Southern Wales Tourism has created a virtual familiarisation visit to help coach and tour operators plan tours to Southern Wales. The video can be viewed below.
It’s easily accessible from London, the Midlands and South West England. The virtual tour is guided by Steve Griffin from Griffin Guiding and he explores the coastline, Cardiff, castles, heritage railways and old coal mines. The tour includes:-
- Raglan Castle
- Big Pit National Coal Museum
- Blaenavon Heritage Railway
- Guardian – Six Bells Mining Memorial, Abertillery
- Llancaiach Fawr Manor
- Cyfarthfa Castle
- Zip World Tower
- Porthcawl
- Forage Farm Shop, near Cowbridge
- The Royal Mint Experience
- Cardiff, including National Museum Cardiff, Cardiff Castle, the Civic Centre and Cardiff Bay
- Newport Transporter Bridge
- Caerleon, including the Roman Fortress and Baths, Amphitheatre and National Roman Legion Museum
It also includes examples of two hotels in the area, which are great bases for exploring the region – Parkway Hotel & Spa, Cwmbran and Best Western Heronston Hotel & Spa, Bridgend.
More information can be found on Southern Wales' website.
