The Wales Way Is a New Family of Three National Touring Routes That Lead You Along the Coast, Across Castle Country, and Through Our Mountainous Heartland
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The Wales Way is a new family of three national touring routes that lead you along the coast, across castle country, and through our mountainous heartland. Starts/Ends: Llandudno or Cardiff The Cambrian Way is a journey along the Ffordd Cambria The Cambrian Way Distance: 185 miles (300km) mountainous spine of Wales, running for 185 miles (300km) between Llandudno and Cardiff, winding through National Parks and big green spaces. Starts/Ends: Aberdaron or St Davids The Coastal Way travels the west coast around Ffordd yr Arfordir The Coastal Way Distance: 180 miles (290km) Cardigan Bay, a 180-mile (290km) road-trip between the sea on one side and mountains on the other. Starts/Ends: Chester or Holyhead The North Wales Way follows the main trading Ffordd y Gogledd The North Wales Way Distance: 75 miles (120km) route for 75 miles (120km) along the northern coast, taking in some of the mightiest castles, the mountains of Snowdonia, and the ancient thewalesway.com history of Anglesey. Ffordd Cambria The Cambrian Way Llandudno Holyhead 11 Anglesey Rhyl AONB Conwy 6 1. Bodnant Gardens Craft Centre 18. The Lake (scenic walk) 25 10 8 Menai 18 12 9 22 Holywell 2. Bodnant Welsh Food Centre 19. Epynt Way – Epic View Point Bridge 14 13 St Asaph 5 1 24 Bangor 7 19 2 1 3. Surf Snowdonia 20. Hay-on-Wye 3 20 15 4. Zip World Fforest 21. Cantref 21 Llanrwst Caernarfon 23 Capel Clwydian Range 5. Betws-y-Coed – Swallow Falls 22. Dan yr Ogof 17 4 and Dee Valley AONB 16 Curig 5 6. Go Below 23. Brecon Mountain Railway Betws-y-Coed 4 Snowdon 7 6 3 7. Dolwyddelan Castle 24. BikePark Wales 1085m/3560ft 2 8 Blaenau Ffestiniog 8. The Slate Caverns 25. Penderyn Distillery 5 9. Yr Ysgwrn, home of Hedd Wyn 26. Blaenavon World Heritage Centre Porthmadog Snowdonia Llyn 6 Tegid Llŷn National Park 4 10. Coed y Brenin 27. Rhondda Heritage Park Peninsula Criccieth 7 9 AONB 3 Pwllheli 11. Mawddach Estuary 28. The Royal Mint Harlech 2 8 10 Abersoch 12. Epic View Point 29. Caerphilly Castle Lake Vyrnwy 1 13. Corris Craft Centre 30. Castell Coch Aberdaron 9 Dolgellau 14. Wynford Vaughan Thomas Memorial 31. St Fagans National Museum of History Barmouth 11 12 15. Llanidloes 32. Principality Stadium Cader Idris 893m/2930ft 16. Elan Valley Visitor Centre 33. Wales Millennium Centre 13 17. Strata Florida Abbey Tywyn 10 Machynlleth Aberdovey 11 14 Ffordd yr Arfordir The Coastal Way 12 Borth Clywedog 15 Lake Cardigan Bay Llanidloes 1. Bardsey Island 16. Aberaeron 13 2. Abersoch (sailing) 17. Llanerchaeron Aberystwyth 14 3. Plas Glyn-y-Weddw 18. New Quay Elan Valley Rhayader 4. Criccieth Castle 19. Mwnt 16 15 Llandrindod Wells 5. Nant Gwrtheyrn 20. Cardigan Castle Aberaeron 17 16 17 18 6. Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway 21. St Dogmael’s Abbey New Quay 18 7. Portmeirion 22. The Welsh Wildlife Centre Builth Wells 8. Harlech Castle 23. Cilgerran Castle 19 20 19 9. Barmouth Estuary 24. Preseli Hills Cardigan 20 Hay-on-Wye 21 10. Talyllyn Railway 25. Melin Tregwynt 22 23 11. RSPB Site – Ynys Hir 26. Blue Lagoon, Abereiddy Newport Fishguard 12. Borth submerged forest & dunes of Ynyslas 27. St Davids Cathedral 25 24 26 Pembrokeshire Coast Brecon 13. National Library of Wales 28. St Davids Bishop’s Palace National Park 21 St Davids Llangorse 27 Lake 14. Vale of Rheidol 29. Ramsey Island 28 Carmarthen 29 Brecon Beacons Pen y Fan 15. Aberarth (epic coastal viewpoint) National Park 886m/2907ft Abergavenny 22 24 23 25 Merthyr Tydfil 26 Wye Valley Ffordd y Gogledd The North Wales Way AONB Tenby 27 1. Hawarden Estate Farm Shop 14. Penrhyn Castle and Garden Rhondda Chepstow Swansea 2. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct 15. Zip World Penrhyn Quarry Gower Peninsula Pontypridd AONB 29 3. Valle Crucis Abbey 16. National Slate Museum 28 30 Newport 4. Clwydian Range (Horseshoe Pass) 17. Caernarfon Castle 32 31 5. Flint Castle 18. Beaumaris Castle 33 6. St Winefride’s Well 19. Llanfair PG railway station 7. Denbigh Castle and Town Walls 20. Plas Newydd House & Gardens 8. Rhuddlan Castle 21. Halen Môn Anglesey Sea Salt 9. Bodelwyddan Castle 22. Oriel Ynys Môn 10. Welsh Mountain Zoo 23. Llanddwyn Island visitsnowdonia.info 11. Great Orme Tramway, Llandudno 24. White Arch discoverceredigion.wales 12. Conwy Castle 25. South Stack Lighthouse visitpembrokeshire.com 13. Plas Mawr.