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Best activity holidays in Wales for couples and families 2023

Best activity holidays in Wales for couples and families 2023


Holidays in the UK offer a wide variety of options, whether you fancy venturing out onto the water for wild swimming and paddleboarding or are seeking some peaceful relaxation at a spa hotel. Across coast and countryside, Britain boasts brilliant beaches, beautiful waterfalls and cultural heritage sites galore.

Outdoor activities like kayaking, walking and climbing are exciting pursuits offering a fun challenge, come rain or shine. And you won’t find a more glorious landscape to explore than the rolling hills and coastal splendour of Wales, making it the perfect location for all-weather adventures.

Whether you’re be looking for a family-friendly trip or an adults-only break, we’ve rounded up the best activity holidays in Wales. From coasteering in Pembrokeshire to horse riding in the Brecon Beacons and caving in the Wye Valley, look no further for inspiration on what to do and where to stay, so you can get your next trip all sewn up.

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Coasteering in Pembrokeshire

Explore this breathtakingly beautiful area by leaping, swimming and climbing along the coastline

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Coasteering is an exciting pursuit where participants move along the intertidal edge of a coastline by swimming, climbing and even leaping between gaps. The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is a breathtakingly beautiful area in which to try it, featuring coves, cliffs and beaches ready to be explored in true daredevil style. Plus, perched between land and sea, you can catch a glimpse of seals, birds and other wildlife.

How to do it

Preseli Venture is offering a two-day coasteering holiday in Pembrokeshire for adventurers aged 17 and over. The trip costs £265pp for a two-day holiday.

Surfing in the Gower

Rhossili Bay is a popular surfing spot thanks to its breaks and swell

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The Gower Peninsula in Glamorgan is famous for its incredible 40-mile coastline, complete with limestone cliffs and multiple beaches (it’s no surprise it was the first place in the UK to be given the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty accolade back in 1958). Rhossili, Llangennith and Caswell beachs are all popular destinations for surfers thanks to their breaks and swell, with nearby surf shops including Surfing Gower and Gower Surf Academy offering adult lessons and kids’ activity clubs.

How to do it

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