Wales divides naturally into regions: the mountains and castles of the north, the green hills of mid Wales and the border, the coast of the far west and the cities and beaches of the south. We have grouped the destinations by region so you can link them into a route.
Wales destinations
Eleven places across north, mid, west and south Wales, each with its own six-page guide.
North Wales
Mountains, castles, islands and quiet peninsulas: Snowdonia, Conwy, Anglesey, Llŷn and Portmeirion.
North Wales Snowdonia (Eryri)
The highest mountains in Wales, a rack railway to the summit of Yr Wyddfa, lakes, waterfalls, slate villages and Edward I’s great castles at the edge.
North Wales Conwy & Llandudno
A walled medieval town with a UNESCO castle, and next door a Victorian seaside resort under the Great Orme: the best base for North Wales.
North Wales Anglesey (Ynys Môn)
An island of beaches, sea cliffs and prehistoric tombs across the Menai Strait, with a perfect concentric castle at Beaumaris and the longest place name in Europe.
North Wales Llŷn Peninsula (Penrhyn Llŷn)
A quiet, Welsh-speaking finger of land pointing at Ireland: a beach pub, pilgrim villages, the holy island of Bardsey and surf at Hell’s Mouth.
North Wales Portmeirion
An architect’s Italianate dream village on a wooded peninsula, with steam railways in neighbouring Porthmadog and Harlech Castle across the bay.
Mid Wales & the Borders
National park hills, waterfalls and the book town on the English border.
Mid Wales & the Borders Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog)
Grassy whaleback mountains, the highest peak in southern Britain, a valley of waterfalls you can walk behind, dark skies and market towns.
Mid Wales & the Borders Hay-on-Wye (Y Gelli Gandryll)
The world’s first book town, on the River Wye at the Welsh–English border, with a famous literary festival and the Black Mountains on its doorstep.
West Wales
Britain’s coastal national park and the prettiest harbour town in Wales.
West Wales Pembrokeshire Coast (Arfordir Penfro)
Britain’s coastal national park: golden coves, sea cliffs, puffin islands, the tiny cathedral city of St Davids and a coast path round it all.
West Wales Tenby (Dinbych-y-pysgod)
A walled harbour town of pastel houses above golden beaches, with boats to a monks’ island and castles all around.
South Wales
The capital, its castles and the beaches of the Gower Peninsula.
South Wales Cardiff (Caerdydd)
The Welsh capital: a castle in the city centre, a revived waterfront, Victorian arcades and easy day trips to fairy-tale castles and the valleys.
South Wales Gower & Swansea (Gŵyr ac Abertawe)
Britain’s first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Rhossili, Three Cliffs and Worm’s Head, with the seaside village of Mumbles and Dylan Thomas’s Swansea next door.
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