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Where to stay, where to eat, recommended shops,
visitor attractions, and getting there and away, as featured
in the TV series Globe Trekker: England
and Wales.
Accommodation
The
County Hotel
High Street
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 2RX, UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 1227 766266 Fax: +44 (0) 1227 451512
Prices start from £52.50 per person per night for B&B.
Landmark Trust
properties
Telephone: +44 (0) 1628 825925
The Landmark Trust is a charity that takes old dilapidated
buildings and restores them to their former glory; you can
stay any where from a lighthouse to a castle.
Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel, Snowdonia National Park
Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel
Nant Gwynant,
Caernarfon,
Wales LL55 4NT
Telephone:+44 (0) 1286 870211
A base for the first Everest climbing expedition training,
Pen-y-Gwryd Hotel, at the foot of the Mount Snowdon
Horseshoe, remains a delightful and useful lodging for
those exploring the Welsh mountains and has stunning views.
Hillary memorabilia hangs in the cosy public area and
bar, and hikers with packs and boots are as welcome as road
travelers. Reach Pen-y-Gwryd along the A4086 Llanberis to
Capel Curig road and the A498 from Beddgelert. The hotel sits
at the intersection.
Huge Edwardian bathtubs, a mountain-stream fed swimming pond
(cold but fun!), sauna, and endless hot water soothe the walk-weary.
The dining room serves set meals at set hours, and elegant
food and wine (£20 pounds for dinner), but dress is
come-as-you-are. The kitchen prepares packed lunch for walkers
on request and breakfasts are generous. Loaded with a quirky
atmosphere, this is a great place to stay. Rooms are quiet
and small but pleasant, costing from £28 ($45) to £35
($60) pounds per night.
Outdoor activities
Climb Mount Snowdon, Wales
Plas Y Brenin (as
used by Globe Trekker)
Capel Curig
Conwy
LL24 0ET
Contact: Martin Doyle
Tel: +44 (0) 1690 720214
Fax: +44 (0) 1690 720394
PYB are a highly efficient group based in the National Park
and come highly recommended for guiding you though Snowdonia.
Outdoor pursuits in West Wales
TYF Adventure
1 High Street
St. Davids
Pembrokeshire
SA62 6SA
(+44) (0)1437 721611
Great outdoor adventures in Pembrokeshire's best landscapes:
activities, weekends, short breaks in West Wales. surfing,
kayaking, coasteering®, rock climbing.
Fresh Adventure
Freshwater Bay
Freshwater East
Pembs
SA71 5LE
(+44)(0) 1646 672764
Historic sites and attractions
Battle of Trafalgar 200th celebration in Portsmouth
HMS Victory
HMS Victory stands today as the world's oldest commissioned
warship. Still manned by Officers and Ratings of the Royal
Navy, the Victory has seen over 200 years of almost continuouss
service. Best known for her role in the Battle of Trafalgar,
the Victory currently has a dual role as the flagship of the
Second Sea Lord and as a living museum to the Georgian navy.
Portsmouth.
Canterbury Cathedral in Kent
Canterbury
Cathedral
Cathedral House
11 The Precincts
Canterbury
CT1 2EH, UK
Tel +44(0) 1227-762862
Fax +44(0) 1227-865222
Dover Castle
English
Heritage
Dover Castle,
Dover,
CT16 1HN, UK
T: 01304 211067
Eton College
Eton College
Windsor
SL4 6DW, UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 1753 671000
Thanks to Rebecca Hunkin for all her assistance with setting
up Globe Trekker's visit to Eton College, 600-year-old boy's
private school.
Eden Project
Eden Project
Bodelva
St Austell
Cornwall
PL24 2SG, UK
Giant artificial nature environments inside three giant greenhouses
- an educational nature resource.
 Food
Cornish pasties
Proper Cornish
Proper Cornish handmake with care the very best quality cornish
pasties, made with only the finest, freshest ingredients sourced
locally from Cornwall wherever possible.
 Festivals
Joust
A one of a kind medieval Jousting Festival, with over 1000
re-enactors hamming it up at a privately owned castle in the
heart of the Gloucestershire countryside, this is not to be
missed.
Glastonbury
Festival
The mother of all music and arts festivals
Tourist resources
Kent Tourist Alliance
For more information on what to see and do in Kent,
call the Kent Tourism Alliance on +44 (0) 1271 336 020
Visit Britain
Tourism website for England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern
Ireland.
Learning Welsh, Welsh Music and Welsh History and Stuff
Acen
Cardiff, Wales
Telephone: +44 (0) 2920 300800
For links to all kinds of Welsh experience - a one stop shop
if you are interested in Welsh and Wales with online Welsh
music radio and an online shop with Welsh music and language
CDs.
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