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Ffordd yr Arfordir The Coastal Way An epic journey through thewalesway.com

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Getting here. The Wales Way is one Epic journey, three distinct routes – The Way, Wales is accessible to all major UK cities including , , Manchester and . The Coastal Way and The – that lead you across castle country, Wales is served by its own international airport, International Airport (CWL) which has more along the coast and through our mountainous heartland. than 50 direct routes, including major European cities and over 1,000 world wide connecting destinations. Wales is also easily served by Bristol (BRS), Birmingham (BHX), Manchester (MAN) The Coastal Way runs the entire length of . It's a 180 mile/290km odyssey that threads and Liverpool (LPL) airports. between blue seas on one side and big mountains on the other.

We’ve broken the journey down into bite-sized chunks as it passes through the various tourism 2 hours by train from London destinations in Wales – Mountains and Coast, and . And within each destination we feature places to visit all year under the headings Adventure, Heritage, 3 hours by motorway Landscape, Food and Drink, Walking and Golf. from central London, 1 hour by road from Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol and Birmingham. Please don’t think that this ‘Way’ is set in stone. It has been designed as a framework, with lots Cardiff Airport has direct flights across of opportunities to go off-route and explore Europe and global links via Doha, further and deeper. Schipol and Dublin Airports. cardiff-airport.com Enjoy the journey

Direct ferry links What’s inside from Irish ports. 04 Snowdonia Mountains & Coast 08 Ceredigion 12 Pembrokeshire 16 Adventure details & map 18 Heritage details & map 20 Landscape details & map 22 Food & Drink details & map 24 Walking details & map 26 Golf details & map Back cover: The Wales Way overview

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Snowdonia Mountains and Coast is home to around 80 miles/130km of The Coastal Way, extending from (the ‘Lands' End' of the Llŷn Peninsula) to the cosmopolitan resort and sailing centre of . It runs through the Llŷn’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, an area that has been designated for its beautiful coastline, and the Snowdonia National Park, a varied landscape of spectacular mountains, steep river gorges, waterfalls and green valleys. To accentuate its distinctiveness, you’ll hear Welsh spoken everywhere. It’s the oldest living language in Europe, central to the character and culture of this part of Wales.

Barmouth Bridge thewalesway.com 4 5 This former Victorian quarrying village, tucked in Adventure Food and drink beneath steep cliffs, gives visitors a glimpse into Snowdonia’s stretch of The Coastal Way offers In a stylish art deco building right next to the beach Wales’s deep and distinctive cultural heritage as well excitement on water, land, up in the air and in , Dylan’s Restaurant is the perfect place as telling the story of Nant’s industrial past. under the ground. on the lovely Llŷn to enjoy a taste of the sea. Try the Menai mussels, a house speciality, perfectly prepared with white Peninsula is a mecca for splashy sports like surfing, Castle bodyboarding and stand-up paddleboarding. At wine, cream and garlic. There’s more local flavour Dragon Raiders Activity Park near Criccieth you at Bwyty Mawddach near where you can blast away on the paintball range, explore trails can sample Snowdonia-reared beef and lamb with by Segway and quad bike or learn how to live in the a side order of stunning views over the Mawddach wild at the Bear Grylls Survival Academy. Estuary and Cader Idris.

