Upcoming Presentations
WILD WALES TOURS & WALKABOUTS MINNESOTA PRESENTATIONS, NOVEMBER 2019. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 7 PM, WINONA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, MN.
Tales from Wales & Newfoundland, with Taff Roberts and King Arthur Place Names in Wales with Scott Lloyd. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 7 PM, ST ANTHONY PARK LUTHERAN CHURCH, ST PAUL, MN.
The Arthurian Place Names in Wales with Scott Lloyd. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 11:45 AM, Hiking in the Snowdonia National Park and along the Welsh Coastal Path wi
The Black Road above Arthog
Hiking along the Ffordd Ddu (Black Road) in the foothills of Cader Idris above Arthog in the Snowdonia National Park, a Neolithic period road going back to 3000BC.
A freshly baked custard pie from the thatched roof Becws Islyn Bakery on the Llyn Peninsular!
Fresh lobster supper from boat to table!
Tomen y Mur
Tomen y Mur was built just after AD43 when the Romans invaded Britain. The fort was established to control the movement of the Brythonic tribes through the Snowdonia mountains. Here at this forlorn, isolated and windswept mountaintop are the remains of the amphitheater, baths and housing for around 400-500 soldiers. Medieval Mabinogion legends tell us that later after the Romans departed that here is where Lleu Llaw Gyffes overcame terrible curses and the treachery of his wif
Special Times in Wales
Breakfast time at our Welsh Downton Abbey stay in North Wales!
Nymphs along the old waterfall trail in Arthog and hiking under a rainbow in Wild Wales!
Yesterday our journey through the Snowdonia National Park on the Welsh Highland Railway. A delicious seafood paella at an award winning restaurant in Dolgellau!
Castle in Caernarfon
A visit to the castle in Caernarfon one of the six hundred castles that were built in Wales. Hiking along the Welsh Coastal Path that runs for 870 miles of unbroken, often breathtakingly-beautiful, coast. Along the way you’ll experience the very best of Wales, stunning scenery, stirring history, wildlife, Welsh culture and smalll villages. Aberdaron in the distance, the small hamlet where the ancient pilgrims ended their journey before the perilous journey to Ynys Enlli, Bard
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