Wales
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Review: Twr y Felin Hotel, St. Davids, Wales
Hotel Review Twr y Felin Hotel (translated from Welsh to mean Mill Tower) started life as a windmill built in 1806 and is perfectly positioned on the Pembrokeshire peninsula to harvest the ever-blowing winds. It operated for 100 years before the sails fell off and then became a temperance hotel. Today it is Wales’ first…
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Review: The Falcondale Hotel, Lampeter, Wales
Hotel Review The Falcondale Hotel is a 150 year old Italianate style villa situated just outside the university town of Lampeter in mid-Wales. Being only 30 minutes drive from the coastal villages of Cardigan Bay and the Cambrian Mountains the hotel is an ideal base for exploring the area. Location Take the M4 and follow…
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Bodysgallen Hall & Spa, Llandudno
Hotel Review Location: Bodysgallen Hall is a Grade 1 17th century manor house that has been sympathetically restored by Historic House Hotels Limited since 1980 and was given to the National Trust in 2008. It is one of the three Historic House Hotels of the National Trust and is located in over 200 acres of parkland two miles…
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Roch Castle, St. Davids, Wales
Roch Castle is a luxury hotel located nine miles from St. Davids in Pembrokeshire. The castle dates back to the late 12th century having been built by Adam de Rupe, a Norman knight and is just one of a few inhabited castles of its age in the United Kingdom. It was later re-built as a…
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A walk around Abergavenny
Abergavenny is a Welsh border town located in Monmouthshire, South Wales on the banks of the River Usk. It’s a popular base for touring the nearby Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains and as we were in the area, it was an ideal opportunity for us to explore the town. We arrived on a recent Sunday…
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Exploring Symonds Yat and Monmouth
Symonds Yat is a scenic beauty spot spanning the River Wye. It is located mid-way between the market towns of Ross-on-Wye and Monmouth, both approximately five miles away. Narrow, winding roads lead to the village centre at Symonds Yat East and continuing slightly further there is a large car park where we were able to…
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