17 days in Wales
Dec 9th, 2012, 03:52 AM
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A small car is by far best for Wales, in my opinion. Many rural roads are quite narrow.
Rather than train from London to Cardiff, I always do this: Fly to Heathrow, then at the Heathrow Central Bus Terminal (part of the airport), take a coach (comfy long-distance bus) directly to Cardiff. It's cheaper and lots more convenient than a train. Sometimes I fly in late and so doing this involves staying overnight at an airport hotel and going back to Heathrow in the morning to catch the coach.
Rather than train from London to Cardiff, I always do this: Fly to Heathrow, then at the Heathrow Central Bus Terminal (part of the airport), take a coach (comfy long-distance bus) directly to Cardiff. It's cheaper and lots more convenient than a train. Sometimes I fly in late and so doing this involves staying overnight at an airport hotel and going back to Heathrow in the morning to catch the coach.
Dec 9th, 2012, 06:25 AM
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We have tarmac in Wales and so any sort of car can be used.
Your visit will be significantly retricted without a car.
For example if you travel by train you can come in to Wales via Chester and travel all the way to Holyhead and from Conwy(Llandudno Junction) to Blaenau Ffestiniog and Llandudno.To go south from there you can take the Trawscambria bus from Bangor to Cardiff which takes all day. It is an interesting ride (once! as my daughters told me when I would put them on it in the holidays to visit their grandparents in Carmarthenshire.)
To travel south by train from e.g. Conwy you have to go back to England, down the border and then back in to Wales. Bangor to Cardiff is 5 hours(again an interesting ride). Bangor to the further reaches of Pembs is about 7 hours.
Your visit will be significantly retricted without a car.
For example if you travel by train you can come in to Wales via Chester and travel all the way to Holyhead and from Conwy(Llandudno Junction) to Blaenau Ffestiniog and Llandudno.To go south from there you can take the Trawscambria bus from Bangor to Cardiff which takes all day. It is an interesting ride (once! as my daughters told me when I would put them on it in the holidays to visit their grandparents in Carmarthenshire.)
To travel south by train from e.g. Conwy you have to go back to England, down the border and then back in to Wales. Bangor to Cardiff is 5 hours(again an interesting ride). Bangor to the further reaches of Pembs is about 7 hours.
