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for a day at the beach and a night of good food. Stop at Pentre Ifan and Castell Henllys on
the long, leisurely drive up the coast to studenty
Aberystwyth
.
Continue on through ecofriendly
Machynlleth
and historic
Dolgellau
to
Harlech
and
its World Heritage castle. At
Porthmadog
, take a steam train ride on the narrow-gauge
Ffestiniog Railway to
Blaenau Ffestiniog
and stop to tour the slate caverns. Head along
the Llŷn Peninsula to
Aberdaron
for surf-battered views over Bardsey Island from
Braich-y-Pwll.
Follow the coast to Caernarfon, and then continue on to
Llanberis
, when you can visit
the National Slate Museum and base yourself to tackle Snowdon. Double back to the
Menai Strait and cross over to Anglesey to visit
Beaumaris
,
Rhosneigr
and
Plas
Newydd
.
Proceed along the north coast to walled
Conwy
and beachy
Llandudno
before turning
south to forest-dwelling
Betws-y-Coed
. Head to genteel
Llangollen
, stop at Powis
Castle in
Welshpool
, then continue down through Powys to kooky
Llanwrtyd Wells
and
on to the market town of
Llandovery
. Head east to
Brecon
, which is a good base for
tackling Pen-y-Fan, and then cut down through
Crickhowell
to food-focussed
Aber-
gavenny
. Visit
Blaenavon
, then skirt Monmouth and follow the peaceful Wye Valley to
Tintern Abbey
.
