Wales is a beautiful and extremely picturesque part of the UK. It’s famed for its rugged coastlines, numerous mountainous national parks, and some of the most beautiful beaches in the world that would give Cornwall a run for its money. Here is the perfect setting for a UK holiday. There are plenty of things to do in Wales for those considering Wales holidays. It’s a treasure trove for the active and also perfect for those who want to just sit back and enjoy the beautiful natural surroundings. In this post, we look at some of The Best Attractions in Wales.
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The Best Attractions in Wales
Wales has an abundance of things to do and see. It’s the perfect place for a family holiday, or a couples holiday if you can find someone to look after your little monsters, or haven’t got any dependents to worry about. You could even visit Cardiff on a day trip from London. Let’s take a look at some of the great attractions you’ll find there.
Cardiff Castle
One of the best attractions in Wales has to be Cardiff Castle. This is an extremely popular tourist hotspot. Enter this mediaeval castle to discover 2000 years of history. Kids will love climbing the various levels of the keep and you’re guaranteed some great views. You’ll find gargoyles on the castle walls and there are secret tunnels. The rooms in the castle are truly spectacular and something that needs to be seen. Make your visit that bit more magical and visit during Christmas when the castle grounds are decorated with fairy lights and there is also an ice rink for the whole family to enjoy.
Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo
A fun day out for all the family. Folly Farm has plenty for the whole family to enjoy. They have over 750 animals in their zoo including lions, penguins, giraffes, rhinos, and more. Visit the Jolly Barn and get up close to sheep, lambs, ferrets, donkeys, goats, and more. As if that wasn’t enough, they also have a themed adventure park and a vintage fairground to make sure the little tikes are exhausted by the time you leave from all the fun they’ve had.
Pembrey Country Park and Beach
Looking for a free activity that the whole family will enjoy? Then you will want to make sure you pay Pembrey Country Park and Beach a visit. Here, you will not only find an award-winning golden sandy beach, there you will also discover a dry ski slope, toboggan ride, crazy golf, train rides, adventure play area, a variety of beautiful nature trails. There is also a cafe there so don’t worry if you forget to bring a picnic hamper.
Cardiff Bay
This is one of the largest waterfront developments in Europe. This picturesque wharf (especially at night) has an abundance of shops and cafes to keep visitors busy and also those step counts high. At Cardiff Bay, you are within short walking distance of famous landmarks. These include the Millennium Centre, Cardiff Castle, and Principality Stadium.
Portmeirion
Portmeirion is a tourist village in North Wales that was designed and built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975. This was built in the Baroque style and has a Mediterranean feel to it. There are a range of nooks to explore between shops and also some great cafes to refuel at. This is the location where the cult tv series The Prisoner was filmed. As a result, they have plenty of themed merchandise. You’ll find this doesn’t take long to walk around so make sure you also look out for the gardens and the tree trail on the woodland walk.
Snowdonia National Park
This is Wales’ largest national park. It covers 823 square miles and here you will find the highest mountain in Wales. This is free to enter and such a lovely place to go and enjoy the outdoors with the family. Hidden within the park are some important historical sites waiting for new visitors to discover. It’s best to visit between June and August due to the warmer dryer weather. This is a popular site for hikers. There are different hiking options varying in intensity.
Bodnant Garden
You’ll need prebooked tickets to access this lovely attraction. Bodnant Garden is a National Trust site situated in the foothills of Snowdonia. This is located in an 80 acre garden and is a great place to visit during all seasons although spring and summer will have the most floral blooms. Autumn will see displays of gorgeous colours from the trees and the winter will have pretty frosty landscapes that are also not to be missed. It has gorgeous green lawns, shrub borders, terraces full of flowers, a laburnum arch, meadows, woods, and more to explore.
Pembroke Castle
The birthplace of the Tudor Dynasty and one of the most spectacular of Britain’s castles. This is a large oval castle that is mostly surrounded by a pond. This fortress has tunnels, passages, stairways, towers, and battlements that kids will love to explore. In the main exhibition room, you will find display models and weaponry. The admission fee includes a free guided tour. This runs daily. There also is a cafe located there.
St. Fagans National Museum of History
One of Wales’s most popular heritage attractions, is St. Fagans National Museum of history, an open air museum. It chronicles the historical culture, lifestyle, and architecture of the Welsh people. Here you’ll see how people lived, worked, and how leisure time was spent. There are a range of buildings that you can see at different points in time.
