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Region of Wales
Photo: Rainer Boettchers, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
South Wales (Welsh: De Cymru) is in the United Kingdom.
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Wales is home to many communes and organic farms, and WWOOF can arrange for volunteers to work for free at some of these places in exchange for room and board. It is an excellent way to experience life in the Welsh countryside, make friends and learn a little about organic farming.
Swansea. Complements the main events at the Dylan Thomas Festival and is held at various venues throughout the city.
Swansea. An annual (October) three week bash of culture at various locations in Swansea, and the second largest such festival in the UK.
Is a popular brand of ice cream in the Swansea area.
A single malt distilled in the foothills of the Brecon Beacons.
By train
Great Western runs a main line service from London to Swansea, with stops in Newport, Cardiff, Bridgend, Port Talbot and Neath. Arriva Trains covers the rural areas west and north of Swansea.
By plane
There is an international airport at Cardiff and a small airport serving private planes at Swansea
By boat
There are regular car ferry services from Ireland to Fishguard and Pembroke.
By bus
Cardiff, Swansea and Newport are connected to the National Express coach network, linking them to other major UK cities.
Trains connect all the main centres of population, and a local bus network links the stations to the smaller communities in the area.
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Britain's only coastal national park
The beautiful Gower Peninsula (Welsh: Penrhyn Gŵyr) in Swansea was the United Kingdom's first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The peninsula is famous for its stunning coastal scenery, wide sandy beaches and medieval castles.
Brechfa Forest is a rural area in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. It is a vast 6,500-hectare woodland, known for walking trails, mountain biking, and wildlife.
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