An outstanding range of aerial and subterranean For liquid refreshment head to Cwrw Llŷn in the Golf adventures await at Blaenau ’s pretty seaside village of . This local brewery Sitting in the looming shadow of mighty Harlech caverns. At Zip World, former mines now house produces a range of delicious hand-made beers Castle, Royal St David’s is a king among golf a vast playground of zip wires and underground inspired by the landscape, legends and history of courses. With wicked sea breezes, towering dunes and thick rough that lies in wait for wayward shots, rope bridges and trampolines. See the Llechwedd Landscape Wales, as well as running backstage tours that lift caverns and surroundings on a ‘deep mine tour’ the lid on the brewing process. it has built a deserved reputation as the world’s Towering over the skyline, mighty Mount and off-road quarry tour. Or dive downhill on an toughest par 69. Just as stellar is Aberdovey, needs no introduction. But it’s just part of what Antur Stiniog mountain bike trail. Dylan's Restaurant an inspiring collaboration between its designers the Snowdonia National Park has to offer. and Mother Nature. Sandwiched between the Encompassing everything from lush wooded Antur Stiniog Dyfi Estuary and Snowdonia’s mountains, it’s an valleys and moody moorlands to rocky coastline elemental links experience that demands a well- and golden sandy beaches, the Park presents a stocked golf bag and the ability to improvise. suitcase of reasons to go off the beaten track. At you don’t have to choose The Llŷn Peninsula, pointing forcefully into the between links and parkland as a round here sea, has been called ‘Snowdon’s Arm’. Its wild and comprises a front nine of undulating heath followed wonderful coastline – the perfect counterpoint by a back nine of classic coastal links. to Snowdonia’s rugged grandeur – is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Walking Porthmadog Golf Club One of the best ways to enjoy Snowdonia Bounded by tree-covered hills and misty Heritage Mountains and Coast is on a circular walk. mountains, the Mawddach Estuary (‘the loveliest History doesn’t get much more theatrical than at At on Llŷn’s south coast, a in Wales’) reveals jaw-dropping vistas as it winds its . The towers of this mighty World 2.3-mile/3.6km loop takes you through shady way towards the sea at . It’s also a popular Heritage Site spring from the rocky crag on which woods and over open heathland, with panoramic spot with wading birds and gulls, so don’t forget it sits, with rolling dunes leading to the sea at one views in all directions. For pretty villages, a wooded your binoculars side and the peaks of Snowdonia at the other. nature reserve and lovely vistas of Cardigan Bay, try the 6.3-mile/10km walk from the bustling harbour Running for 25 picturesque miles (40km) from town of Porthmadog. to Porthmadog, the is the longest heritage railway in the UK Rising up into the hills behind Barmouth, a and the ideal way to see this spectacular landscape 5.6-mile/9km route lead to Dinas Oleu (birthplace in style. You can go even further by hopping on of the ) and across farmland and its sister line, the classic , all the woodland, with long-range views of the Mawddach way from Porthmadog to . Estuary and Llŷn Peninsula.

Experience living Welsh culture at Nant For further information Gwrtheyrn, the National on things to do and where to stay go to: and Heritage Centre on the Llŷn Peninsula. visitsnowdonia.info/coastal-way

6 7 The Coastal Way: Ceredigion

Around 70 miles/110km of The Coastal Way lies within Ceredigion stretching from the mouth of the Dyfi Estuary in the north to the historic market town of Cardigan in the south. It’s a place of legendary landscapes and seascapes, colourful historic seafaring ports, long stretches of coastline designated a Special Area of Conservation and seafood direct from the bay. Head inland for quintessential Welsh countryside – traditional landscapes, hills and uplands, small market towns and lush green river valleys.

New Quay thewalesway.com 8 9 Explore the area’s creative side on the over , a green-backed Adventure Food and drink Ceredigion Art Trail, which gives you a peek at the end of a stubby, sea-washed peninsula. Saddle up for first rate cycling in Ceredigion. In you’ll findUltracomida , a into the studios and galleries of local artists and Ride quiet, mostly traffic-free routes like the Spanish-influenced restaurant and deli that stocks craftspeople making everything from pottery Ystwyth and Rheidol Valley Trails, or test your a cracking selection of local Ceredigion cheeses. and paintings to glassware and jewellery. off-road mettle on bone-shaking singletracks For the freshest seafood, head to Jonah’s Fish Market to take your pick from the day’s catch. at Bwlch Nant yr Arian near Aberystwyth. If Bach, Folk Group you need to hire a bike, head to Summit Cycles If you’d prefer someone else to do the cooking, in town. For aquatic action, go to Cardigan book a table at Pysgoty restaurant on the harbour. Bay Watersports Centre in , which Jonah’s sister establishment, its menu is filled offers activities like windsurfing, sailing, stand-up with produce plucked straight from Cardigan paddleboarding, waterskiing and wakeboarding. Bay’s waters.

