The Wild Wild Wales
Wales possesses the ideal pair of National Parks: lonely, stirring mountain landscapes in the in the north; corrugated coastline bursting with wildlife to the south.
Squeezed between the Cambrian coasts and the North, the core of Snowdonia National Park is located into a corner of Wales. The visitor will find mysterious gorges where only fast-flowing streams break through the serenity. You can also learn something new: at the National Mountain Centre in Plas y Brenin, (01690 720214; pyb.co.uk ) a two-hour “taster” climbing class allows the student to go up to 40ft in 120 minutes with help from an expert. Mountain leadership and Mountain biking courses are also available.
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park boasts some of Britain’s prettiest shoreline, from the south-west tip of Wales in Carmarthen Bay to Cardigan Bay. Many activities are related tp water, such as sea-kayaking, surfing, and coasteering. On the dry side, a great vacation could include a hike through the 186-mile Pembrokeshire Coast Path, which will reveal all the delights of the Park. For a tasted of the very best, board a small ferry from the small cove of Martin’s Haven (01646 603110; dale-sailing.co.uk ) to Skomer, a diamond-shaped island only two miles long home to half-million breeding seabirds.
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