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Wonders of West Wales
The drive heads west from Llandovery through some glorious Welsh gardens

• The National Botanic Garden and Aberglasney – to the home of Dylan
  Thomas, one of the great poets of the 20th century, in the sleepy coastal town
  of Laugharne. The route is studded with solid Norman castles, built to control
  the land the French invaders had just conquered. Take some time out in the
  bustling resort of Tenby before visiting Britain’s smallest city, St Davids, with its
  ancient cathedral. Walk the stunning wild clifftops, rich in religious myths in
  Britain’s only National Coastal Park, and visit the seabirds on Ramsey Island.
  See the Neolithic burial monument of Pentre Ifan and walk
  the Preseli Hills, source of the
  mysterious blue stones at
  Stonehenge (see p68).

BACK ROADS GREAT BRITAIN

ACTIVITIES

Cycle (or walk) around the Brecon Beacons from Llandovery

Climb up to the fabulous beauty spot of Carreg Cennan Castle

Take a boat to Ramsey or Caldey Islands to see the seabirds

Picnic in the grounds of Carew Castle and walk to the mill

Count the steps down and up to St Govan’s Chapel – it is

said they are never the same

Listen to the sublime evensong at St Davids Cathedral

Surf the Atlantic rollers at Whitesands Bay, St Davids

Hike in the splendid Preseli Hills from Newport

Below Picturesque Laugharne, where poet Dylan

Thomas lived, see p141