The Llŷn (also spelt Lleyn) Peninsula is the finger of land occupying the north-west of the Welsh mainland, and most of it is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Much of it is wild and remote in feel, and…
For a few weeks every year the forests, mountains and valleys of Wales turn a magical array of colours, with shades of gold, yellow, brown and red as summer gives way to autumn. The fall colours are wonderful, but there’s…
There are so many great things to do in Barmouth, one of the most spectacularly situated seaside resorts in the British Isles. Barmouth deserves a better reputation than it has – slightly tacky seaside resort, bash, cheap traditional British…
The A470 is one of the best scenic drives in Wales, and indeed the UK, but there’s so much more to it than that. There aren’t many roads in the world that take you from one end of a country…
According to many visitor polls, Gower beaches are among the finest to visit – not just in Wales or Britain, but Europe and, indeed the world. There are around twenty Gower peninsula beaches in all, mainly found on the southern…
Betws-y-Coed Is one of the main gateways to Snowdonia, but it’s forested setting is very different in character to the wild open mountains of much of the National Park. Its hilly wooded setting, close to where three rivers meet for…
There are over fifty Welsh islands dotted around Wales’ coastline, from tidal islands you can reach on foot to remote rocky outcrops accessible by long boat trips, and from havens of marine and bird life to holy islands that have…
Wales has over 600 castles, from medieval mottes to the four mighty castles of North Wales that make up a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here is an introduction to some of the best castles in Wales. Cardiff Castle The first…
