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The
Country Living Guide to Rural Wales
Walking
in the Preseli Hills it feels like time stands still -
the magic and mystery of the millennia are there for you to
discover. The area has had a spiritual significance for
thousands of years and it lingers in the atmosphere.
There are many standing stones, cromlechs and Iron Age Forts.
This range of attractive hills forms part of the Pembrokeshire
Coast National Park, though they lie many miles inland.
The highest point is Foel Cymcerwyn, at 1,759 feet, and they
stretch from the east of the county (Crymych) and to the north
(Newport).
Originally
just a collection of fishermen's cottages, Llandudno -
the 'Queen of Welsh resorts' - was developed in the 1850's
under the watchful eye of the Liverpool surveyor, Owen
Williams. A delightful place that is a wonderful example of
Victorian architecture, Llandudno was planned around a
pleasant layout of wide streets and, of course, the Promenade,
the essential feature of a resort from that age. The Promenade
is now lined with renovated, redecorated and elegant hotels
and the wide boulevard gives it an air of the French
Riviera. Off the Promenade towards the Little Orme by
the fields, Bodafon Farm Park is a working farm and
also home to the North Wales Bird Trust.
The
Third edition to the Country Living Guide to Rural Wales has
been attractively redesigned providing more information on the
places, people and activities covered. It has up-to-date
information on the traditional welsh countryside and is packed
with vivid descriptions, historical stories, amusing anecdotes
and interesting facts on hundreds of places in this wonderful
country. For more information please click on The
Country Living Guide to Rural Wales.
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