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As you know, our next coach holiday will be from Sunday 20th April to Saturday 26th April 2025, when we will visit Porthcawl in South Wales, where the Club had a successful holiday in 2016. We will stay in the Seabank Hotel for six nights. Dating from 1854, this seafront hotel is 2 minutes’ walk from the Grand Pavilion. Porthcawl is a tradition seaside town with a range of independent shops, cafés and pubs. Nearby attractions include:
- Beaches at Rest Bay and Trecco Bay
- The Coney Beach Amusement Park
- The Royal Porthcawl Golf Club.
- Porthcawl Marina
- Wales’ oldest listed bonded warehouse, the Jennings Building, which now houses cafés and restaurants.
We plan to have three days where our coach will take both walkers and non-walkers to different destinations in the area. Final plans will be available soon, but may include the following:
Swansea, Mumbles and Bracelet Bay
Our first walk will be be from Swansea along beautiful Bracelet Bay beach to Mumbles head. Its rocky shoreline is award winning, it has a great view of the lighthouse and it’s the perfect spot for an ice cream. Noen walkers will find plenty so see and do in Swansea (see here for some ideas). In Swansea’s lovely indoor market, a hot off the griddle Welsh cake is particularly recommended. Joe’s ice cream (also available in Mumbles) is definitely recommended.
The coach will bring none walkers to Mumbles, which is a short distance across Swansea Bay. Mumbles is famous for its castle, pier, and many shops, cafes and pubs. Mumbles marks the start of the Gower Peninsula, the UK’s first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Our walks will include the lovely Bracelet Bay.
The Brecon Beacons
On our next coach trip we will visit Merthyr Tydfil and walk the famous valleys and hills, and discover Cyfarthfa Park & Castle and the Brecon Mountain Railway.
Walkers will explore the Brecon Beacons. Non walkers will visit Cyfarthfa Castle:
and climb the easy way up to Torpantau, high in the Brecon Beacons,
– using the Brecon Mountain Railway.
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Cosmeston Medieval Village
On our final coach trip, we will visit Cosmeston Lakes Country Park and Medieval Village Walkers will walk through a Site of Special Scientific Interest protecting the rare and diverse plant and animal species. Walkers will then walk to Barry Island.
None walkers will spend time in Cardiff. Cardiff is the largest city in Wales. The city centre also includes Cardiff Castle, the Principality Stadium, an excellent market and delightful old shopping arcades.
Cardiff Bay is one of the most successful regeneration projects in the United Kingdom.
Penarth Head, near Cardiff Bay
On two days we will let you decide what you would like to do. You can explore Porthcawl. There will be walks nearby, for people who wish to walk every day. Nearby, to the north, is Kenfig Nature Reserve, a site of national importance and regarded as one of Wales’ top sand-dune reserves. To the west is Merthyr Mawr Nature Reserve and Ogmore Castle. There are buses to Bridgend, which is 22 minutes away, Cardiff and Swansea, as well as more local services.
Booking
The cost for coach travel from Crewe and Nantwich, six nights dinner, bed and breakfast, and the three coach outings is just £435 per person for twin and double rooms (with an optional £35 view supplement per person ) there is currently a waiting list for single rooms which do have a £49 supplement.
We would like to fill some more places on the coach – so if you have not already reserved your place we ask you to consider joining us. We always have a great time, just come along and see for yourselves . For more information, please contact Marilyn Norbury or Kath Conroy.
To book straight away please contact Jane Davis at Star Travel Worldchoice 01270 500880.