Hello, my wife and I are planning a 7-8 day trip to Wales September 2025. We want to spend a couple of days in the Cardiff area, but also want to spend around 4-5 days walking and would like some suggestions on where we should focus our walking.
Thus far, I've focused on the Pembrokeshire area, but we are open to other areas. If possible, we'd like to have mix of stunning scenery (of course!) and historic elements (castles, churches), plus it would be nice to have mix of villages and countryside on the daily walk. We'd prefer to have a different destination each night as opposed to branching out on daily hikes from a base. Each day's walk doesn't necessarily have to be contiguous with the previous days walk, but this would be dependent on good public transport between points. We're hoping to keep the mileage to around 10 miles / day.
I'm hoping to do this without the assistance of a tour company. I've planned a few inn to inn (or hut to hut) hikes in Europe (e.g., West Highland Way, Alta Via 2), so am comfortable with handling the details. However, one of the challenges, I'm encountering in the Pembrokeshire area is locating lodging w/meals (e.g., half-board) in the vicinity of the actual path. This issue might not be as daunting if public transport is sufficiently widespread and available.
Thanks in advance for your help on walking locations.