Blazing paddles: the high art of packrafting – in Snowdonia

With an inflatable raft on your back, adventure beckons on a journey amid Welsh hills and across ‘any body of water’

Off-peak: climbing Snowdonia’s smaller, quieter summits

The problem with climbing famous mountains like Snowdon is sharing them with thousands of others. So our writer finds a smaller Welsh peak that still makes her feel on top of the world. Julian Worker has written a number of travel books including Travels through History : France Travels through History – The Balkans: Journeys inContinue reading “Off-peak: climbing Snowdonia’s smaller, quieter summits”

Wales’ perfect new wave: Snowdonia’s inland surfing lake

What’s so great about surfing in the sea anyway? There’s waiting for waves, the tiring wading out bit and, well, sewage sometimes. Surf Snowdonia, which opens today, is offering a striking new inland alternative