Croeso i Gymru is a sign you’ll see everywhere in Wales, welcoming visitors to a wonderfully scenic country where Blue Flag beaches vie for attention with Victorian seaside towns and inspiring marine wildlife
The Welsh coastline is hugely varied, ranging from the remote bays of the Llyn ˆ Peninsula to the wide surf ‘n’ sand beaches of Gwynedd, Pembrokeshire and Gower, with traditional seaside towns and villages dotted through every county. You can go sightseeing, swimming, surfing, walking, canoeing, coasteering – everything is possible in this outdoorsy place. Getting to know the Wales Coast
Path is a good starting point for a voyage of discovery. Celebrating its 10th birthday this year, it snakes along 870 miles of clifftop, promenade and shoreline, starting in North Wales near Chester, and finishing in Chepstow in the south east of the country. Visitors have a multitude of routes to choose from, including 20 new itineraries on a heritage theme, designed in collaboration with environment and tourism group Cadw, and nine easy sections of the path that are ideal for wheelchairs, buggies and trikes. The path also boasts 42 Blue Flag beaches along the way. See walescoastpath.gov. uk and download the Wales Coast Path app for easy route finding.
Wildlife is one of the country’s major draws, with a wealth of spectacular birdlife, dolphins, harbour porpoises and seals to go looking for. At Ynys Gybi on Anglesey, thousands of seabirds wheel above the cliffs of South Stack RSPB Reserve, where as many as 9,000 razorbills, guillemots, kittiwakes, fulmars and puffins raise their young in spring and summer. There are also 10 pairs of rare breeding choughs on the reserve and streamlined peregrines racing around, with lots more to discover at the South Stack Lighthouse visitor centre.
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