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Friendly people, great castles and historic sights, great scenery
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Rains too much, I could name a few more but I don't want to be too negative!
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Picturesque, green and more affordable than other UK countries.
86 Reviews Cardiff Castle is one of Wale’s leading heritage attractions and a site of international significance with a history that spans over 2000 years, the Castle has gone from being a Roman Garrison, to a...
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34 Reviews Although we didn’t visit many parks in Cardiff we enjoyed Bute Park a lot. It’s located in the city centre right next to Cardiff castle (the Animal Wall connects the entrance of the park and the...
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43 Reviews Cardiff Bay, formally Tiger Bay is the former docks area that has been transformed into Europe's largest waterfront development with a freshwater lake, a barrage that separates the lake from the sea...
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22 Reviews Someone has described the Millenium Stadium as a huge spaceship that has landed right in the middle of the city - and you can't avoid noticing the contrast between the modern 74.500 seater stadium and...
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12 Reviews This late nineteenth-century 'fairytale'-style castle was built on the medieval remains of a previous castle and was designed for the third marquess of Bute by William Burges. more soon Opening...
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34 Reviews Family restaurant that operates under the Beefeater chain belonging to the Premier Inn Stable. The Coach & Horses in Castleton is Grade II listed as a "prominent sited inn of eighteenth century...
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13 Reviews Most of the city centre looks like a huge shopping centre. We saw many stores at the main commercial street which is Queen street but also all around the city centre of Cardiff we saw many arcades,...
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15 Reviews Since opening in June 1999, the Millennium Stadium has welcomed, on average, over 1.3 million visitors per year. Sporting the first fully-retractable roof in the UK and the second largest in the...
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10 Reviews An interesting restaurant and bar right, recently refurbished (2011) by Cardiff Bay. One half is a formal restaurant with live piano music, the other half specialises in Dim Sum - a sort of Chinese...
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14 Reviews Herb & Ellie's is an independently owned and run coffee shop and deli with everything available to eat in or to takeaway. The décor is rustic and contemporary with leather furniture, stripped floors,...
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6 Reviews Barry Island is very much the traditional seaside resort with its long sandy beach, amusement arcades and fun fair, attracting visitors from far afield. Seafront shops will tempt your taste buds with...
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5 Reviews and 465 Opinions During my stay in Cardiff, I stayed at the Cardiff Hilton hotel. This is a good and decent hotel in...
7 Reviews If you want to buy local souvenirs and welsh memorabilia in general this is your store! It is full of items that I hate but a lot of travelers love to buy as souvenirs, so every item here is into...
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1 Review and 140 Opinions From A @ M Evans Wrexham This is an extremely well run hotel which is done by David an Louise...
1 Review and 342 Opinions The Quay Hotel and Spa is part of a development build in 2007, overlooking Conwy Marina. I stayed...
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There are many stone circles around Wales but not all are as old as you first might presume. This stone circle in Dolgellau like others in Wales was set up in...
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Q: My wife & I will be driving from Yorkshire (Bradford, Halifax area) in early March 2012. We've never visited Wales and our...

A: I would visit Gloucester,Worcester and Rorest of Dean, (one of the last primeval forests in Europe) that is on this side of england than cross the Severn bridge and head...
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Wales is just what you picture it to be with it's rolling moorlands the glaciated mountain areas, male voice choirs, Funny place names, Rugby Union, Fantastic Castles, Abbeys, Medieval houses and old...
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A country of mountains, valleys and the sea, filled with castles and their legends, there is a lot to see and experience in Wales. Wether you are music enthousiast wanting to listen to the famous...
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Welcome to Wales Wales has it all - stunning scenery with deep valleys, flowering meadows, barren moors, sandy beaches, fun seaside towns, medieval villages, stately homes and any other type of...
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Our time in Wales was only ever meant to be 1 night on the way from England to catching the ferry to Ireland but we had to change plans and have three nights. Thank goodness for this as they were 3 of...
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