BEST OF When it comes to the perfect summer escape, you can’t really do better than Wales. It’s not too big (it takes less than five hours to drive from north to south), it blends mountains and coastline as well as villages and cities and with 600 castles, three national parks, four UNESCO Heritage Sites, and five Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, you'll never be short of things to see and do. Wales is also blessed with some incredibly beautiful scenery. Who could resist somewhere as evocativesounding as ‘Waterfall Country’, for example – a part of mid-Wales on the southwest edge of Brecon Beacons National Park where epic waterfalls abound? Or the Gower Peninsula, with its dramatic cliffs, sheltered coves and stunning beaches, such as Rhossili Bay. While if it’s mountains you crave, check out the magnificent Eryri, or Snowdonia. And then there's the alluring Wye Valley, one of the UK’s finest riverside landscapes that's known to have inspired many writers and artists, including Wordsworth, Turner and Coleridge. While at Holy Island, the most westerly point on Anglesey, you’ll find puffins and other seabirds galore. Whether you plan to get active in the great outdoors, or just sight-see and eat your way around the country, we’ve chosen the best luxury hotels in north, south and west Wales so you can enjoy your mini-break in style. Read on for our Best of British picks of the best places to stay in Wales. By Martin Mason Amazing Destinations 26
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