UK Private Guide Sightseeing Tours
The Magic of Wales - 5 Days

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:

River: afon    Wood: coed
Church: llan  Pass: bwlch
Valley: cwm  Small: bach

Pictured: Harlech Castle

Visit Winchester's splendid Norman Cathedral, Salisbury's 13th century Cathedral and Stonehenge, Britain's most important prehistoric monument 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 with its impressive 2nd century remains of baths, amphitheatre, barracks and fortress walls on your way to Cardiff, capital of Wales with an 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 and spend 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 and you will be well located to explore this historic region of Wales. Visit some truly majestic castles: Caerphilly with massive land and water defences,

Beaumaris, perfectly symmetrical of concentric design, Harlech noted for its massive gatehouse, twin towers and fortified stairway to the sea, Caernarfon intended to be the official royal residence in North Wales and Conwy which required forced labour on a massive scale for its construction or Penrhyn, a 19th century Neo-Norman castle. Visit 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 with buildings varying in style from Oriental to Gothic. 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 fine castles and pretty half-timbered Tudor buildings. Return to London via Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare lived, the picturesque Cotswolds, historic Oxford or spectacular Blenheim Palace, home of the Dukes of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.

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Duration

Medium
(Upto 2 Pax)

Large
(Upto 4 Pax)

XL
(Upto 7 Pax)

Minbus
(Upto 12 Pax)

5 Days

£1650.00

£2050

£2600

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