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	Welsh Tour
Wales has lots of beautiful scenery and more castles per square mile than anywhere else in the world.		Wales is a mystical land with lots of lakes and mountains

DAY 1
The first part of your tour is spent in the Oxford area to visit the 'dreaming spires' of one of the world's oldest and most famous universities. The city is best explored on foot, and during term time the streets are full of students on bicycles. A good start is to climb Carfax Tower in the centre of the city for a panoramic view of Oxford. The colleges lie close together with their lovely grounds set behind high walls, but most are open to the public during the afternoons. You may wish to take a punt (boat) on the River Isis for another view of the city. Also in Oxford is the world famous library, the Bodleian, containing over 3 million books; and for one of the finest art collections outside of London, you should visit the Ashmolean Museum.
Just north of Oxford is Blenheim Palace and its magnificent grounds. Built in 1704, this grand home was the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.
Overnight : Oxford area (1 night)

DAYS 2 & 3
Drive west today, through the charming Cotswold Hills to Gloucester, then via Ross-on-Wye and Brecon, in the heart of the Brecon Beacons, and on to the southwest tip of Wales. You are now in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, dominated by impressive cliffs dotted with lighthouses, and sandy coves and beaches.
As well as exploring the beautiful coastline, there is much to see and do in this ancient corner of Wales. The old town walls are still visible in Tenby, which is a delightful harbour town, with a maze of narrow streets. Pembroke is a market town dominated by its mighty castle, one of the finest in Wales and from which there are great views. Opposite the castle is the enchanting Museum of the Home, with items of everyday life spanning 300 years. Garden lovers will enjoy a trip to the National Trust's Colby Woodland Garden, with walks through secluded valleys to the coast. Across the peninsula from Tenby is St David's Cathedral, named after the patron saint of Wales, and partly built of purple stone quarried from the ancient rocks which form the cliffs of the nearby coast.
Overnight :Tenby/Pembroke area (2 nights)

DAY 4
Continue through hills and forests to Llandrindod Wells, a town which has known several periods of popularity as a spa resort, to which people travelled to take the health-giving waters. To the east is New Radnor, a fascinating 13th century town, and nearby is the interestingly named Water-break-its-neck waterfall, in Radnor Forest. You are also near the Offa's Dyke Path, a path which roughly follows the border between Wales and England, and originally built as a defence against the Welsh tribes.
Overnight : Llandrindod Wells area (1 night)

DAYS 5 & 6
Drive north today, through delightful mountain scenery to the Snowdonia National Park, for your accommodation for the next two nights.
On Day 6, drive to Llanberis to enable you to take the mountain railway to the top of Mount Snowdon itself (or if you are feeling energetic, there are a number of paths to the top), the highest point in Wales. Then continue to visit the most famous of the many castles in the area, Caernarfon Castle, where the investiture of the present Prince of Wales took place in 1969. Other places to visit in the area include Caernarfon Castle, the unique fantasy village of Portmeirion, and the market town of Ffestiniog, from where a railway runs through the National Park to Porthmadog on the coast.
Overnight : Bala/Blaenau Ffestiniog/Bews-y-Coed area (2 nights)

DAY 7
Drive along the north coast of Wales today, ensuring you stop at the medieval town of Conwy, which has its old defensive walls almost entirely intact. The castle is one of the finest in the land, and an elegant suspension bridge designed by the famous engineer Thomas Telford crosses the Conwy estuary. Continue across the border into England, and to Chester, the base for the last night of your holiday.
Chester is situated on the banks of the River Dee; you should visit the Castle, or walk its finely preserved city walls, where much of the original stonework dating from the time of the Roman occupation nearly 2,000 years ago still remains. The Chester Rows is a fascinating medieval forerunner to today's shopping malls, built on two levels with an upper tier of shops above street level.
Overnight : Chester (1 night)

DAY 8
Commence your journey home.