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Wales

We can meet you at your hotel, at a train station of arrival and begin your guided car tour immediately, or we take you to where you will be staying for your first night or two; relax for a little while and get acclimatised. hear the wonderful lilt of the language. Perhaps catch a choir rehersal on your first evening; get into the spirit of things!

Wales is the "Little Gem" of the British Isles. Tour the great fortress castles along the north coast: Conwy Castle, Caernarfon, Harlech. Take in Snowdonia and the views of Mount Snowdon from Lord Aberconway's gardens at Bodnant. See the slate mines and how the slaters lived and worked; contrast this with how the owners lived at Penryn Castle. Cross the Menai Straits to Angelsey, go to the old seaport and castle at Beaumaris.

In the south, there is Dylan Thomas country, and the little England beyond Wales: Pembrokeshire, with its glorious coastline, and has as its focal point, the venerable small city of St David's. Take in the incredibly ornate Cardiff Castle, funded by the toil of the miners and steel workers of "The Valleys". Hear their descendants sing.
There is a Welsh Voice Choir in nearly every town, and you should be able to find one near where you are staying, which is rehearsing, if not performing, most evenings. Remember too, that Wales is the country of the great Bards and poets. The Eisteddfods, literary & cultural festivals, occur every year in different parts of the country, and well worth a visit.

The countryside of Wales is beautifully green and rolling -- you experience this whe you drive the east side of the country, visiting Powys; take in some of the spa towns -- Builth Wells, Llandridrod Wells --delightful little places for a light lunch followed, perhaps, by a brief stroll.

Nearer the south there is the glorious range of hills -- The Brecon Beacons; the city of Brecon itself is a quiet haven. with its ancient cathedral and market town atmosphere.

When we are going by car we nearly always approach from England (though you can of course arrive by ferry from Ireland). Perhaps we enter North Wales from Chester, having walked some of the that ancient city's walls, had lunch in the cathedral's refectory and done a little shopping in the Rows.

Please contact us to begin the planning of your custom designed guided tour of Wales, with your own driver/guide.