A scenic walk along the Wales Coast Path taking in a series of pretty bays and coves, and the ruins of a castle and its walled gardens.
Wales Coast Path: Nash Point to Dunraven Bay
Old Beaupre Castle
Tucked away amid farmers' fields in the Vale of Glamorgan, you'll find this medieval / Elizabethan manor house that's been largely abandoned for the past 300 years.
Wales Coast Path: Llantwit Major to Nash Point
There's lots to see on this lovely 5km-stretch of the Wales Coast Path, including fossil-filled bays, a 12th century castle and the last manned lighthouse in Wales.
Bannau Brycheiniog: Elidir Trail
This scenic south Wales walk, which takes in four waterfalls, follows the path of the Afon Nedd Fechan through a woodland ravine from Pontneddfechan to Pont Melin-Fach, some two-and-a-half miles away.
Cheltenham
Ambling around Cheltenham, you could be forgiven for thinking you'd stepped into a Jane Austen novel, for this Gloucestershire town is billed as the "most complete Regency town in the UK".
Raglan Castle
Boasting a hexagonal tower and moat, this grand sandstone pile in Monmouthshire is one of my favourite castles in southeast Wales.
Dyffryn Gardens 2021
With lots of wildflowers and plants in muted shades, the gardens had a more subdued feel to them than in previous years.
Westbury Court Garden
A road trip to this small National Trust-run water garden in Westbury-on-Severn and some exceptionally good scones at The Swan Tea Room near Lydney in Gloucestershire.
Bannau Brycheiniog: Four Falls Trail
Nestled in the heart of Bannau Brycheiniog National Park's waterfall country, the Four Falls Trail is an 8.4km circular walking route that takes in four of the park's most impressive waterfalls.
The National Botanic Garden of Wales
Set amid 560 acres in the Carmarthenshire countryside, you'll find 8,000 types of plants and the largest greenhouse of its kind.
Powis Castle and Garden
Sitting high on a rock overlooking the rolling Welsh hills, this enormous 13th century red castle boasts sumptuous stately interiors and a grand glorious garden.
Conwy
Situated at the mouth of the Conwy River in north Wales, Conwy boasts well-preserved town walls, a grand suspension bridge and a mighty castle that soars above the town.
Little Old World 