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HOLIDAYS IN NORTH WALES

The Coast and Highlands of North

Wales for Solo Travellers 6 Days from £489

Departure
Craggy mountains, deep valleys and crystal-clear lakes are typical Oct 2022
of the countryside scenery of North Wales.

Llanfair PG

Ffestiniog Steam Railway Portmeirion

HIGHLIGHTS Day 1 Local departure by coach or Home Ffestiniog, with its slate mines, once a key
• Ffestiniog Steam Railway Connect service, then by coach to the Beaufort part of North Wales industry. Join the steam-
hauled train that runs along a 13½ mile line to
Park Hotel, Mold in North Wales for five nights.
• Penrhyn Castle D the mountains of Blaenau Ffestiniog through
Included Excursions Day 2 North Wales Coastline, Llandudno tranquil pastures and magnificent forests,
• North Wales Coastline, Llandudno and Penrhyn Castle Included excursion, as past lakes and waterfalls, through tunnels
and Penrhyn Castle we pass sandy beaches and coastal towns, and round horseshoe bends. After time in
• Welsh Highlands, Ffestiniog Steam such as Colwyn Bay. Our first port of call Porthmadog, we head to Portmeirion, designed
in the style of an Italian village and used as
Railway and Portmeirion is Llandudno. Two miles of sandy beaches the location in many films and TV shows, most
• Chester and a fine Victorian promenade, curve noticeably ‘The Prisoner’. B,D
between the two headlands, Little Orme and
Optional Excursion Great Orme. You may wish to take a scenic Day 4 Chester Join our included excursion
• Isle of Anglesey tramway ride or a cable car to the top of the to the medieval city of Chester. The most
Also Includes 700-feet high Great Orme’s Head, where complete walled city in Britain, Chester is the
the views are breath-taking. We later visit
historic gem of North West England. B,D
• 5 nights hotel with Welsh breakfast the huge 19th century fantasy – Penrhyn
and 5 evening meals Castle. A neo-Norman castle crammed with Day 5 Day at leisure or Isle of Anglesey
• No single room supplement fascinating items, such as a one-ton slate bed Optional excursion to Anglesey. We cross the
Menai Straits and head first to the village of
• Sole use of your own room made for Queen Victoria, elaborate carvings, Llanfair PG (or Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogery-
• Two nights of entertainment, including plasterwork and mock-Norman furniture, chwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch), made
one night with the Welsh Male Voice Choir an outstanding collection of paintings and a famous for having the longest place name in
fascinating industrial railway museum. B,D
• Porterage at the hotel Britain. We continue to Beaumaris, where there
• Local joining points Day 3 Welsh Highlands, Ffestiniog is a magnificent castle, one of many in the
Steam Railway and Portmeirion A day of
region built by Edward I. B,D
(see pages 6 & 7 for your nearest)
magnificent scenery, as we enjoy a ride on the Day 6 Return home. B
YOUR HOTEL Ffestiniog Railway. We head first to Blaneau Included Meals: B=Breakfast, D=Dinner
You will stay for five nights at the 3-star
Beaufort Park, situated in the Flintshire
countryside, only two miles from the market Please refer to pages 6 & 7 for your pick-up departure code
town of Mold. The hotel is an ideal base
to explore North Wales, Snowdonia and Tour Code: W6UCHS
Cheshire. Oct 09 2022 A B C D E £489
Chester
Optional excursions are at extra cost.
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