Places to Visit in South Wales

Boasting a great mix of cosmopolitan cities and spectacular coastal scenery, South Wales is only a couple of hours from London via train and just a little much longer by automobile. For many enthusiastic about visiting the main historical urban centers of Wales, we recommend a visit to both Cardiff and St Davids.

Cardiff, the capital town of Wales, has actually a lengthy record dating back toward Neolithic duration. In reality, people were currently satisfied in the area over 1, 500 many years before the pyramids at Giza and Stonehenge were even built! By the time regarding the Romans, a sizable fort had been constructed on the present web site of Cardiff Castle and stonework from this duration can still be viewed in its walls.

Situated on south-western tip of Wales lies St Davids, a delightful small settlement that has the name of being the tiniest city in Britain. Featuring a historic cathedral amongst its old structures, St Davids can be the final resting host to St David, the patron saint of Wales.

For those interested in castles, the south of Wales features - and others- the nice early-medieval Pembroke Castle together with spectacular dream folly palace of Castell Coch near Cardiff. Make sure to browse our interactive map of castles in Wales for a complete listing.