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Birdwatching
Walking
Surfing
Mountain Biking
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Welcome to www.walescottages.com
- a website for four Wales Tourist Board accredited self catering
holiday cottages, Bwthyn Y Saer, Hafod Y Wennol, Y Stabl and Ty Cerbyd.
The turn of the century cottages lie on a farm in the ancient hamlet
of Cilybebyll (thought to have been where the Romans at Neath spent
leisure time), near Pontardawe. |
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Some of the UK's Finest Beaches |  '.....two hours and a million miles away' |
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cottages
are 20 minutes from the Swansea Bay coastline, as varied as it is beautiful.
From the glorious stretches of sand and idyllic secret coves of
the Gower Peninsula, the UK's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,
to the Victorian seaside resort of Mumbles, with its promenade, shops
and restaurants. click here |
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A Bird Watching Paradise |
Dylan Thomas Country |
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Swansea Valley, South Wales is an ideal countryside base for those on
a UK bird watching holiday or a UK walking holiday. The hillside
farm is eight miles from the coast and contains a wide variety of habitats
including broadleaved woodland, coniferous woodland, grassland, hedgerows
and upland streams. The green pastures give way to high moorlands with
superb views of Swansea Bay. Classic UK bird watching sites such
as Cwm Clydach RSPB Reserve, Blackpill Mudflats, Kenfig Pool and the
Pembrokeshire Coast RSPB Reserves are all easily accessible from the
holiday cottages. click here |
The Swansea area of
South Wales UK is known as Dylan Thomas Country and Dylan Thomas
enthusiasts are most welcome at our holiday cottages. |
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The Dylan Thomas Trail | |||||
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holiday cottages in the Swansea Valley are an ideal base to tour 'Dylan
Thomas Country' and explore the places which are associated with Dylan
Thomas and inspired many of his works, such as 'Do Not Go Gentle Into
That Good Night', 'Fern Hill' and 'Under Milk Wood'. click here |
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The cottages are situated some 20 minutes from the Swansea Wales UK to Cork South Ireland ferry terminal. |
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Walking in Waterfall Country |
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the beauty and tranquility of The Vale of Neath, known as 'Waterfall
Country'. Nowhere in Wales is there such a richness and diversity of
waterfalls, set in a stunning vista of hills and vales. click here |
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Spectacular Castles and Ruins |
Plenty For Kids! |
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South Wales is home to many of the UK
and indeed Europe's finest castles. Tourists can explore Castell Coch,
a romantic castle inspired by Victorian Gothic fantasy; or the vastly
impressive Caerphilly Castle with its unrivalled water defenses and
machines of war. Visitors to our self catering cottages may also
visit Castell Carreg Cennen, the UK's most dramatically situated castle,
perched on a 300ft cliff. Those interested in the Romans may wish
to visit the Roman fortress at Caerleon, once one of the largest and
most important military bases in Europe, equipped with baths and 5000
seat amphitheatre. click here |
South
Wales has plenty of attractions suited to holiday makers with with children.
Folly Farm is a firm favourite where children can bottle feed animals,
take tractor rides and watch birds of prey. Oakwood Adventure and Leisure
Complex is also a fun day out for all the family - enjoy white knuckle
rides such as Vertigo and Megafobia - the worlds largest wooden rollercoaster
and Kidzworld . |
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Magnificent Mountains |
NOW OPEN!! |
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The self catering farm cottages are located
some 15 minutes from Brecon Beacons National Park: 520 square miles
of remote mountains, rolling moorlands, hidden waterfalls, cosy hamlets
and sheltered valleys served by a handful of market towns, from Llandeilo
in the west to Hay-on-Wye, the town of books, in the east. The cottages
are a 10 minute drive from Dan-Yr-Ogof Showcaves, NW Europe's largest
cave system. click here |
The NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDEN OF WALES, set in 568 acres is the first new botanic garden in the UK for 200 years and is only only half an hour from the cottages. | |||||
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