This area starts in the east
with the Wye Valley on the English border with the market town
of Monmouth, Chepstow Castle and ruins at Tintern Abbey. To the
west is the capital of Wales, the lively city of Cardiff and Swansea,
gateway to the Gower peninsula with long sandy beaches and attractive
cliff scenery. The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park attracts
tourists to its seaside towns in the south while the more exposed
northern coast has virtually empty coves and beaches & offers
some of the best walking in Britain.
The Brecon Beacons
National Park in mid-Wales covers 522 square miles of high grassy
ridges interspersed with wooded valleys, rewarding hikers with
spectacular views.
Aberystwyth on the central
coast of Wales combines the attractions of a traditional seaside
resort with a lively university town.
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