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Organised by Craft*Folk for over three decades, the Cardiff Christmas Market – or Marchnad Nadolig Caerdydd in Welsh – champions home‑grown creativity. The streets around St John’s Church fill with distinctive…
When people ask me about Wales, the country in which I was born, my first response is about the castles. Wales just has the most spectacular castles, all over the…
Travel Begins at 40 rounds up the best festivals in March 2025 across the globe, from Wales to Colombia, with cherry trees, loads of Guinness and even some frozen dead…
The Green Man Festival is an ethical, independent, non-corporate celebration of music, art and nature set in the stunning Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park. With its vibrant line-up of…
Charlotte Church’s Samhain Retreat offers a five-day journey into ancient Celtic wisdom, inviting guests to reconnect with nature, tradition, and the spiritual energy of the season. Hosted at The Dreaming…
Head to Wales in April to discover the amazing countryside during the Chepstow Walking Festival. The Chepstow Walking Festival, established in 2014, is a highly anticipated six-day annual event that…
Summer Camp in the Hawarden Estate, Wales runs for three long weekends in July and August. It offers a series of small and intimate micro-festivals. You can join workshops, go…
It used to be that the British summer was more fleeting than a UK PM, but whether it’s a consequence of climate change or fake news, summers too seem to…
Love Trails Festival, the world’s inaugural running and music festival, established in Wales in 2016, offers an array of experiences. Revel in trail running, beach outings, enlightening talks, divine cuisine…
Out and Wild is the UK’s first Wellness Festival designed for queer, questioning and curious women and those who are non-binary. It is held in Lawrenny, Pembrokeshire, Wales. The festival…
Discover your Feel Good, replenish your body and spirit this summer at the Big Retreat Festival Wales held over the May Bank Holiday weekend in Pembrokeshire. Embrace fitness, yoga, art…
Neil Hennessy-Vass takes the road to north Wales to discover in Bodysgallen Hall Llandudno a real treat. Driving up to north Wales unfurls the best of the British countryside, rolling…
The Hay Festival in Wales is the leading book festival in the UK. Held in the beautiful Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye towards the end of May, the 2026 Hay on…
Looking for some last minute August Bank Holiday festivals, here is our list of things to do over the long weekend in the UK from 27 to 29 August. August…
Mal Tattersall visits Monmouthshire to discover the wonderful food, wine and mead on offer in this county sandwiched between Wales and England, as well as go on a forage. It’s…
The Llangollen Eisteddfod, or Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod to give its full title, returns to Wales in July. This year’s 78th international music festival will feature Texas, James, Human League…
Camp Good Life is a small music, food and word festival held on The Hawarden Estate, home to former Prime Minster, William Gladstone in North Wales for more than 30…
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise go on a Wales Road trip staying at a plethora of wonderful paces and exploring the history and cuisine of the Principality. To Wales in…
Mark Bibby Jackson concludes his journey from Stoke through Malvern to Cardiff naturally enough in the Welsh capital, where he decides to throw all preparation in the bin and go…
Mark Bibby Jackson’s tour of the countryside and castles of Wales, concludes in the peaceful village of St Florence, just outside Tenby where he relaxes at the excellent Elm Grove…
On his journey through the countryside and castles of Wales, Mark Bibby Jackson stays at Lake Vyrnwy Hotel & Spa to enjoy what must be one of the most spectacular…
Mark Bibby Jackson checks in at Château Rhianfa Hotel Anglesey on his travels through the countryside and castles of Wales, and can’t believe he is still in the Principality. Entering…
Mark Bibby Jackson returns to the principality of his birth to explore both the countryside and castles of Wales, and forecast a very bright future. Staring across the magnificent Lake…
Jane Rees-Baynes, Chair of Visit Pembrokeshire explains how the Welsh tourism organisation has been developing a more sustainable approach to tourism. Pembrokeshire, on the south west corner of Wales, has…
When asked on my first visit to the United States where I came from, I responded Wales. “That’s in Scandinavia, right?” my interrogator replied.
Somehow, I think little has changed in the intervening two decades, with the Principality disappearing under the shadow of its Celtic brethren Scotland and Ireland, which is a great pity as the country has much to offer travellers to the UK.
The country is largely known for its rugby team and singing exploits, as well as the odd actor. However, in our humble – and totally biased -opinion the country has some of the most wonderful castles in the UK as well as offering fantastic walking opportunities.
Perhaps more surprisingly, the country also has pristine, unspoilt beaches, although perhaps you should skip a late nigh Winter’s dip.
In addition to the most rousing national anthem in the world – arguably after La Marseillaise – it also has a great flag with a real red dragon on it. So what more could you ask for from such a small county with a population of just over 3 million.
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