G'day forumers. My daughter and are going to do another road trip in the UK. We would start in Llandudno and head on down to Bath. We spent some time in Wales a couple of years ago in the Aberywstyth/Cardigan Bay region. Did Devil's Bridge and surrounding areas. We will spend 3 nights in Llandudno. We would like to do the train to the summit of Snowdonia, drive Anglesy peninsula etc. I would love to check out Portmerion on our way south. From there we are open to suggestions?? We love nature, scenic drives, walks, great local food and produce. An occasional castle on the way would be nice. Small towns and villages we especially love. We will be dropping the hire car off in Bristol. We did the Cotswolds and Cornwall on our last trip. This year my husband and I did the Cotswolds, Shropshire, Llangolen (a little taste of Wales), Yorkshire Moors and Dales, Lake District and Scottish Borders.
Looking forward to your thoughts and suggestions. Thanks in advance
Posted by
Washington DC
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The Museum of East Asian Art in Bath has just reopened following some work on the building. It's small but packed with beautiful objects unusually well explained. Most of the collection is not blue and white porcelain (thankfully). I know I'm in the minority here, but Bath itself makes my "meh" list from the aesthetic standpoint. Clean, prosperous, but full of dull (to me) Georgian architecture. All those stone townhouses look alike! I'll take half-timbering or multi-colored stucco any day.
Posted by
Kingston, Surrey
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You have plenty of time. Explore the Brecon Beacons and border counties. Try Hay, Tintern and the Wye Valley, Ludlow, Abergeveny especially for good food, the small towns of Hereford--and that's all just scratching the surface.
Posted by
Yorkshire
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In the Sychnant Pass , there's a echo rock on the descent from the summit, we used to stop in every family trip as kids.
I like the remote area around Lyn Brianne and journey up from Tregaron.
Posted by
OP
Adelaide, SA, Australia
977 posts
As usual great information and suggestions. Thank you for taking the time
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The Village proper is rather small in Portmeirion. Time spent there is going to vary based on whether you do one of the included tours and how much time you spend wandering the trails through the woods. (And 'Be seeing you.')
I know that Betws-y-Coed gets complaints from some for being 'too touristy' but we found it charming and a nice central location to a number of Snowdonia area good hikes and walks, including a few pleasant river paths that were just across the football field from our hotel.
Also a second vote for Brecon Beacons- lovely hills and low mountains, waterfalls, history, and castles. We also enjoyed the National Botanical Garden of Wales.