Tag Archives: Wales

24
Nov
Architecture

Wales’s hidden rock chapel

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Alex

The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in Wales has many enviable qualities. It’s home to Britain’s smallest city, the bijou St David’s with its elegant cathedral, some of the most splendid – bluer water than the Caribbean when the sun shines … Continue reading →

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15
Sep
Events, Food

Britain’s smelliest cheese

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Alex

Consistently voted Britain’s most foul-smelling cheese, Stinking Bishop has to be whiffed to be believed. It’s been described as smelling like something between a ‘rugby club changing room’ and ‘old nappies’. I once bought some as gift and made the … Continue reading →

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12
May
Shopping

The world’s oldest record shop

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Alex

The world’s most ancient seller of records isn’t in New York or London but Welsh capital, Cardiff. Spillers was founded in 1894 to sell wax cylinders and gramophones, and later traded at the same address in the Hayes for 60 … Continue reading →

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29
Mar
Accommodation, Architecture

Portmeirion: a slice of Italy in Wales

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Alex

Pastel-hued villas glowing in the warm spring sunshine, gently waving cypress trees, classical statues looking impassively over the piazza… All very Tuscan, you might say. Except we’re in Wales. And North Wales at that. Portmeirion was the vision of architect … Continue reading →

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8
Dec
Photos

Pic of the week: the smallest house in Britain

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Alex

Britain’s smallest house – the bijou residence that makes a bin look spacious. Picture by Nostromoo

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5
Dec
Architecture

Brit buildings: Castell Coch

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Alex

In a land of castles, it takes something a wee bit special to stand out from the crowd. This former 13th-century wreck, just west of Cardiff, was completely rebuilt by William Burges in the 1870s and the results embody the … Continue reading →

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25
Nov
Accommodation

Five of the best: unusual places to stay

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Alex

While there’s nothing wrong with good-value hotels offering identical rooms, overpriced mini bars and live entertainment that’s as bland as the carpets, it’s sometimes nice to sample something a little different. Lock your kids in a Victorian prison, yodel to … Continue reading →

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