Passionate about South Wales - the best pubs, restaurants, hotels and places to visit

One of the most popular pages on this site is my Things to do and where to go in South Wales page. South Wales has loads of great places to visit and this page lists just a few places that you may find interesting and entertaining. It’s constantly being updated and checked so it’s worth [...]

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Amy Davies has been running a personally funded project to document the amazing Cardiff Arcades. She has some great photographs on the site and the project provides a great insight into the shops that can be found in the arcades. Well worth a visit to the site and the arcades as well. Cardiff Arcades Project

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This looks like a great event in Pontypridd over the weekend of Friday August 5 to Sunday August 7: Click here for more information: EVENT – Big Welsh Bite.

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The Gower is one of South Wales’ big tourist attractions. It’s a peninsular just west of Swansea and was the first area in the United Kingdom to be designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.  It’s a real mix of rugged coastline, glorious beaches, great views and castles. I was lucky enough to fly [...]

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Autumn is fully upon us in Cardiff Bay. These trees are alongside the Roath Basin next to the Atradius building, and show some great colours. Across the basin the new BBC studios are currently being built. When finished they’ll be used for Casualty, Doctor Who and Torchwood.

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Last week we stayed in the excellent Patricks With Rooms in Mumbles.  Mumbles is one of our favourite seaside destinations in South Wales. Patricks is an excellent hotel with a great restaurant. It’s located right on the main promenade only yards from the sea. The hotel has 16 individual bedrooms, the renowned restaurant and a [...]

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Penderyn Distillery is one of South Wales’ home-grown successes. The distillery is based in the village of Penderyn just north of Hirwaun and Aberdare. Penderyn Single Malt Whisky was launched by Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, on 1st March 2004 at St. David’s Hall in Cardiff.  Since then, Wales’ only whisky has become very [...]

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