If you prefer to stay above the waves, go sea Cosmopolitan Cardigan is also packed with fishing withEpic Fishing Trips (also based foodie delights. Try Crwst, a café and deli Golf in New Quay). As you try to land the big one, specialising in freshly baked bread, cakes Founded in 1885, & stakes a claim watch out for the dolphins and porpoises and pastries, housed in a building that was to being Wales’s oldest golf club. It certainly that play in the bay’s crystal-clear waters. Landscape once an ironworks and car showroom. offers a timeless out and back links experience, The stretch of coast between Aberystwyth and complete with sweeping views over Cardigan Sailing at New Quay Ultracomida cheese counter Ynyslas is home to some intriguing natural features. Bay. Founded in 1990, Penrhos Park Golf Club Just back from the sea is , a rare at near Aberystwyth is a relative area of raised peat bog alive with unusual plant newcomer on Ceredigion’s golfing scene, species like the carnivorous sundew, while at but its hilly terrain, water hazards and natural the shore an otherworldly submerged forest of features combine to make a big impression. millennia-old trees is revealed when tidal conditions are just right. Whatever the weather, you’ll enjoy Links and parkland blend together at Cardigan stunning sea views on your journey on the coast Golf Club, a splendid seaside course that has road between Aberystwyth and Aberaeron. drawn comparisons with the USA’s famous Pebble Beach. The views across the bay can take the Magical is one of Ceredigion’s hidden breath away, but watch out for the thick gorse Heritage Walking gems. The sheltered sandy beach is perfect that lies in wait for players who get too caught Housed in a beautifully preserved Edwardian Ceredigion’s coast and countryside are latticed with for paddling, while a walk to the top of Foel up with the scenery. theatre close to the seafront in Aberystwyth, wonderful walks. The 6-mile/10km route between y Mwnt is a must for dolphin spotting and tells Ceredigion’s story Bwlch Nant yr Arian and Devil’s Bridge takes in lovely views of to the west as Cardigan Golf Club through an eclectic collection of more than ancient woodland, former mine workings, a well as northwards towards Snowdonia. 60,000 artefacts ranging from the host of tumbling waterfalls and great views across the Rheidol Valley. The walk between Aberaeron period to the 20th century. There’s more history Mwnt at , scene of centuries of battles and follows the route of the old railway and sieges (plus Wales’s first , held line, passing the National Trust’s , in 1176). After falling into disrepair it has been a rare example of an 18th-century ‘gentleman’s rescued, restored and reborn as both a fascinating estate’ that’s hardly changed over the last two heritage attraction and unique place to stay. centuries. The 21-mile/34km walk can be tackled in sections, with the possibility of returning by bus. For a shorter option, go as far as Llanerchaeron from Aberaeron (it’s just under 2½ miles/4km).

Take a walk on the Ceredigion Coast Path near to see the jagged rock formation For further information known as Carreg Bica (legend says it’s the lost on things to do and where to stay go to: tooth of a local giant) and some spellbinding views discoverceredigion.wales/thewalesway

10 11 The Coastal Way: Pembrokeshire

Featuring around 60 miles/100km of The Coastal Way – the stretch between near the historic market town of Cardigan and St Davids. It lies within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, the UK’s only totally coastal National Park. Every step of your journey will take you through a rich and diverse landscape – in Welsh ‘Gwlad hud a lledrith’, the fabled ‘land of magic and enchantment’ – that has inspired everyone from artists to Celtic saints, medieval pilgrims to today’s travellers.

Abereiddy thewalesway.com 12 13 and the sea, you’ll be able to spot Adventure Folk nights Food and drink a huge range of marine wildlife, from seals and Catch some waves at Whitesands Bay, one of the Sample fresh Pembrokeshire produce at porpoises to gannets, shags and cormorants. UK’s best surfing beaches. Curving towards the St Davids Kitchen, a farm-to-fork restaurant

