Wales
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Three day trips from the Welsh capital, from the biggest castle in Wales to a ruined Cistercian abbey on the Wye and a seaside town two hours away by train. Here is what each one costs, how to reach it without a car, and which suits the day you have.
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A clifftop ruin above the River Cennen, with a barbican of pits, a twin-towered gatehouse and a vaulted cave passage in the rock beneath. Welsh princes held it, Edward I’s baron rebuilt it, and the victorious Yorkists had it destroyed in 1462.
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From 28 September 2026, ferry passengers between Britain and Ireland must show a passport. Here is what changed and what to do before you sail.
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Cardiff’s car parks aren’t interchangeable: pick the wrong one and you’ll pay a shopping-centre rate to see a dinosaur, or a museum rate to catch a show. Here’s which one actually matches what you’re doing, and what each one costs.
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An Art Deco station in the exact centre of the city, with the castle an eight-minute walk out one exit and Cardiff Bay a change of train away from the other. Here’s the station car park’s real name and price, and how to reach everything without a car.
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Cardiff has no everyday bus park and ride, but it does have event-day shuttles for the Principality Stadium, 24 train stations with car parks, and a hospital-only route that catches out shoppers. Here’s which one you actually want.
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Roughly three and a half hours across the Irish Sea from the top of the Pembrokeshire coast to County Wexford. From 28 September 2026 you’ll need your actual passport to board, not a driving licence, and the port itself is a working harbour with almost nothing around it.
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Under two hours from Paddington to the Welsh capital, on trains that run twice an hour on weekdays. Book the right fare type and it’s one of the cheapest long-distance journeys in Britain; book the wrong one and you’ll pay three or four times over for the same seat.
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About 100 spaces for the most popular starting point on Wales’s highest mountain. On a good day, they’re gone before 8am. Here’s how the booking system actually works, and the bus alternative that runs when you didn’t plan ahead.
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A network of long-distance buses links Wales’s national parks, coast and mountains for a fraction of the cost of a taxi or car hire, and most visitors have never heard of it. Here’s what TrawsCymru actually covers, what it costs, and where it can and can’t take you.