Villages & Resorts in Wales in general

We had only three days to spend in Wales and I think we managed to see as much as possible. Here is our experience and some useful tips: * DAY 1* We started our trip from North Hampshire and we set as a goal to get to North Wales - in particular, to Betws y Coed at the borders of Mount Snowdon - in one day. We were on a bike and wanted to use only A or B roads in order to enjoy the scenery and see as much as possible of the countryside, so we covered the distance in 12 hours, stopping twice for a meal and getting lost despite the satnav! The main problem was that many B roads in Wales seem to be more of what I call F roads (aka "Farm ...  Read the complete review

Ruthin - Denbighshire I recently visited the small town of Ruthin to do some shopping at the new Tesco's and meet up with some old friends from school in St. Peter's Square. Ruthin is approximately 7 miles from Denbigh on the A525 and is set in the Vale of Clwyd and overlooked by the Clwydian range and the Hiraethog Moors. The town was built on a hill to provide a strategic lookout over the River Clwyd. The streets of this town are steeped in history as over the centuries it has seen plague, battles and sieges. Having done the shopping I made my way to St Peter's Square to meet my friends by the Clock Tower which stands proud in the middle ...  Read the complete review

Tenby is a beautiful seaside resort in the west of Wales. The first thing to mention about Tenby is the wonderful beaches which have Blue Flag awards for their cleanliness. The most popular of these is Castle beach where a concrete ramp leads from the lower part of the town to the beach. On the ramp is a lovely cafe (try the soup!), a shop selling beach goods and most importantly the toilets! The beach is lovely and sandy and the water clear and clean. You can board the boat excursions from this beach that visit the Monk inhabited Caldey Island. There are plenty of other trips to see puffins, seals and fishing trips which can all be booked from a couple ...  Read the complete review

When people think of holidaying in Wales, they always think of North Wales with Snowdonia, Rhyl and other seaside resorts. South Wales, within easy reach of from most parts of the country, has tended to be associated with coal mining and heavy industry. But now, steeped in history and legend, it is a most fascinating place for the visitor. In this review I intend to take you on a "trip" around my land of my fathers, South Wales. We will explore Cardiff City, the move up around Brecon to the North, travel around to see a little of West Wales, around the Gower Peninsular and back again to Cardiff. Let's go... In it's history ...  Read the complete review

My partner and I went on our summer holiday at the end of June to North Wales. we were planning on going to cornwall too the beaches, but due to us having a car accident in llanrwst, we had to reduce our trip to just north wales. most of this review focuses on the snowdonia national park. My first impression of the welsh people was "they're a really nice bunch of people". Imagine being on your merry way on a trip and suddenly this is torn apart and you have no transport. everyone that we met in wales went out of their way to help us and find us some accommodation, take care of my car etc. It was late in the afternoon when we finally ...  Read the complete review