A weekend in South Wales – Wales

This year for Easter we were invited to spend the weekend at a friend’s mother house. So we left on Friday morning to Cardiff with our friends. After 4 hours drive we arrived in the capital of Wales. Cardiff is very well known by rugby fans and it was unthinkable for us to not visit the famous Millennium stadium.

Considering it was time to eat we stopped at the Tiny Rebel Pub. The Tiny Rebel is the pub of the Welsh brewery Tiny Rebel which was born in 2012. Then we continued our afternoon strolling through the streets of Cardiff and especially towards the Castle. Unfortunately it was too late to visit it but we still had the opportunity to see the largest lovespoon in the world. These wooden spoons are usually offered at wedding or birthday to show the love for the person.

The next day we went for a walk on the beach of Llangennith in the area of ​​The Gower. This peninsula is part of the places classified as Area of ​​Outstanding Natural Beauty and is the paradise of surfers. The beach is very beautiful and is accessible after crossing sand dunes. There is a parking just before the dunes, £3 a day (single rate). After a walk on the beach we decided to eat at Mumbles. Mumbles is a well-known seaside resort in Wales and is therefore very crowded. We found a very good tea room (with vegetarian option) the Mad Hatter’s for lunch. Then our friends absolutely wanted to bring us to taste Joe’s ice cream and gourmand as we are we could not resist. Our ice cream in hand, we went for a walk in the village and along the promenade.

On Sunday, the weather was rainy and between two lulls we visited the village of Hay-on-Wye. This village is known for its books festival every year in June and therefore has the nickname of town of books. Indeed, there are about 12 new and second hand bookstores and the atmosphere of this city is charming. Following this walk we decided to stop in the national park of Brecon beacons and in particular to see the waterfalls of Ystradfellte. Unfortunately, as soon as we arrived, it started to rain so we had to turn back and go home.

We had a great weekend in Wales and definitely want to go back for hiking in the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Do you know this part of the United Kingdom and Wales?


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4 thoughts on “A weekend in South Wales – Wales

  1. Je ne connais pas du tout cette partie du Royaume-Uni. Mais elle m’intrigue ! J’espère pouvoir la visiter prochainement dès que les conditions seront plus favorables…

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