Day One London – Abergavenny:
We leave behind the hustle and bustle of the big city and fill our lungs with fresh air en-route to the mountains and valleys of Britain’s only Principality, the majestic Wales, and even try to teach you a wee bit of Welsh along the way – some say Europe’s oldest language! After crossing the mighty Severn Bridge we visit the border town of Chepstow with its Castle and we continue along the Wye valley to the romantic ruins of Tintern Abbey, inspiration for William Wordsworth. Lunch is beside Europe's largest ruined castle, Caerphilly. We take an afternoon walk in the Brecon Beacons before arriving in the town of Abergavenny (overnight).
Day Two Abergavenny – Caernarfon:
Heading north towards Snowdonia National Park we stop at the source of the mighty rivers Severn and Wye high up in the Welsh mountains, taking in the ruined Welsh Castel-y-Bere, the last strong hold of the independant Welsh princes. We’ll take in some gorgeous villages, and then head on to Snowdonia National Park, where we’ll stretch our legs again and hike around in some of this country’s most dramatic scenery. Tonight we stop in the walled town of Caernarfon, which is in the shadow of one of Britain’s most spectacular castles, built by the invading King of England, Edward I and where the original and current Prince of Wales was inaugurated. Overnight Caernarfon
Day Three Caernarfon – London
Before we start making our way back to London we’ll take you over to the Isle of Anglesey, home of the famous ‘Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch’, arguably the longest place name in the world, get your passport stamped and we’ll not be leaving until all of you can pronounce it perfectly!!! Back to mainland Wales we see Llangollen. Continuing along the north Wales coast we cross over into England and make our final stop - Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon, a beautiful Tudor olde worlde style town. Then we make our way back to London.
NOTE Tours may run in reverse.