Mawddach estuary

Andrew Galloway walks a linear route that’s a microcosm of Wales’ best bits

A little light mountain camping makes this 3-dayer in Snowdonia the perfect long weekend route.

Twenty-five years ago, large chunks of Eryri’s Aran range were out of bounds. That all changed in 2000. To celebrate a quarter-century of the legislation that changed the game, Trail set out to walk the entire ridge… unobstructed.

■ Distance: 11½ miles/18.2km ■ Time: 7 hours ■ Grade: Challenging

Interior designer Henry Prideaux explains why he and his family return to Wales’ Llŷn Peninsula time and again

Three magnificent country houses in Welsh river valleys offer commercial prospects, fishing–and blissful peace