“EXPERIENCE A WELSH CHRISTMAS 2008”
Explore Wales are putting together a Christmas Special Tour. This trip will take you to the best bits of South Wales over a 5-day (4 night) period. We will be staying in a traditional welsh farmhouse cottage (5*) in deepest West Wales (pentrefarmholidays). This region is a strong welsh speaking area and has been specially picked to ensure that you have an unique Celtic Christmas!
ITINERARY
December 23rd – collection from London at 7.00am bound for Wales. We will don our miner’s helmet and lamp and descend a real working coalmine before lunch. Then onto Aberfan Memorial, Caerphilly Castle (biggest in Europe), Castell Coch (fully restored fantasy castle) before arriving at Cardiff Backpackers. The night is yours, but since it’s a Wednesday night we strongly recommend a night on the town in Europe’s fastest growing Capital City.
December 24th – Pick up Cardiff Backpackers after your free breakfast at 10.30am. Onto the beautiful yet rugged Gower Peninsula – King Arthur Legend and smugglers hideout before heading to the outskirts of Lampeter (west Wales) our base for the next 3 nights. We will cook you a hearty meal and provide alcohol for a cosy night in. Fingers crossed we may even experience a Welsh snowfall in time for santa!
December 25th – Merry Christmas! For those of you not too hungover we will take you to a Welsh speaking Christmas chapel service where you will meet the village locals before heading back home for Secret Santa and a traditional Christmas lunch with all the trimmings. The afternoon will be spent walking/sleeping/eating before going to the local 400 year old Welsh pub for some beverages in front of the blazing fire.
December 26th – For those of you missing the beach we will take you to the traditional Boxing Day swim at Aberystwyth Beach (optional) before lunching and heading back to base. En route we will stop at Llanddewi Brefi – made famous by Little Briatin’s Dafydd-the-only-gay-in-the-village. Then back to Lampeter for the annual Boxing Day rugby match. By this time, you will be the talk of the town and we will drink, dance, sing and laugh with the locals! The night will be your choice of activities – cottage, local pub, rugby club or restaurant.
December 27th – After a lie-in we’re
off to Pembrokeshire and a look into a 6th century hermit church before a
wander in the castled town of Tenby. Its then back to the big smoke of London
arriving by 8pm.
The cost of the trip will be £275. Everything except castle entry and
meal on the first night is included in the price.