rocky outcropping of St Davids Head, you’ll find that places local growers and producers at the Dinas Head the biggest swell at the northern end of this wide heart of its business. Alongside hogget (’s sweep of soft sand. Tucked in amongst tall cliffs, meat) from Ramsey Island and fresh fish from between Newport and Cardigan is the waters around St Davids Peninsula, you the place for stellar sea kayaking. Exploring on the can try local gin made with hand-foraged water is the best way to appreciate the unusual botanicals. Pwnc Café in Newport also keeps folded textures in the rocks and see the spectacular things local. The ingredients for its delicious but sea cave Pwll-y-Wrach (The Witches’ Cauldron). healthy meals and snacks are sourced from the Landscape surrounding region (and the café’s own garden). If you prefer dry land, head out for a bike ride on The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park dips inland the Gwaun Valley Trail inland from Fishguard. to take in the haunting , source of The award-winning Ferry Inn in St Dogmael’s stones. The Preselis most compelling Following the river along a wooded valley carved is extremely proud of its Pembrokeshire Golf out at the end of the last Ice Age, this 6-mile/9.7km landmark is Carn Ingli, the ‘Mountain of Angels’ connections. Its tempting seasonal menu of classic Combine great golf with some old-fashioned loop is an easy way to immerse yourself in and fort poised 1,135ft/346m above dishes with contemporary influences is built Welsh hospitality at family-run Priskilly Forest, Pembrokeshire’s hidden, green countryside. Newport. To visit, take the minor road south around supplies from the area’s best butchers, just inland from Fishguard. It’s a scenic (and from Newport to Cilgwyn and in a mile or so cheesemakers, farmers and fishermen. very green) nine-hole parkland course, with Ceibwr Kayaking (1.6km) look out for the large car park, starting cosy country house accommodation attached. point for a path to the rock-strewn summit. The Ferry Inn The most westerly course in Wales, St Davids Back beside the sea, get a feel for the rugged City Golf Club is a compact but captivating remoteness of the north coast by following the nine-hole, 18-tee links course with views coast path from Poppit Sands near Cardigan to across Whitesands Bay and Ramsey Island. Head. Further west there’s or dominated by Strumble Lighthouse For links golf on a slightly larger scale, head to perched on a tiny island just off the coast. It’s Newport Sands. Starting life in 1925 as a nine-holer an untamed location with a bird observatory, designed by legendary course architect James making it a favourite spot for wildlife watchers. Braid, it’s now 18 holes of championship challenge with some world-beating views over . Heritage , one of the most important Walking St Davids City Golf Club holy sites in Wales, still attracts pilgrims from across It’s no surprise that Pembrokeshire – home to the the world centuries after two pilgrimages here UK’s only coastal-based National Park – boasts equalled one to Rome. If you’re visiting, make some exceptional coastal walking. Starting in the village time to see the cathedral’s library (home to a huge of Pwllgwaelod, the loop around the steep cliffs collection of books dating back to the 16th century) of Dinas Head may only measure 3 miles/4.8km, and the neighbouring ruins of the Bishop’s Palace. but it packs in some challenging climbs (not to mention sensational views). The 3.6-mile/5.8km Music lovers won’t want to miss the weekly circular walk from the quirky harbour village folk night (every Tuesday) at the Royal Oak in of takes in beautiful sandy beaches Fishguard. Featuring traditional Welsh music, at Traeth Llyfn and Abereiddi and the striking Irish jigs and sea shanties, it’s a fun and informal Blue Lagoon, a flooded former slate quarry get-together for performers and audience that has become an adventure sports mecca. alike. For arts and crafts, call into Newport Collective Gallery, an innovative -run For a longer stroll, walk the 5.9-mile/9.5km stretch For further information enterprise packed with locally made paintings, of the between St Justinians on things to do and where to stay go to: jewellery, textiles, furniture and sculptures. and Porthclais. Alongside stunning views of visitpembrokeshire.com/explore- pembrokeshire/the-coastal-way

14 15 Rhyl AONB Menai Holywell Adventure Locations Bridge St Asaph Bangor 3 Zip World Slate Caverns Blaenau Ffestiniog LL41 3NB www.zipworld.co.uk Llanrwst Caernarfon on The Coastal Way Capel Curig and Dee Valley AONB 2 Dragon Raiders Activity Park Betws-y-Coed LL52 0LR Snowdon www.dragonraiders.co.uk 1085m/3560ft Cycling the Gwaun Valley Surfers at Porth Ceiriad Blaenau Ffestiniog 3 1 Abersoch Porthmadog Snowdonia Llyn www.visitsnowdonia.info/abersoch 2 Tegid Llŷn National Park Peninsula Criccieth AONB 4 Ystwyth and Rheidol Valley Trails Harlech 1 Abersoch Aberdaron Dolgellau 5 Bwlch Nant yr Arian Llanystumdwy LL52 0LR Barmouth www.naturalresources.wales/days-out/places-to-visit/ mid-wales/bwlch-nant-yr-arian-forest-visitor-centre/?lang=en Cader Idris 893m/2930ft 6 Cardigan Bay Watersports Centre New Quay SA45 9PS www.cardiganbaywatersports.org.uk

