The Rough Guide to Wales, 3rd Edition

by Parker, Mike; Whitfield, Paul

• ISBN13: 9781858285436
• ISBN10: 1858285437
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
PART ONE BASICS	1	(58)
Getting there from the UK & Europe	3	(5)
Getting there from North America	8	(5)
Getting there from Australia & New Zealand	13	(3)
Visas, customs regulations & tax	16	(2)
Working in Wales	18	(1)
Costs, money & banks	19	(2)
Insurance & health	21	(2)
Emergencies & the police	23	(1)
Information & maps	23	(4)
Getting around	27	(7)
Accommodation	34	(3)
Food & drink	37	(3)
Post & phones	40	(1)
The media	41	(3)
Opening hours & holiday	44	(1)
Admission to museums & monuments	44	(2)
Annual events	46	(2)
Outdoor pursuits & spectator sports	48	(6)
Disabled travellers	54	(2)
Lesbian & gay Wales	56	(1)
Alternative, New Age & green Wales	57	(1)
Directory	58	(1)
PART TWO THE GUIDE	59	(380)
Southeast Wales	61	(76)
The Wye Valley	63	(7)
Mid-Monmouthshire	70	(3)
Newport & around	73	(5)
The Valleys	78	(15)
Cardiff	93	(19)
The Vale of Glamorgan	112	(8)
The Vale of Neath	120	(1)
Swansea	121	(7)
Gower	128	(7)
Travel details	135	(2)
Southwest Wales	137	(60)
Llanelli & around	139	(2)
Carmarthen	141	(2)
The Tywi Valley	143	(7)
South Carmarthenshire	150	(4)
Tenby & around	154	(7)
South Pembrokeshire coast & the national park	161	(5)
Pembroke & around	166	(4)
Mid-Pembrokeshire	170	(5)
St Bride's Bay	175	(5)
St David's	180	(7)
North Pembrokeshire coast	187	(2)
Fishguard	189	(2)
Mynydd Preseli	191	(4)
Travel details	195	(2)
Central Wales	197	(67)
Brecon Beacons National Park	200	(2)
Western Beacons	202	(3)
Brecon	205	(6)
Usk Valley	211	(4)
Abergavenny	215	(2)
Black Mountains	217	(4)
Hay-on-Way	221	(3)
The Powys heartland	224	(1)
The Wells towns	225	(5)
North & East Radnorshire	230	(6)
Montgomeryshire	236	(10)
The Dee Valley	246	(1)
Chirk & Glyn Ceiriog	246	(2)
Llangollen & around	248	(9)
Corwen & around	257	(2)
Bala	259	(4)
Travel details	263	(1)
The Cambrian Coast	264	(49)
The Cardigan coast	266	(7)
The Teifi Valley	273	(3)
Lampeter	276	(3)
Aberystwyth	279	(7)
Around Aberystwyth -- the Vale of Rheidol	286	(5)
Southern Cadair ldris & the Dyfi & Talyllyn valleys	291	(1)
Machynlleth	292	(8)
Northern Cadair Idris & the Mawddach Estuary	300	(7)
Ardudwy	307	(3)
Harlech	310	(1)
Travel details	311	(2)
Snowoonia & the Llyn	313	(61)
Snowdonia	315	(4)
Betws-y-Coed & around	319	(8)
Capel Curig & the Ogwen Valley	327	(5)
Llanberis & Snowdon	332	(8)
Beddgelert & around	340	(3)
Blaenau Ffestiniog & around	343	(5)
The Llyn	348	(1)
Porthmadog & around	349	(3)
Portmeirion	352	(2)
Cricieth	354	(3)
Pwllheli & around	357	(3)
Abersoch	360	(1)
Aberdaron & around	361	(2)
The north Llyn coast	363	(2)
Caenarfon & around	365	(7)
Travel details	372	(2)
The North Coast & Anglesey	374	(65)
Wrexham, the Clywedog Valley & the Maelor	377	(5)
Mold & around	382	(2)
The Vale of Clwyd	384	(7)
The north coast	391	(1)
Deeside	392	(3)
North coast resorts	395	(5)
Llandudno	400	(5)
Conwy & around	405	(8)
Bangor & around	413	(5)
Anglesey	418	(3)
Menai Bridge & the approaches	421	(1)
Beaumaris	422	(3)
Llanfair PG & the south coast	425	(4)
Holy Island	429	(4)
Northern & inland Anglesey	433	(3)
Travel details	436	(3)
PART THREE CONTEXTS	439	(56)
The historical framework	441	(12)
Chronology of Welsh history	453	(3)
Twentieth-century Welsh nationalism	456	(6)
Natural history of Wales	462	(7)
Music in Wales	469	(11)
Books	480	(8)
Language	488	(4)
Resources for Welsh learners	492	(2)
Glossary of architectural terms	494	(1)
Index	495