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Harlech
Castle
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Medieval Welsh folklore abounds - heroes who leap on
bubbles without breaking them - missionary saints who sail
the seas on leaves - they are kept alive in a country of
remote mountains, sparkling lakes, windswept cliffs and
people who still speak Welsh, many regions of Wales have
signposts in Welsh only as follows:
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River
: afon
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Wood
: coed
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Church
: llan
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Pass
: bwlch
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Valley
: cwm
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Small
: bach
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 Visit
Winchester, Salisbury and Stonehenge,
on the way to the spectacular city of Bath to spend
your first night. Bath was founded as a health spa by the
Romans: see the beautifully preserved Roman Baths and
Georgian Pump Room, Robert Adam's Pulteney Bridge, the
magnificent Abbey and Royal Crescent.
Crossing into Wales visit the Caerleon Roman fortress
on your way to Cardiff, capital of Wales with its
11th century Castle and historic Cathedral. See the shed in
which Dylan Thomas wrote and descend the Blaenafon Big
Pit Coal Mine now a museum where ex-miners provide a
vivid reminder of this tough industry.
Explore the splendid mountain scenery of the Brecon
Beacons and the Elan Valley following a chain of
sparkling lakes - spending the night in this area.
The next two nights will be spent in North Wales a region
famous for its natural beauty most notably the
Snowdonia National Park. Visit some truly majestic
castles such as Caerphilly, Beaumaris,
Harlech & Caernarfon, Bodnant
Gardens, sloping down to the river Conwy with the peaks
of Snowdon as a backcloth and Portmeirion, a bizarre
Italianate village on a private peninsula - setting of the
TV series 'The Prisoner'.
Also visit the slate caverns at Blaenau Ffestiniog
and, if you like, take a scenic ride on a narrow-gauge steam
train. Drive through Shrewsbury and Ludlow,
both boasting pretty half-timbered Tudor buildings returning
to London via Stratford-upon-Avon, the Cotswolds,
Oxford or spectacular Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Sir
Winston Churchill.
Day 1 London to Bath
Day 2 Bath to Brecon Beacons
Day 3 Brecon Beacons to North Wales
Day 4 In North Wales
Day 5 North Wales to London
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