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Traeth Porth SA62 6PS www.visitpembrokeshire.com/explore-pembrokeshire/beaches/whitesands 1 Abersoch 5 Bwlch Nant yr Arian 8 Cycling the Gwaun Valley CARDIGAN BAY Llanidloes Aberystwyth visitsnowdonia.info/abersoch SY23 3AB cyclepembrokeshire.com 5 Devil's Bridge 4 7 Kayaking Ceibwr Bay naturalresources. Elan Bae Ceibwr SA43 3BU 2 Dragon Raiders wales/mid-wales 9 Surfing at Whitesands Bay Valley Rhayader www.visitpembrokeshire.com/explore-pembrokeshire/beaches/ceibwr-bay Activity Park visitpembrokeshire.com/ Llandrindod Wells Llanystumdwy LL52 0LR 6 Cardigan Bay activities-adventure/surfing Aberaeron 8 Cycling the Gwaun Valley dragonraiders.co.uk Watersports Centre New Quay 6 , Fishguard SA65 9SB www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/cycle-pembrokeshire/ New Quay SA45 9PS cycle-pembrokeshire-gwaun-valley-trail 3 Zip World Slate Caverns cardiganbaywatersports. Builth Wells Blaaenau Ffestiniog LL41 3NB org.uk zipworld.co.uk 7 Cardigan Lampeter Hay-on-Wye 7 Kayaking Ceibwr Bay 4 Ystwyth and Rheidol visitpembrokeshire.com/ Newport Fishguard Valley Trails activities-adventure/kayaking 8 Porthgain Pembrokeshire Coast Aberystwyth SY23 1JX National Park St Davids 9 Llangorse discoverceredigion. Lake wales/cycling Lake National Park 886m/2907ft

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16 17 Llandudno Holyhead Anglesey Rhyl AONB Conwy Menai Holywell Heritage Locations Bridge St Asaph Bangor 2 Welsh Highland Railway Caernarfon LL55 2YD / LL54 5UP www.festrail.co.uk Llanrwst Caernarfon Clwydian Range on The Coastal Way 2 Capel Curig and Dee Valley AONB 1 Nant Gwrtheyrn - National Welsh Language and Heritage Centre Betws-y-Coed LL53 6NL Snowdon www.nantgwrtheyrn.org 1085m/3560ft Welsh Highland Railway Cardigan Castle Blaenau Ffestiniog 3 Harlech Castle 1 Porthmadog Snowdonia Llyn Harlech LL44 2YH National Park Tegid www..gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/harlech-castle Llŷn Peninsula Criccieth AONB Pwllheli 4 Ceredigion Museum Harlech Aberystwyth SY23 2AQ 3 Abersoch www.ceredigionmuseum.wales Lake Vyrnwy Aberdaron Dolgellau 6 Cardigan Castle Cardigan SA43 1JA Barmouth www.cardigancastle.com Cader Idris 893m/2930ft 5 Ceredigion Art Trail Mwnt SA43 1QH Tywyn www.ceredigionarttrail.org.uk Machynlleth Aberdovey Heritage Key: Clywedog 9 St Davids Cathedral Borth Lake

St Davids SA62 6RD www.stdavidscathedral.org.uk 1 Nant Gwrtheyrn - 4 Ceredigion Museum 8 Royal Oak, Fishguard CARDIGAN BAY Llanidloes Aberystwyth National Welsh Language Aberystwyth SY23 2AQ Fishguard SA65 9HA 4 Devil's Bridge 5 8 Royal Oak, Fishguard and Heritage Centre ceredigionmuseum.wales royaloakfishguard.co.uk Elan Fishguard SA65 9HA Llithfaen LL53 6NL Valley Rhayader www.royaloakfishguard.co.uk nantgwrtheyrn.org 5 Ceredigion Art Trail 9 St Davids Cathedral Llandrindod Wells ceredigionarttrail.org.uk St Davids SA62 6RD Aberaeron 7 Newport Collective 2 Welsh Highland Railway stdavidscathedral.org.uk New Quay Newport SA42 0SY Tregaron www.newportcollective.co.uk Caernarfon LL55 2YD 6 Cardigan Castle festrail.co.uk Cardigan SA43 1JA Builth Wells

cardigancastle.com 6 3 Harlech Castle Cardigan Lampeter Hay-on-Wye Harlech LL44 2YH 7 Newport Collective 7 8 cadw.gov.wales Newport SA42 0SY Newport Fishguard newportcollective.co.uk Crymych Brecon Porthgain Pembrokeshire Coast National Park St Davids Llangorse Lake 9 Solva Llys y Fran Carmarthen Brecon Beacons Lake Pen y Fan National Park 886m/2907ft Abergavenny

