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Carmarthenshire

Set in the beautiful Cwm Dulais, Aberdeunant is a traditional Carmarthenshire farmhouse which provides a rare insight into agricultural life.

Dolaucothi Gold Mines

These unique gold mines are set amid wooded hillsides overlooking the beautiful Cothi Valley. The Romans exploited the site almost 2,000 years ago and mining resumed in the 19th and 20th century. Today you can take a tour and even experience the frustrations of panning for gold.

Conwy

Aberconwy House

This is the only medieval merchant's house in Conwy to have survived the turbulent history of the walled town. Furnished rooms reflect daily life from different periods in its history.

Conwy Suspension Bridge

Designed and built by Thomas Telford, the bridge was completed in 1826 and replaced the ferry, which was previously the only means of crossing the river. The tollhouse has been restored and furnished as it would have been a century ago.

Gwynedd

Segontium

The fort was built to defend the Roman Empire against rebellious tribes and was later plundered to provide stone for Edward I's castle at Caernarfon. Segontium now includes a museum housing finds from the site.

Monmouthshire

The Kymin

Set in 4ha (9 acres) of woods and pleasure grounds, this property encompasses a small two-storey circular banqueting house and naval temple, a monument dedicated to the glories of the British Navy. Nelson visited the site in 1802.

Skenfrith Castle

Skenfrith Castle, beside the River Monmow, once commanded one of the main routes between England and Wales at a time when the two nations were involved in a long drawn-out conflict following the Norman Conquest.

Neath & Port Talbot

Aberdulais Falls

For over 400 years the Falls provided the energy to drive the wheels of industry. In 1584 a copper smelting furnace was established and today the remains of a small water-powered tin works can be seen. The site now houses a unique hydroelectric scheme and the Turbine House provides access to an interactive computer, fish pass, observation window and display panels.

Pembrokeshire

Tudor Merchant's House

Located near the harbour in this historic walled town, the house is characteristic of the area at the time when Tenby was a thriving trading port. The remains of early seccos can be seen on three interior walls and the house is furnished to recreate family life from the Tudor period onwards.

Snowdonia

Tŷ Isaf

The cottage is the oldest house in the picturesque village of Beddgelert. Set in the Snowdonia National Park, Tŷ Isaf is surrounded by some superb walks including a riverbank route alongside the racing waters of the Glaslyn river. It houses a 'plot to plate' exhibition on the area's local foods and shows how diets have changed over the last 200 years.

Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant

Situated in the beautiful and secluded Wybrnant Valley, Tŷ Mawr is the birthplace of Bishop William Morgan, first translator of the entire Bible into Welsh.

The National Trust

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