https://walestravel.com/ The independent travel portal for Wales (Cymru): eleven destination guides, tours and tickets, itineraries, getting around, when to go and where to stay. en https://walestravel.com/tours/ https://walestravel.com/tours/ The best tours and tickets in Wales on GetYourGuide: Snowdonia and castle day trips, Portmeirion, Anglesey, Gower and Brecon Beacons tours from Cardiff, kayaking and coasteering, grouped by destination. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://walestravel.com/itineraries/ https://walestravel.com/itineraries/ Realistic Wales itineraries of 5, 7, 10 and 14 days, by train, bus or car, through Cardiff, Gower, Pembrokeshire, the Brecon Beacons, Snowdonia, Conwy and Anglesey. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://walestravel.com/getting-there/ https://walestravel.com/getting-there/ How to get to Wales and travel around: airports, trains from London and Manchester, ferries from Ireland, buses, rail passes, driving rules and car hire. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://walestravel.com/travel-guide/ https://walestravel.com/travel-guide/ Practical travel advice for Wales: UK entry rules and the ETA, the pound, costs, safety, Welsh language and etiquette, connectivity, health, packing, accessibility and food. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://walestravel.com/when-to-go/ https://walestravel.com/when-to-go/ The best time to visit Wales: seasons, a month-by-month table, festivals from St David’s Day to the Eisteddfod, and how to avoid the crowds in Snowdonia and Pembrokeshire. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://walestravel.com/where-to-stay/ https://walestravel.com/where-to-stay/ Where to stay in Wales: the best bases compared, price bands and booking tips, and real hotels in Cardiff, Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire, Conwy, Tenby and every other destination. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://walestravel.com/destinations/cardiff/ https://walestravel.com/destinations/cardiff/ A compact, friendly capital where a two-thousand-year-old castle sits a few steps from the main shopping streets. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://walestravel.com/destinations/snowdonia/ https://walestravel.com/destinations/snowdonia/ Wales’s first national park: nine mountain ranges, a hundred lakes and a language still spoken in every village. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://walestravel.com/destinations/pembrokeshire/ https://walestravel.com/destinations/pembrokeshire/ A long, wild peninsula at the western tip of Wales, famous for beaches, wildlife and walking. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://walestravel.com/destinations/brecon-beacons/ https://walestravel.com/destinations/brecon-beacons/ A national park of open moorland and green valleys, an hour north of Cardiff. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://walestravel.com/destinations/conwy-llandudno/ https://walestravel.com/destinations/conwy-llandudno/ Two very different towns five kilometres apart, linked by bus and train along the coast. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://walestravel.com/destinations/anglesey/ https://walestravel.com/destinations/anglesey/ The largest island in Wales, reached over two historic bridges, with a coast path all the way round. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://walestravel.com/destinations/gower-swansea/ https://walestravel.com/destinations/gower-swansea/ A small peninsula with some of the finest beaches in Britain, a short drive from a lively city. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://walestravel.com/destinations/llyn-peninsula/ https://walestravel.com/destinations/llyn-peninsula/ An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty since 1957, where Welsh is the everyday language and the roads end at the sea. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://walestravel.com/destinations/portmeirion/ https://walestravel.com/destinations/portmeirion/ A one-of-a-kind village built for pleasure, on the edge of Snowdonia. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://walestravel.com/destinations/tenby/ https://walestravel.com/destinations/tenby/ The most picturesque seaside town in Wales, on the south coast of Pembrokeshire. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://walestravel.com/destinations/hay-on-wye/ https://walestravel.com/destinations/hay-on-wye/ A small market town that became a global name for second-hand books. Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT