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Wales
The phrase 'good things come in small packages' may be a cliché, but in the case of Wales it's undeniably true.
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Attractions
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St David's Cathedral
St Davids (Tyddewi)
Hidden in a hollow and behind high walls, St David's Cathedral is intentionally unassuming. The valley site was chosen in the vain hope that the church…
Caerphilly Castle
Southeast Wales
You could be forgiven for thinking that Caerphilly Castle – with its profusion of towers and crenellations reflected in a duck-filled lake – was a film…
Caernarfon Castle
Anglesey & the North Coast
Majestic Caernarfon Castle was built by Edward I between 1283 and 1330 as a military stronghold, seat of government and royal palace. Designed and mainly…
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct & Canal World Heritage Site
Snowdonia & the Llŷn
The preeminent Georgian engineer Thomas Telford (1757–1834) built the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct in 1805 to carry the canal over the River Dee. At 307m long, 3…
Centre for Alternative Technology
Powys
A small but dedicated band of enthusiasts have spent 40 years practising sustainability at the thought-provoking CAT, set in the Dyfi Unesco Biosphere…
Conwy Castle
Anglesey & the North Coast
Caernarfon is more complete, Harlech more dramatically positioned and Beaumaris more technically perfect, yet out of the four castles that compose the…
Beaumaris Castle
Isle of Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
Beaumaris is the last and most technically perfect of the ring of great castles built by Edward I of England to consolidate his Welsh conquests. Started…
Great Orme Bronze Age Mines
Llandudno
Sitting unobtrusively near the top of the Great Orme is the largest prehistoric mine ever discovered. Nearly paved over for a car park, this site of…
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Best Things to Do
From glamping and stargazing to puffin spotting and riding heritage steam trains, these are the top things to do in Wales.
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Whether you prefer to travel by rail, bike, bus, or car we can help you plan your trip to Wales with these top tips for getting around.
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Treating drivers to views of sky-skimming mountains, deep green valleys and swaths of pristine coastline, these are the best road trips in Wales.
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Cornwall hogs Britain’s coastal limelight, but Pembrokeshire is just as heart racingly beautiful
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