"A few nights in Wales" Top 5 Page for this destination Wales by amandajayne81

Wales Travel Guide: 5,213 reviews and 14,192 photos

Three nights in Abergavenny

Our time in Wales was only ever meant to be 1 night on the way from England to catching the ferry to Ireland but we had to change plans and have three nights. Thank goodness for this as they were 3 of the best nights on our trip and one of the places I would definitely return to and stay for much longer. The scenery was just so beautiful and from what I have heard the southern parts have nothing compared to the beauty up in the north.

Our stay was in late September and the weather was just beautiful.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Peaceful, gorgeous scenery
Cons:The narrow little roads!
In a nutshell:If I ever get kicked out of Australia this is where I will move to!

Last visit to Wales: Sep 2008
Intro Written Nov 1, 2008
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Reviews (22)

Blaenavon Heritage Area Things to Do (6)

Within about an hours drive of Abergavenny there is the Big Pit World Heritage Site. It is actually spread across quite... more travel advice

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Have a chat to the locals Things to Do (6)

Not that we didn't enjoy the company of the Welsh people but these other chaps were everywhere. Just be careful often... more travel advice

The roads Warnings Or Dangers (1)

As with in England probably the only part I didn't like were the roads! So long and thin often with stone walls or... more travel advice

The view from the Patricio Church Off The Beaten Path (6)

As I mentioned in a previous tip the gorgeous church of Patricio is well worth the effort. We enjoyed the fabulous view... more travel advice

Sports & Outdoors (2)
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Local Customs (1)
Welsh Language
Restaurants (3)
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Hotels (1)
Peaceful and historical Bed and...
Transportation (2)
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Comments (9)

mustertal Oct 11, 2011 at 9:38 AM Report Abuse

Great pages, we often go to Cardiff via the Heads of the Valley road, but never stop to look.
balhannah Jan 26, 2011 at 5:01 PM Report Abuse

Glad I found this page, it is lovely! Those old bridges are appealing, I especially like the ones where you get the nice reflection photo's.
HORSCHECK Jan 23, 2011 at 5:08 AM Report Abuse

Amanda, gorgeous page about Wales. I visited the country twice by myself, but must admit that you have been to many places I haven't even heard about. :-)
ranger49 Nov 20, 2010 at 4:27 AM Report Abuse

So glad you enjoyed my adopted country, specially "my" town My house looks out on the mountain in the Castle car park picture but is a bit nearer that dreaded double round about! Thanks for leading me to history of Brynhonddu too!
Jim_Eliason Oct 4, 2010 at 8:25 PM Report Abuse

Great page Amanda!
glabah May 10, 2010 at 1:11 PM Report Abuse

Thanks for the birthday wishes. I see you are planning a trip to my part of the world. Hope you have a good time here.
BillNJ Dec 11, 2009 at 9:17 PM Report Abuse

Nice page on Wales. It looks like your B&B was a great find. Wales must be a grand place. After all, it is the home of one of the best entertainers of all time -- Tom Jones! Cheers, Bill
mvtouring Oct 27, 2009 at 1:44 PM Report Abuse

A country I still need to visit. Thanks for the fantastic info ;-)
himalia11 Dec 6, 2008 at 7:47 AM Report Abuse

Nice page, I know so little about Wales!