Day 1: Arrive in London and take in a whistle stop tour of the sights

Day 2: Head from London to Cardiff along the M4 motorway stopping first at Chepstow, the first town in Wales, a border crossing guarded by its mighty medieval castle. Then take a detour along the winding Wye Valley to the romantic ruins of Tintern Abbey. Afterwards you can drive on to Monmouth and Raglan castle surrounded by an impressive moat and the ruins of the Roman village of Caerleon.

Day 3: On to Cardiff. To explore Wales’ bold capital city, the modern Cardiff Bay, the Museum of Welsh Life, Cardiff Castle, Castell Coch and more.

Day 4: Leaving Cardiff you head west to Swansea, the birthplace of the nations’ favourite literary son Dylan Thomas. Visit the Maritime Quarter in the Bay and the Dylan Thomas Centre for exhibitions on the life and works of the ‘Welsh Bard’. Then head out to the scenic Gower Peninsula via Mumbles Bay and enjoy the golden sunset at Rhossili Bay.

Day 5: Heading out to Pembrokeshire you’ll stop by the sleepy hamlet of Laugharne, with its ruined castle over looking a wide esturary filled with birdlife. Dylan Thomas fell in love with the place and is buried nearby, his former home, the Boathouse, where he wrote many of his best works, is open to visitors. From Laugharne you will take the quiet coast road past pebbled and sandy beaches to the pretty painted seaside town of Tenby.

South Wales