I hope you enjoyed reading my post, The Best Attractions in Wales. There are plenty of lovely attractions there as you can see that are suitable for all the family.
Have you ever visited Wales before? Is this somewhere you might consider visiting? Which of the attractions would you most like to go to?
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I have never been to Wales but always wanted to go
It’s such a beautiful place to visit. I hope you get to go.
We visited wales over the summer, it’s so incredibly beautiful. Snowdonia is just stunning and the waterfalls surrounding kept the children busy all day!
It is a lovely place to visit and explore.
I live in Wales so have visited all the places that you feature, but I would thoroughly recommend Carmarthenshire too. It often gets missed out of things burnt it has some great places like Pembrey Country Park, Kidwelly Castle and Burry Port Harbour.
That’s great to know. Sounds like it would be a great area to visit.
Apologies you have mentioned Pembrey Country Park. Well fpdone forbein* more thorough than most x
Lots of lovely places. I really want to go to Portmeirion
These look like some lovely places to visit. The only Part of Wales I have visited, is North Wales and every time I go it rains!! Havent been for a few years but these are some places to go on my list
The only 2 times I went to Wales was to hike up Snowdonia and I know there is still so much of Wales I need to see
I’ve never been to Wales but it’s somewhere I wanted to go and thanks to your blog, I want to go even more.
Wales is such a beautiful place to visit. I’ve not actually been for about 10 years now though.
I had forgotten how much Wales had to offer. I haven’t been able to visit there since moving up north
It is a lovely place with lots to do and see.
I’ve never visited Wales but I would love to, I have family that really enjoy it there
It is such a beautiful place. I’m sure you’ll love it there.
Very nice. Although my favourite place in Wales is Snowdonia National Park.
There’s so many places in wales to visit, Cardiff castle sounds lovely at Christmas time
I live in Pembrokeshire in West Wales and I am glad you have included our County in your post
Aaahhh I bet you love living there!!!
I used to live in the Midlands and visited Wales a lot. Don’t remember ever going to Cardiff castle though!
Wales is great….Still yet to get to the Brecons and St fagans.
Portmeirion is stunning, and Cardigan Bay to spot Dolphins.
We love Wales and visit Llandudno regularly. Tenby is also lovely with great beaches.
Wales is always a must to visit, especially Snowdonia National Park.
not really visited wales staying in celtic manor years ago but its on my wish list to vist more
Some really great places to visit, especially Snowdonia National Park, great walk with fantastic views.
I have always wanted to visit so thank you for this!
I have always wanted to revisit Wales after hiking up Snowdonia a few years ago. It’s a beautiful country but one I know such little about that I wouldn’t even know where to start. Will save this page to inspire me where to go and also to help create an itinerary when I do plan to go. Thank you
I’ve only been to Wales once – Tenby – it was lovely and would love to go back one day!
I’m visiting Snowdonia again for the first time in years, it’s really lovely
Yes, I did enjoy reading your post. Thank you! I would really like to visit Portmeirion and, hopefully, catch some other attractions on the way..
We have been to Cardiff Bay a few times as family live near there but we have never stayed long enough to enjoy anything else other than visiting family. It sounds like there is a lot there to see though.
I’ve been to Wales twice, first to Newquay, then to Usk. As a family of Whovians, we had great fun visiting lots of Doctor Who filming locations! St. Fagans National Museum of History is fantastic, I’d love to go back there.
Lovely list! We enjoy Llandudno too, there’s a great little home front museum there
I would love to visit Cardiff again, we visited many years ago and had a great time but havn’t made it back again yet maybe 2024 will be the year!
Our love affair with Wales began in 1969 when we spent our honeymoon in North Wales. When we had children we loved to spend time on and around the Gower Peninsula. Now as empty nesters we love to spend time at Pembury. Cefyn Sands and the Millennium cycle trail offer wonderful opportunities for walking and cycling. Its a 600 mile trip for us from Lincolnshire but worth every mile!
never been to wales but will defiantly be visiting now
It is a great place to visit with so much to do.
I’ve never been to Wales before but it sounds like there’s lots to do! The countryside looks great
It is so lovely there.
The scenery here is just beautiful! I love the castles, history, and rolling landscapes. Sounds like such a lovely place to explore.