Explore characterful places, local attractions, markets, gardens, shops, seaside spots and cultural discoveries from our days out and travels.
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Samuel J TanAnglesey, Explore, Location, Museum, Wales 0
Some of the best travel discoveries happen completely by chance. During a particularly warm day exploring Anglesey, we found ourselves searching for somewhere cool and comfortable to escape the heat for a few hours. That search led us to Oriel Môn, Anglesey’s museum and art gallery in the island’s county town of Llangefni.
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Samuel J TanAbergavenny, Destinations, Explore, Location, Market, Travel, Wales 0
Abergavenny is a market town in more than name. You feel it most clearly when you step inside Abergavenny Market Hall on a proper market day. The town centre already has plenty to offer, from independent shops and cafés to restaurants, hotels, boutiques and outdoor stores, but the Market Hall gives Abergavenny its working heart. […]
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Samuel J TanAbergavenny, Attraction, Explore, Location, Shops, Wales 0
Sometimes the most memorable stops on a road trip are the ones you never planned. During our journey through North Wales and Anglesey, we found ourselves revisiting a family memory that stretched back many years.
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Samuel J TanAnglesey, Attraction, Explore, Location, Wales 0
One of the more unexpected highlights during our North Wales road trip was a visit to Halen Môn, the famous Anglesey sea salt company located along the waterfront on the Isle of Anglesey.
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Samuel J TanBy the Sea, Explore, Location, Wales 0
During our stay in North Wales, Traeth Trefor (Trefor Beach) quickly became one of our favourite local discoveries. Just a five-minute walk from our accommodation at Ty Capel Gosen, a charming two-bedroom cottage that was once a minister’s house beside an old chapel building, the beach became part of our daily rhythm while exploring the […]
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Samuel J TanAbergavenny, Business, Explore, Guides & Collections, Location, Shops, Travel, Wales 0
Abergavenny is a town that still knows how to shop properly. That may sound like a small thing, but it matters. So many town centres now feel thinned out, with empty units, tired shopfronts and a sense that local life has quietly moved elsewhere. Abergavenny feels different. It has the bustle of a town people […]
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Li-ling OoiBath, Gardens, Outdoor, Park, Recreation, Travel 0
At the eastern end of Great Pulteney Street, Sydney Gardens of Bath is a rare survivor from the Georgian era. Today it’s a free public park with canal walks, heritage features and family‑friendly facilities. Opened in 1795 as a ticketed pleasure garden, it quickly became one of Bath’s most fashionable destinations. Visitors in their finest […]
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Li-ling OoiAttraction, Bath, Explore, Jane Austen, Location 0
Rising gracefully from the heart of Walcot, The Paragon is one of Bath’s most architecturally cohesive and visually striking Georgian streets. With its sweeping curve of honey-coloured Bath stone terraces, The Paragon captures the refined ideals of 18th-century urban design: elegance, order, and classical proportion. Built during a period of rapid expansion as Bath established […]
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Li-ling OoiAttraction, Bath, Explore, Jane Austen, Location 0
Queen Square sits just west of Bath’s busy central streets and marks the start of the city’s famous Georgian expansion. Built in the early 1700s, it set the tone for everything that followed, The Circus, the Royal Crescent, and the city’s reputation for elegant town planning.
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Samuel J TanAttraction, Bath, Explore, Location 0
In a city known for its elegant crescents and classical facades, the Bath Assembly Rooms stand out as one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture and social ambition. Built during Bath’s golden age in the 18th century, these rooms were beautifully designed spaces, purposeful as the heart of social life for the city’s fashionable […]