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18 19 Llandudno Holyhead Anglesey Rhyl AONB Conwy Menai Holywell Landscape Locations Bridge St Asaph Bangor 2 Snowdonia National Park www.visitsnowdonia.info/snowdonia-national-park Llanrwst Caernarfon on The Coastal Way Capel Clwydian Range Curig and Dee Valley AONB 1 Llŷn Peninsula AONB Betws-y-Coed www.visitsnowdonia.info/llyn-area-outstanding-natural-beauty Snowdon 1085m/3560ft Borth y Gest Carningli Blaenau Ffestiniog

3 Mawddach Estuary Porthmadog 2 Snowdonia Llyn Tegid Llŷn National Park 1 Peninsula Criccieth AONB Pwllheli 4 Cors Fochno Harlech www.naturalresources.wales/days-out/places-to-visit/mid-wales/ Abersoch dyfi-ynyslas-national-nature-reserve-and-visitor-centre-near-aberystwyth/?lang=en Lake Vyrnwy Aberdaron Dolgellau 5 Aberaeron 3 Aberaeron SA46 0BT Barmouth www.discoverceredigion.co.uk/English/where/towns/Pages/Aberaeron.aspx Cader Idris 893m/2930ft 6 Mwnt Mwnt SA43 1QH Tywyn www.discoverceredigion.co.uk/English/where/beaches/Pages/mwnt.aspx Machynlleth Aberdovey Landscape Key: 4 Clywedog 8 Carningli Borth Lake

Newport SA42 0QL 1 5 8 1 Llŷn Peninsula AONB Aberaeron Carningli CARDIGAN BAY Llanidloes Aberystwyth visitsnowdonia.info/llyn-area- discoverceredigion. Devil's Bridge 9 7 Cemaes Head outstanding-natural-beauty wales/aberaeron Strumble Head Elan , Cardigan SA43 3LP visitpembrokeshire.com/ Valley Rhayader www.welshwildlife.org/nature-reserve/cemaes-head/ 2 Snowdonia National Park 6 Mwnt explore-pembrokeshire/ Llandrindod Wells visitsnowdonia.info/ discoverceredigion. towns-and-villages/ Aberaeron 9 Strumble Head 5 snowdonia-national-park wales/mwnt strumble-head New Quay SA64 0JL Tregaron www.visitpembrokeshire.com/explore-pembrokeshire/towns-and-villages/strumble-head 3 7 Builth Wells Mawddach Estuary Cemaes Head 6 welshwildlife.org/nature- 7 4 Ynyslas & Cors Fochno reserve/cemaes-head Cardigan Lampeter Hay-on-Wye

Borth 9 naturalresources. Newport Fishguard wales/mid-wales 8 Crymych Brecon Porthgain Pembrokeshire Coast National Park St Davids Llangorse Lake Solva Llys y Fran Carmarthen Brecon Beacons Lake Pen y Fan National Park 886m/2907ft Abergavenny

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20 21 Llandudno Holyhead Anglesey Rhyl AONB Conwy Menai Holywell Food and Drink Bridge St Asaph Bangor 1 Cwrw Llŷn Nefyn LL53 6EG www.cwrwllyn.cymru Llanrwst Caernarfon Locations on Capel Clwydian Range Curig and Dee Valley AONB 2 Dylan's Criccieth Betws-y-Coed Criccieth LL52 0HU Snowdon www.dylansrestaurant.co.uk 1085m/3560ft The Coastal Way Blaenau Ffestiniog 3 Mawddach Restaurant Porthmadog Snowdonia Llyn Dolgellau LL402TA 1 National Park Tegid www.mawddach.com Llŷn 2 Cwrw Llŷn St Davids Kitchen Peninsula Criccieth AONB Pwllheli 4 Ultracomida Harlech Aberystwyth SY23 2LN Abersoch www.ultracomida.co.uk/page/restaurants/aberystwyth Lake Vyrnwy Aberdaron Dolgellau 6 Jonah's Fish Market 3 Aberystwyth SY23 1NT Barmouth www.facebook.com/JonahsFishMarket Cader Idris 893m/2930ft 5 Pysgoty Aberystwyth SY23 1JY Tywyn www.pysgoty.co.uk Machynlleth Aberdovey Clywedog 9 St Davids Kitchen Borth Lake

St Davids SA62 6NS www.stdavidskitchen.co.uk CARDIGAN BAY Llanidloes Aberystwyth 4 Devil's Bridge Food and Drink Key: 5 8 Pwnc Café Elan Newport SA42 0SY Valley Rhayader www.facebook.com/pwnccafe/ 1 Cwrw Llŷn 5 Pysgoty 8 Pwnc Café

