Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Housed in a restored 15th-century tithe barn within the cathedral grounds, this centre has displays on the complex's history and some interesting objects,…
Must-see attractions in Wales
Southeast Wales
Housed in an 18th-century town house just across the road from the castle, this small, child-friendly museum covers Chepstow's industrial and social…
Southeast Wales
All that remains of Monmouth Castle is a scant section of wall that once enclosed the great hall and the adjoining tower. Despite being the birthplace of…
Southeast Wales
In 1793, after the official suppression of the faith was relaxed, St Mary's was the first new Catholic church to be opened in Wales. Even then it needed…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Adding a postcard quality to the village, this pretty double-naved church was founded in the 6th century, but the oldest surviving part of the structure…
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
This shingle beach is backed by a wooded ravine known as Bishopston Valley. There's no road access, but you can walk here from Bishopston village (less…
Cardiff
This section of wall on Bute Park's southern edge is topped with stone figures of lions, seals, bears and other creatures. In the 1930s they were the…
Southeast Wales
Just over 1 mile upstream from Tintern Abbey, this Victorian train station has old railway coaches that house a tourist information desk, temporary…
Southeast Wales
Elements of this venerable church, including the wonderful zigzag-patterned arches of its Romanesque doorway, date from the 11th century. It was once part…
Cardiff
With the aim of introducing kids to science, Techniquest is jam-packed with engrossing, hands-on exhibits that are equally enjoyable for under-fives and…
Southeast Wales
Skenfrith Castle was built around 1228 by Hubert de Burgh on the site of earlier Norman fortifications. Its keep and walls remain reasonably intact and…
Southeast Wales
Positioned by the Monnow Bridge, sweet little St Thomas still retains some original features from its founding in around 1180. Inside there's a…
Southeast Wales
Established in 1992, this vineyard on the northwestern edge of town produces a variety of white and red wines, including an award-winning sparkling. You…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Built in the 1830s by the Duke of Beaufort, Crickhowell's small but grandiose open-fronted market hall hosts an arts-and-craft market most Saturdays…
Southeast Wales
In the same building as the tourist office and library, Newport Museum covers the town's history from the prehistoric to the 20th century, via the Romans…
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
Built in 1873, when the old Parish Church of St Michael could no longer cope with the devout Victorian tourists flocking to Betws.
Wales
This pretty Edwardian-era park slopes from Penarth's bustling town centre down to the esplanade. Its formal gardens are filled with topiary and colourful…
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
Housed in a former art college, this stylish little gallery stages changing exhibitions of contemporary art. The shop sells a nice range of craft and…
Snowdonia & the Llŷn
Only the tower and a little wall survive from this 14th-century chapel, built to serve the new town constructed by the English. Visitors aren't allowed…
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
Set on a hillside above the beach, the stately grey ruin of Oxwich Castle is less a castle and more a sumptuous 16th-century, mock-military Tudor mansion.
Southeast Wales
Crowned with a squat tower, this 750-year-old red-sandstone church is accessed via a low wooden door with a foot-high step.
Cardiff
The unusual shape of this large public space is due to its past life as the basin of the West Bute Dock. A large rectangular dock once extended from here…
Cardiff
This imposing but semiderelict building was once the nerve centre of the Welsh coal trade, and for a time the place where international coal prices were…
Brecknock Museum & Art Gallery
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Behind the stolid neoclassical exterior of the former shire hall is the town's museum – although it's been shut for several years now. Various promised…
Southeast Wales
The site of the first test of Richard Trevithick's steam-powered locomotive may interest trainspotters, but there isn't a lot to see here apart from a…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
There's not much left of Brecon's 11th-century Norman castle, except for a couple of sturdy walls facing the intersection of the Rivers Usk and Honddu…
Cardiff
As you're walking through Bute Park, look for the outline of the foundations of 13th-century Blackfriars Priory. It was destroyed in 1404, when Owain…
Cardiff
Roald Dahl Plass is overseen by a soaring stainless-steel water sculpture, which fans of the Doctor Who spin-off series will recognise as the location of…
Southeast Wales
The distinctive Ynysfach Engine House once contained the huge beam engines that created the blast of hot air for the iron furnaces of the Cyfarthfa…
Cardiff
This stone circle was erected in 1978 when Cardiff hosted the National Eisteddfod. Such so-called gorsedd stones are found all over Wales where…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
Across the road from the Castle of Brecon Hotel and only partially visible from the road is the original Norman motte, capped by the ivy-clad Ely Tower …
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
To call it a mini Big Ben is an exaggeration, but this dinky clock tower has been keeping Hay shoppers punctual since 1884.
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
This open-sided market hall has stood here since 1833, although the dairy produce has now given way to bric-a-brac.
