A scoot through Wales: Cardiff to Llandudno on a Vespa
The 186-mile A470 might be a bit of a patchwork route but it perfectly showcases the spine of Wales’s beauty
August 2023
Waymarks are important for all of us to enjoy the wild
Letters: Hiking should not be the exclusive preserve of a privileged few, says Aled Owen, while Pete Stockwell points out how moving cairns can be dangerous. Plus a letter from Austen Lynch
There’s no need for signposts in the hills
Letters: Frank Price and Steve Barr on the mystery of missing waymarks in Snowdonia
Cathedral forests and drovers’ roads: Snowdonia’s new cycling route
The Traws Eryri, a 140-mile mountain biking route in north-west Wales, heads away from the tourist trails and highlights the region’s rugged, changeable beauty
October 2022
Drones circling over Snowdonia could bring life-saving mobile signal to remote areas
A prototype craft that will fly network telecoms starts trials with north Wales mountain rescue services next year
August 2022
How Airbnb is ruining local communities in north Wales
Families in Gwynedd county are being priced out as swathes of property are converted to short-term rentals for the tourism industry – and the situation being played out across the country. Can anything be done to help?
July 2022
Wales on wheels: bikepacking for novices
A self-guided camp-and-cycle trip in southern Snowdonia was so glorious, I didn’t want it to end
February 2022
Let there not be light: a stargazing walk in celestial Wales
Light pollution is a modern scourge but a concerted effort to bring the darkness to Wales is under way – with the help of astronomy strolls led by experts wielding laser pens
September 2021
Go south of Snowdon to find peaceful walks away from the crowds
Magnificent valleys, lookouts and rivers to stroll alongside add to the tranquillity in a quieter part of Snowdonia national park
August 2021
Slow down in Snowdonia: a laid-back way to see north Wales
We take the train and local buses on a break with a new low-carbon specialist that aims to ‘make slow travel mainstream’
July 2021
Snowdonia on a budget: a five-star hostel in the heart of the national park
In the third of our series, an upgraded former YHA hostel is the perfect base for cycling, swimming and scrambling in Sir Edmund Hillary’s footsteps
January 2021
Brief letters
Beautiful words for our troubled times
The paintings that take me back to Snowdonia
October 2020
Tree of the week
Tree of the week: the beloved birch that could fall victim to its own success
In the water of Llyn Padarn in Snowdonia stands a birch tree that has captured the hearts of many visitors. But should they be swimming out to pose with it?
December 2019
Lady of the lane: on the Sarn Elen trail in Snowdonia
According to myth, a female saint led the construction of a 160-mile Roman road running the length of Wales, a route that can still be traced through forests and hamlets near Betws-y-Coed
November 2019
Country diary
Country diary: Snowdonia's folklore river still invites a poetic pilgrimage
Llan Ffestiniog, Gwynedd: The Cyfnal gorge has attracted writers, mages and mystics over centuries, and the atmospherics still thrum
October 2019
Snowdonia activity break: dream trips for daredevils
With inland surfing, ziplining and caving on tap, Snowdonia doesn’t lack thrills, but climbing Snowdon itself is still the pinnacle of excitement
September 2019
Night swimming in Snowdonia
Wild swimming in a lake, under the stars and dark skies of north Wales, is a bold and bracing escape from light pollution
July 2019
Take the kids to …
Take the kids to … Adventure Parc Snowdonia, north Wales
Adrenaline Indoors is a new adventure experience at the inland surf lagoon, so prepare for parkour trails, climbing walls and a zipwire
May 2019
Country diary
Country diary: this rickety walkway is not for the faint-hearted
Dolwyddelan, Gwynedd: An ivied wonderland awaits those prepared to brave this precarious route to Craig Rhiw Goch
