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National and Regional Round-up
Wales
Highland Railway extending the line from Caernarfon
to Beddgelert.
Wales is even the hot choice for world-renowned
events such as the opening Ashes test match in 2009
and the Ryder Cup in 2010.
W
ales will most definitely be the place to visit in
One of Europe’s largest youth festivals takes place in
2009. Holidays are changing and Wales offers
Cardiff in May, the Urdd Eisteddfod 2009. Over 15,000
visitors a real alternative to the usual packaged holi-
competitors and 100,000 visitors are expected to make
day. In fact Wales is at the heart of a new idea for
their way to Cardiff Bay, The event is held in a different
‘holidays unpackaged’.
part of Wales every year and in 2010 will be at
Holidays in Wales, offer real value for money, with Llanerchaeron Mansion near to the Cardigan Bay coast.
quality not pretension! We have delicious local food, a
For one week in July each year, Llangollen, a small
warm welcome at our places to stay, a buzz of events
Welsh town in North Wales plays host to the world
throughout the year and the excitement of activities.
at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.
We have three National Parks, which cover almost During the day there are competitions in music, song
20% of the total land area - Snowdonia, The Brecon and dance and each evening the competitors share
Beacons and The Pembrokeshire Coast. These areas the stage with renowned artists, many of whom
of natural beauty feature, Snowdon the tallest started their careers in Llangollen.
mountain in England and Wales, and Britain’s only
There are many exciting developments taking place
coastal National Park. Our coastline is something
in modern Wales at the moment - from a surge in
special, with over 40 Welsh beaches awarded the
designer boutique hotels, to a wealth of fabulous
coveted Blue Flag status or Green Coast Award.
new attractions such as the Snowdon Summit café,
There are 14 scenic railways in Wales with some of opening this summer.
the trains over 100 years old. The Ffestiniog Railway
is the oldest independent railway company in the Come visit us in the Wales pavilion to find out more.
world – founded in 1832. This year sees the Welsh www.visitwales.co.uk
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