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HOLIDAYS IN SOUTH WALES

Staying at the: Newport & Heritage Park Hotel

The Holiday Inn® Newport is set in woodland with fantastic connections to Excursions & attractions
the surrounding area. You can savour hearty meals at Harpers Restaurant, or during your stay... AFFORDABLE
relax by the fire with a glass of wine from the bar. The lounge, open round- HOLIDAYS
the-clock, is a great spot to socialise or catch up with friends, and there is a • Gower Peninsula – an area of to suit all
mini-gym and a heated indoor splash pool to help you feel re-energised. outstanding natural beauty budgets
Built on the site of the old Lewis Merthyr Colliery the Heritage Park Hotel • Cardiff – visit the Welsh capital
features many nods to its interesting industrial past. This hotel is perfectly • Welsh Mining Museum – learn about
placed in heart of the Rhondda Valley, just 350 yards from Rhondda Heritage the ‘Black Gold’
Park, a 20-minute drive from Cardiff and the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Features & Facilities: NEWPORT
3 Bar, Restaurant 3 Lift 3 WiFi Available 3 TV Located on the River Usk, Newport offers the
3 Tea/Coffee Making Facilities 3 Bath and/or Shower perfect base to discover the south of Wales and
it’s famous coal mining heritage.

Holiday Inn Newport Heritage Park Hotel Newport

South Wales Heritage – 5 Days from £399

Gardens, Coast and Countryside Departures Apr to Oct 2021

Day 1 Local departure by coach or Home the history of the Welsh coal industry starting
Connect service, then to our hotel in South at the Big Pit. Relive a bygone age as you
Wales for four nights. D don essential mining equipment, before being
lowered down the mineshaft for the fascinating
Day 2 Gower Peninsula Guided Tour Today underground tour led by real miners. Then
it’s time to discover the outstanding natural sample more of the spirit of Wales at the
beauty of the Gower Peninsula with our Penderyn Distillery nestled in the foothills of
knowledgeable local guide, firstly stopping the Brecon Beacons, and at the end of the
off at the Gower Heritage Centre. Passing the tour test the mouth watering products in the
ancient sandstone ridge of Cefn Bryn, known Tasting Bar. Before returning to the hotel
locally as the ‘backbone of the Gower’, and there’s time to visit the Rhondda Heritage Park,
the atmospheric Neolithic burial chamber of
Cardiff Castle Arthur’s Stone. Enjoy spectacular views over for a second Welsh Mining Experience and an
Included Excursions Rossili Beach, Worms’ Head and Three Cliffs insight into the life of a different coal mining
community of the Lewis Merthyr Colliery. B,D
• Gower Peninsula Guided Tour Bay before heading for the village of Mumbles Day 5 Return home. B
to take a stroll along the promenade that takes
• Cardiff and Royal Mint Experience you onto the pier. B,D Included Meals: B=Breakfast, D=Dinner
• Welsh Experience – Big Pit, Whisky Tasting Day 3 Cardiff and Royal Mint Experience
and Welsh Mining Museum Today we spend a full day in Cardiff, including NORTH DEPARTURES:
Also Includes a visit to the famous castle. We end the day Tour Code: W5USW
• 4 nights hotel with Welsh breakfast with a visit to the Royal Mint Experience on the May 10 2021 £419 Oct 4 2021 £419
and 4 evening meals outskirts of Cardiff. This interactive museum Jul 12 2021 £419
explains how coins are produced. B,D
• Porterage at the hotel SOUTH DEPARTURES:
Day 4 Welsh Experience – Big Pit, Whisky
• Local joining points (see pages 6 & 7 for your nearest) Tour Code: W5USW
Optional excursions are at extra cost. Tasting and Welsh Mining Museum Today
Extras: single room supplement from £69. it’s time to learn about Black Gold and explore Apr 19 2021 £399 Aug 16 2021 £419
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