Travelers seeking a new destinations for their vacation can find
natural beauty and cultural diversity in Wales, located just two
hours from London. Wales offers affordable and distinctive
accommodations, a collection of golf courses for players of every
skill level, plus a variety of entertainment, historic sites and
attractions for family and friends to enjoy.
Wales View, Visit Wales’ free vacation planner, features essays,
interviews as well as great tips on an assortment of travel ideas,
including the best homemade goat’s milk fudge, the world-class views
at golfer Ian Woosnam’s favorite spot - the 12th tee at Llanymech,
and the murder holes at 13th-century Beaumaris Castle, through which
defenders could drop boiling water onto anyone they didn’t like.
There are also tips for those who love to shop from Britain’s
Livingetc writer Joanna Simmons, who shares advice on how to shop
the market town of Ruthin. She also leads us to unique places like
Tilly Mint, a timbered basement boutique that stocks vintage
collectibles. The Guardian newspaper’s Cath Janes professes her love
for the South Wales Valleys inviting others to do as she did and get
a well-deserved massage at Nant Ddu Lodge & Spa after hiking to the
top of Pen-y-Fan, the highest peak in the Brecon Beacons.
Inside Wales View you'll also discover tips for traveling green
by television host and adventurer Ben Fogle, who encourages us to
drop in at Dyfi Valley, a little-known UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The
London Telegraph’s Julian Rollins recounts his adventures when
learning how to geocache - a daring high-tech treasure hunt, at
Snowdonia’s Plas Y Brenin, The National Mountain Center.
Mike Parker, author of the Rough Guide to Wales, writes about the
Welsh word hiraeth. Untranslatable into English, Hiraeth is akin to
homesickness and a yearning that springs from a deep love of a
particular place. Those who spend time in Wales will come to
understand and appreciate this uniquely Welsh word and perhaps
experience it firsthand once they take their leave of this
enthralling country.
