WALES

ABERYSTWYTH
 • 80 miles north of Pembroke
 • Seen Antiques Roadshow

Caerleon – 30 miles east of Cardiff
 • Caerleon Heritage Trail
 • Best preserved Roman city in Britain
 • Seen on Time Team
National Roman Legion Museum, High St, Caerleon, Newport NP18 1AE

Open 10-5 daily
 • Seen on Time Team

Dolaucothi Gold Mines – 66 miles northwest of Cardiff
 • Only known Roman gold mine in Britain
 • Seen on the Birth of Britain

Caerwent – 25 miles east of Cardiff
 • Best preserved Roman town in Britain
 • Daily 10.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.
 • Seen on Time Team

Roman & Ruins Bus Tour

CAERPHILLY – 8 miles north of Cardiff
Caerphilly Castle
 • Largest castle in Wakes

CARDIFF

National Museum, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NP
St Fagans National History Museum, Cardiff CF5 6XB

LLANRWST – 165 miles north of Cardiff
Gwydir Castle
 • Featured in the Bloody Stuarts series
 • Rated highly in Simon Jenkins' book "Wales, Churches, Houses, Castles"

NEWPORT

National Roman Legion Museum

PEMBROKE – 100 miles west of Cardiff
Pembroke Castle

PRESELI MOUNTAINS

The source of bluestones used at Stonehenge

"Little England beyond Wales"

WELSHPOOL
Powis Castle and Garden
 • Recommended by William Dalrymple for its large collection of Mughal empire artifacts

Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway
Seen on Coastal Railways with Julie Walters

Chile, Known for Its Wines and Piscos, Turns to Gin by Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times, November 13, 2023

A 7 To 10 Day Wales Road Trip Itinerary With Map by Laurence Norah, 2/2/24

https://www.findingtheuniverse.com/wales-planning-guide/