Nefyn LL53 6EG Aberystwyth SY23 1JY Newport SA42 0SY Llandrindod Wells Aberaeron cwrwllyn.cymru pysgoty.co.uk facebook.com/pwnccafe 6 7 Ferry Inn New Quay St Dogmaels SA43 3LF Tregaron www.theferryinn.co.uk 2 6 9 Dylan's Criccieth Harbourmaster St Davids Kitchen Builth Wells Criccieth LL52 0HU Aberaeron SA46 0BT St Davids SA62 6NS dylansrestaurant.co.uk harbour-master.com stdavidskitchen.co.uk 7 Cardigan Lampeter Hay-on-Wye

3 Mawddach Restaurant 7 Ferry Inn St Dogmaels 8 Newport Dolgellau LL40 2TA St Dogmaels SA43 3LF Fishguard Crymych mawddach.com theferryinn.co.uk Brecon Porthgain Pembrokeshire Coast National Park St Davids Llangorse 9 Lake 4 Ultracomida Solva Llys y Fran Carmarthen Brecon Beacons Lake Pen y Fan Aberystwyth SY23 2LN National Park 886m/2907ft Abergavenny ultracomida.co.uk Broad Haven Haverfordwest Narberth Merthyr Tydfil Wye Valley AONB Milford Haven

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22 23 Llandudno Holyhead Anglesey Rhyl AONB Conwy Menai Holywell Walking Locations Bridge St Asaph Bangor 1 Llanbedrog Circular Walk Llanbedrog LL53 7TT visitsnowdonia.info Llanrwst Caernarfon on The Coastal Way Capel Clwydian Range Curig and Dee Valley AONB 2 Porthmadog Circular Walk Betws-y-Coed Porthmadog LL49 9TS Snowdon www.visitsnowdonia.info/porthmadog-circular-walk 1085m/3560ft Nefyn, Pwllheli Ceredigion Coast Path near Llangrannog Blaenau Ffestiniog 3 Barmouth Circular Walk Porthmadog Snowdonia Llyn Barmouth LL42 1EF National Park Tegid www.visitsnowdonia.info/barmouth-circular-walk Llŷn 2 Peninsula Criccieth AONB 1 Pwllheli 4 Bwlch Nant yr Arian - Devil's Bridge Harlech SY23 3AB / SY23 3JW Abersoch www.ceredigion.gov.uk/resident/coast-countryside/exploring-ceredigion/walks-and-rides Lake Vyrnwy Aberdaron Dolgellau 5 Aberaeron - Lampeter SA46 0BT / SA48 7ED Barmouth www.ceredigion.gov.uk/resident/coast-countryside/exploring-ceredigion/walks-and-rides 3 Cader Idris 893m/2930ft 6 Ceredigion Coast Path discoverceredigion.co.uk/English/what/walking/Pages/Ceredigion-Coast-Path.aspx Tywyn Machynlleth Aberdovey Walking Key: Clywedog 7 Dinas Head circular walk Borth Lake nationaltrust.org.uk/strumble-head-to-cardigan/trails/dinas-island-spectacular-walk 5 1 Llanbedrog Circular Walk 5 Ceredigion Coast Path 8 Porthgain circular CARDIGAN BAY Llanidloes Aberystwyth 4 Llanbedrog LL53 7TT discoverceredigion. coast path walk Devil's Bridge

8 Porthgain circular coast path walk visitsnowdonia.info wales/ceredigion- visitpembrokeshire.com/ Elan pembrokeshirecoast.wales/Files/files/Walk%20 PDF/half_day_walks/english/porthgain_abereiddi.pdf coast-path activities-adventure/walking Valley Rhayader 2 Porthmadog Circular Walk Llandrindod Wells Porthmadog 6 Aberaeron - Lampeter 9 St Justinians Aberaeron 9 St Justinians coast path walk 6 visitsnowdonia.info SA46 0BT/SA48 7ED coast path walk New Quay pembrokeshirecoast.wales/Files/files/Walk%20PDF/half_day_walks/english/stjustinians_porthclais.pdf Tregaron discoverceredigion.wales/ visitpembrokeshire.com/ 3 Barmouth Circular Walk walking activities-adventure/walking Builth Wells Barmouth LL42 1N visitsnowdonia.info 7 Dinas Head circular walk Cardigan Lampeter Hay-on-Wye

visitpembrokeshire.com/ 7 4 Bwlch Nant yr Arian activities-adventure/walking Newport Fishguard - Devil's Bridge 8 Crymych Brecon Porthgain Pembrokeshire Coast SY23 3AB/SY23 3JW National Park St Davids 9 Llangorse discoverceredigion. Lake Solva Llys y Fran Carmarthen Brecon Beacons wales/walking Lake Pen y Fan National Park 886m/2907ft Abergavenny

