South Pembrokeshire
This simple neolithic dolmen fashioned from slabs of rock has sat here overlooking shell-shaped Manorbier Bay since around 3000 BC. The enormous capstone…
Must-see attractions in Wales
North Pembrokeshire
Sitting in a farmer's field, with terrific views of Strumble Head, this dolmen is quite remarkable. The massive capstone seems to be only just touching…
Southeast Wales
Once all of Chepstow was enclosed in fortifications, fastening it to the castle. The main street still passes through the original city gate, which was…
Southeast Wales
Monmouth's main drag, such that it is, starts at car-free Monnow Bridge, the UK's only complete example of a medieval fortified bridge. It was built in…
Ceredigion
Low tide on the beach at Borth, 7 miles north of Aberystwyth, exposes the gnarled stumps of a prehistoric forest linked in local lore to the 'drowned…
Southeast Wales
These turf-covered terraces edged in brick and stone represent the only fully excavated Roman amphitheatre in Britain. It was positioned just outside of…
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
Located in a 13th-century country house, which served as the bishop's palace right up until 1972, this museum is a musty emporium of archaeology,…
South Pembrokeshire
The museum is housed in the residence of the governor of the prison, which once stood in Haverfordwest Castle's outer ward. It was here that the…
Swansea (Abertawe)
The bad boy of Welsh poetry was born in this unassuming Uplands house and it's here that he wrote two-thirds of his poetry. The house has been lovingly…
Southeast Wales
Inside Great Castle House, this volunteer-run regimental museum is a labour of love squeezed into a cupboard-sized space. It traces the history of the…
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
Local hermit Cenydd (pronounced Kenneth) lends his name to both the village and this Norman church, topped with a blunt stone tower. Inside there's a 12th…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Housed in a restored 15th-century tithe barn within the cathedral grounds, this centre has displays on the complex's history and some interesting objects,…
Southeast Wales
Housed in an 18th-century town house just across the road from the castle, this small, child-friendly museum covers Chepstow's industrial and social…
Southeast Wales
All that remains of Monmouth Castle is a scant section of wall that once enclosed the great hall and the adjoining tower. Despite being the birthplace of…
Ceredigion
A much-truncated version of the 242m pleasure pier opened in 1865, the Royal Pier, repeatedly shortened by storm damage, lumbers 91m out to sea under the…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
Housed in a former convent chapel that's now a 200-seat theatre and gallery, Ucheldre is Holyhead's artistic hub and one of Anglesey's most vibrant…
South Pembrokeshire
It's worth popping into this swanky lifeboat station to see the boat, watch footage of it being launched and learn a little about one of the UK's busiest…
Southeast Wales
In 1793, after the official suppression of the faith was relaxed, St Mary's was the first new Catholic church to be opened in Wales. Even then it needed…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Adding a postcard quality to the village, this pretty double-naved church was founded in the 6th century, but the oldest surviving part of the structure…
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
This shingle beach is backed by a wooded ravine known as Bishopston Valley. There's no road access, but you can walk here from Bishopston village (less…
Powys
In former weavers' cottages and workshops, just north of the river, the Textile Museum has impressively recreated rooms to show what living conditions…
South Pembrokeshire
This unassuming building was built by William Paxton in the late 18th century to house Tenby's original saltwater baths. The Greek writing on the pediment…
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
Visible from across the Menai Strait, this monument commemorates Wellington's right-hand man at the 1815 Battle of Waterloo, Henry William Paget, who…
Cardiff
This section of wall on Bute Park's southern edge is topped with stone figures of lions, seals, bears and other creatures. In the 1930s they were the…
South Pembrokeshire
Separating North Beach from Castle Beach, this modest headland is capped by the scanty remains of Tenby's 11th-century Norman castle. On the very top is a…
Southeast Wales
Just over 1 mile upstream from Tintern Abbey, this Victorian train station has old railway coaches that house a tourist information desk, temporary…
Powys
Just southeast of the centre is a sedately pretty, tree-encircled lake, built at the end of the 19th century to allow Victorians to take their exercise…
Southeast Wales
Elements of this venerable church, including the wonderful zigzag-patterned arches of its Romanesque doorway, date from the 11th century. It was once part…
Cardiff
With the aim of introducing kids to science, Techniquest is jam-packed with engrossing, hands-on exhibits that are equally enjoyable for under-fives and…
Southeast Wales
Skenfrith Castle was built around 1228 by Hubert de Burgh on the site of earlier Norman fortifications. Its keep and walls remain reasonably intact and…
North Pembrokeshire
It's a pleasant walk of just over a mile upriver from Solva to Middle Mill, where you'll find the oldest working woollen mill in Pembrokeshire. You can…
Southeast Wales
Positioned by the Monnow Bridge, sweet little St Thomas still retains some original features from its founding in around 1180. Inside there's a…
Southeast Wales
Established in 1992, this vineyard on the northwestern edge of town produces a variety of white and red wines, including an award-winning sparkling. You…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Built in the 1830s by the Duke of Beaufort, Crickhowell's small but grandiose open-fronted market hall hosts an arts-and-craft market most Saturdays…
Powys
Small and low-key, rather like the town itself, this museum offers a taste of local social history, archaeology and palaeontology. Radnorshire was a…
Ceredigion
A re-created 'relic' of the Victorian era, the camera obscura is an immense pinhole camera allowing you to see practically into the windows of the houses…
Llandudno
The summit complex isn't the most aesthetically sensitive addition to the Great Orme landscape, but it has picnic tables, a cafe and a gift shop.
Southeast Wales
In the same building as the tourist office and library, Newport Museum covers the town's history from the prehistoric to the 20th century, via the Romans…
North Pembrokeshire
Located in tiny Pontfaen, this little church was founded in AD 540. Ruined and then rescued in the late 19th century, it has two 9th-century stone crosses…
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
Built in 1873, when the old Parish Church of St Michael could no longer cope with the devout Victorian tourists flocking to Betws.
