Celtic Wales: Snowdonia and Pembrokeshire

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Overview
Highlights
- Explore the Iron Age Castell Henllys with the resident archaeologist.
- Go behind the scenes at St Davids Cathedral in Pembrokeshire.
- Performances by a Welsh choir and a renowned Welsh harpist.
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Trip includes
- 9 nights of accommodations
- 8 expert-led lectures
- 12 expert-led field trips
- 3 hands-on experiences
- 2 performances
- An experienced Group Leader
- Customary gratuities throughout the program
- The Road Scholar Travel Protection Plan, 24-hour-a-day emergency assistance coverage
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Itinerary

In Flight
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza Manchester Airport
Lunch: In the hotel dining room for those arriving by lunchtime. A light lunch with coffee, tea and water. Other beverages are available for purchase.
Afternoon: Arrivals conti...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Royal Oak
Breakfast: In the hotel. A wide range of hot and cold options, as well as coffee, tea, water and fruit juices.
Morning: This morning we transfer by motor coach to Betws-y-Coed via Bodnant...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Royal Oak
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: This morning we board the motor coach for a field trip to Great Orme, Llandudno’s mountain, on a beautiful vehicular tram ride. The Great Orme Tramway has been ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Royal Oak
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Relax with some free time, or take a walk around the picturesque village of Betws-y-Coed.
Lunch: In the hotel.
Afternoon: Board the motor c...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Royal Oak
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Investigate the cultural heritage and environment of Wales during a lecture in the hotel, before boarding the motor coach for Snowdonia National Park and...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Lamphey Court Hotel
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: We board the motor coach and transfer to Lamphey, a peaceful village on the south coast of Pembrokeshire. En-route we will pay visits to the vi...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Lamphey Court Hotel
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Today we’ll explore the archaeology of the region with a field trip to Castell Henllys via the mysterious Preseli mountains, where you will lea...
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Accommodation: Lamphey Court Hotel
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Free time.
Lunch: On your own to enjoy what you like.
Afternoon: This afternoon the motor coach departs for the Drefach Felindre Woollen...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Radisson Blu Heathrow Hotel.
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Leaving Wales for London Heathrow by motor coach, we will stop en-route at Caerleon. Caerleon is the site of one of Britain’s three Ro...
Meals: Breakfast
Breakfast: In the hotel. Some participants may depart prior to breakfast.
Morning: Shuttle bus to Heathrow Airport for onward flights. This concludes our program. If you are returning home, safe travels. If you are staying on independent...
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Accommodation
Crowne Plaza Manchester Airport: 1 night Manchester
The Crowne Plaza Manchester hotel boasts a gym, stylish restaurant, high speed WiFi and new meeting rooms. The hotel also has airport parking with a free shuttle bus to Manchester airport and the airport train station. Superbly located on the Manchester Airport complex, the four-star Crowne Plaza Manchester Airport Hotel offers you fantastic accommodation with easy access to the M56, M60 and M62, as well as Manchester City Centre.
Royal Oak: 4 nights North Wales.
The Royal Oak Hotel is a picturesque building, which was once a coaching inn. Situated in the centre of the village amidst charming scenery and overlooking the River Llugwy.
Lamphey Court Hotel: 3 nights Pembrokeshire
Situated in acres of scenic grounds next to a medieval Bishop’s palace, The Lamphey Court Hotel is a 19th century Georgian mansion which has a luxury spa, all-weather tennis courts and stylish rooms with views over Pembrokeshire National Park. All rooms have a private bathroom and come with a TV, and some rooms have parkland views. Free on-site parking is available, and free Wi-Fi is also accessible throughout the hotel.
Radisson Blu Heathrow Hotel: 1 night Hayes, Middlesex.
Close to Heathrow Airport.
9 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches, 9 Dinners
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