Trails

Coast

Wales is the only country in the world to offer public footpaths along its entire coast. Discover how the sea has shaped the history and culture of the towns dotted around the coast.

Landscape

Explore the fantastic mountains, valleys, rivers and coast of Wales in the footsteps of the Romantics and discover the country through their eyes.

Towns

Sometimes it is the small things that make the largest impressions. The small towns of Wales welcome you with their exciting history, tasty food and colourful local heritage.

The civil engineer Thomas Telford (1757–1834) shaped the infrastructure across north Wales like no other single person before or after him. Travel along his spectacular post road between Holyhead and Llangollen and discover his magnificent bridges, canals and aqueducts.

Slate

Slate from the quarries and mines of north Wales used to roof the world. Follow the slates from their places of production in Snowdonia all the way to their distribution ports and find out more about the exceptional industrial heritage of this area.

Copper – Iron – Coal

Welsh copper, iron and coal transformed Britain into the first industrial nation in the world. Follow this trail and discover the unique industrial heritage of Wales.

Myths & Legends

Wales is the home of some of Europe’s oldest myths and legends. Follow this trail and you will encounter giants, outwit the devil or get enchanted by Merlin.

Castles & Country Houses

No other country in the world can rival the number of castles in Wales, but some of them are only castles by name and no more than two hundred years old. Travel back in time and find tales of conquest and resistance, history and legend, elopement and hospitality.

Religion

Wales is famous for the countless religious buildings denoting its long Christian heritage. Discover the Dissenter chapels, the varied churches or the imposing medieval abbey ruins in remote valleys or find out how one girl went the extra mile to buy a Bible.