Broad Haven Haverfordwest Narberth Merthyr Tydfil Wye Valley AONB Milford Haven

Pembroke Tenby Rhondda Chepstow Swansea Gower Peninsula Pontypridd AONB

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24 25 Llandudno Holyhead Anglesey Rhyl AONB Conwy Menai Holywell Golf Locations Bridge St Asaph Bangor 2 Royal St. David's Golf Club Harlech LL46 2UB royalstdavids.co.uk/ Llanrwst Caernarfon on The Coastal Way Capel Clwydian Range Curig and Dee Valley AONB 3 Aberdovey Golf Club Betws-y-Coed Aberdovey LL35 0RT Snowdon aberdoveygolf.co.uk/ 1085m/3560ft Harlech Golf Course Penrhos Golf and Country Club, Llanrhystud Blaenau Ffestiniog 1 Porthmadog Golf Club Porthmadog Snowdonia Llyn Porthmadog LL49 9UU National Park Tegid porthmadog-golf-club.co.uk/ Llŷn 1 Peninsula Criccieth AONB Pwllheli 2 4 Borth & Ynyslas Golf Club Harlech Borth SY24 5JS Abersoch borthgolf.co.uk Lake Vyrnwy Aberdaron Dolgellau 5 Penrhos Park Golf Club Aberystwyth SY23 5AY Barmouth penrhosgolf.co.uk Cader Idris 893m/2930ft 6 Cardigan Golf Club Abertei SA43 1PR Tywyn Machynlleth cardigangolf.com 3 Aberdovey Golf Key: 4 Clywedog 8 Priskilly Golf Course Borth Lake

Castlemorris SA62 5EH priskilly-forest.co.uk/ 1 Porthmadog Golf Club 5 Penrhos Park Golf Club 8 Priskilly Golf Course CARDIGAN BAY Llanidloes Aberystwyth Porthmadog LL49 9UU Llanrhystud SY23 5AY SA62 5EH Devil's Bridge

9 St Davids City Golf Course porthmadog-golf-club.co.uk penrhosgolf.co.uk priskilly-forest.co.uk Elan 5 St Davids SA62 6PT Valley Rhayader stdavidscitygolfclub.co.uk/ 2 Royal St. David's Golf Club 6 Cardigan Golf Club 9 St Davids City Golf Course Llandrindod Wells Harlech LL46 2UB SA43 1PR St Davids SA62 6PT Aberaeron 7 Newport Sands Golf Course royalstdavids.co.uk cardigangolf.com stdavidscitygolfclub.co.uk New Quay Newport SA42 0NR Tregaron newportsands.co.uk/ 3 Aberdovey Golf Club 7 Newport Sands Golf Course Builth Wells Aberdovey LL35 0RT Newport SA42 0NR 6 aberdoveygolf.co.uk newportsands.co.uk Cardigan Lampeter Hay-on-Wye 7

4 Borth & Ynyslas Golf Club Newport Fishguard Borth SY24 5JS Crymych Brecon Porthgain 8 Pembrokeshire Coast borthgolf.co.uk National Park St Davids Llangorse Lake Solva9 Llys y Fran Carmarthen Brecon Beacons Lake Pen y Fan National Park 886m/2907ft Abergavenny

Broad Haven Haverfordwest Narberth Merthyr Tydfil Wye Valley AONB Milford Haven

Pembroke Tenby Rhondda Chepstow Swansea Gower Peninsula Pontypridd AONB

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26 27 The Wales Way The Wales Way is one Epic journey, three distinct routes – The North Wales Way The Cambrian Way, The Coastal Way and The North Wales The Coastal Way Way – that lead you along the coast, across castle country, The Cambrian Way and through our mountainous heartland. The Cambrian Way crosses the spine of Wales for 185 miles/300km between Llandudno and Cardiff, through National Parks and the . The Coastal Way travels the west coast around Cardigan Bay, a 180 mile/290km road-trip between the sea and mountains. The North Wales Way leads 75 miles/120km past mighty castles into the island of Anglesey.

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