Wales

by Lonely Planet, Etain O'Carroll, Abigail Hole

Lose yourself in timeless rural scenery laced with glistening lakes and jagged peaks. Amble from festivals of food and opera to celebrations of art and ecology. Gorge yourself on medieval castles. Join the adrenaline junkies in a quest for the ultimate adventure. Whatever you want from Wales, this inspiring guide will help you find it.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Reference, History

332 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2001

About the author

OUR STORY
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautifully illustrated and well written guide book. The cover of the book has a lovely soft finish and the pages inside are of a good quality. A great gift for anybody interested in Wales.

[Hermien · Rating 5 out of 5]

This rating is as much for the country as for the book.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I do like how Lonely Planet guides cover more than just the "best" parts of a country, like the Rick Steves' guides. Mostly the places mentioned to stay and eat had good reviews on Google Maps, too. A few had closed, but this guide is from 2021 so that's understandable. I do wish there was more information about traveling in the winter though--it's hard to tell which roads are sometimes closed or what walking trails aren't passable in winter.

[Cheryl · Rating 5 out of 5]

the copy I read was a 2021 edition.
It has a cheerful picture of a steam train climbing a grassy hill past grassy fields with a shaggy sheep in the foreground.
every page is packed with information. It has places for eating and sleeping, sights, getting there, shopping, worth a look, and diagrams of walking tracks.
It is a very useful book, but I need to buy one to take with me. I will have to return this to the library.

[Lucy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did like this book. Very handy and informative etc but I wish there had been photos for me to refer to as that helps a little more with planning etc. But the guide is helpful.

[Laurie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent guide book with many helpful links.

[JC Cornell · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love all the Lonely Planet guides.

[Katrin · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really great guide. I read the general parts and all the descriptions of locations I have been to myself. I loved to read about this amazing small country and got absorbed in the history part, too. I must say though that I have been to places in Northern Wales, which are not featured in this book, and I wonder why this is so. Ok, I understand that not every ruined castle, can be mentioned, but I would have liked a more thorough part on castles. I also wonder how running did not make it into the sports part. There are so many races! I took part in two, myself, the Conwy Fun Run and the Gary Speed memorial 10k. But yea, I might be not the best reviewer of this book since I already come with enough experience :D Still, it covers everything you might want to know about Wales and really makes you hungry for the vast landscapes and windswept beaches of Wales..

[Lorna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent guide book that answers many of the questions you may have before visiting. I especially liked the sections on language and also the nice feature of highlighting other books that may be of interest.

[R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

of the different travel books around, Lonely Planet is probably my preferred series.... and this is a good one

[Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good source of information on an area that't harder to find.