounds of the estate, I also travelled to the nearby city of Louisville to take care of business and see what the area surrounding Alliance looked like. Some great meals and a wild lightning storm helped round out my experiences in this part of Ohio - quite a pleasant little trip when all was said and done!

Pros and Cons

Pros:Glamorgan Castle and good food
Cons:A bit built up and prone to severe weather
In a nutshell:It was nice to sample a bit of America's heartland

Last visit to Alliance: Jun 2008
Intro Updated Jul 1, 2008
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Hwy 153 windshield view at crossroad with Hwy 44 - Alliance

Louisville - a pretty 'suburb' of... Things to Do (4)

This view of the downtown crossroads of Louisville is not all that complimentary. However, having at least a few old... more travel advice

An older backroad - Highway 173 to Alliance - Alliance

Quite nice countryside Things to Do (4)

I had enjoyed the forested nature of the rolling countryside of Ohio as I drove down from Cleveland, so when I wrapped... more travel advice

The front of the estate as seen from Glamorgan St. - Alliance

The estate Things to Do (4)

These views give a glimpse or two of the beauty of the grounds surrounding Glamorgan Castle, including large mature... more travel advice

Impressive Glamorgan Castle Things to Do (4)

By far, the most impressive thing I saw in this part of Ohio was Glamorgan Castle, an amazing relic of a by-gone era... more travel advice

Comments (12)

Nemorino May 19, 2011 at 2:36 PM Report Abuse

I remember reading news reports about that great blackout in August 2003, so I was interested in your tips about how it happened. Great that you wrote parts of the final Task Force report about it.
JLBG Jan 21, 2010 at 9:28 PM Report Abuse

Amazing castle indeed! Both the name and the look would easily place it in UK! Your storm looks terrific! A fascinating page! BTW, why this name, Alliance?
Yaqui Sep 13, 2009 at 1:13 PM Report Abuse

A Castle in Ohio, I would never have thought possible..lol! It looks amazing, that was a wonderful treasure you found. The restaurants looks pretty good. I will have to tell my hubby about the Castle in Ohio, he is from Norwalk. Have a lovely day!
deecat Jul 31, 2008 at 3:12 PM Report Abuse

What an interesting group of tips, Glenn. I especially found your general tip fascinating. The storm, too, was really something. Hotel sounds & looks just great. Restaurant tips outstanding. Of course, Glamorgan Castle was terrific. Another topnotch page.
toonsarah Jul 22, 2008 at 5:12 AM Report Abuse

The castle looks amazing - hard to imagine from your photos that it isn't much older! And that was quite a storm too - similar to the one we had in Karlsruhe I reckon. I remember news coverage of the 2003 blackout too!
kyoub Jul 19, 2008 at 8:36 AM Report Abuse

A very impressive page and castle. You always find the neatest things to tell us about.
scottishvisitor Jul 18, 2008 at 12:44 AM Report Abuse

I kind of guessed your castle would have Welsh roots = this and the estate looks lovely
mircaskirca Jul 15, 2008 at 11:45 AM Report Abuse

Glamorgan Castle looks really impressive! What a pity that you could not explore also the inside! That fierce rain and wind storm with the lighting reminded me very much of several ones that we lately had. To tell the truth, I did not enjoy them at all ;)
starship Jul 12, 2008 at 9:34 PM Report Abuse

Very nice page, Glenn. Had not previously heard of Glamorgan Castle. Found your knowledge of the great blackout of '03 very fascinating!
globetrott Jul 6, 2008 at 12:17 PM Report Abuse

an interesting idea to build such a castle in the 20th century !