Wild Guide Wales: Hidden places, great adventures & the good life (Wild Guides)

I have the Wild Guides for Wales and Scotland (had to order from overseas for the latter) as well as the Bothy Bible. The book materials are excellent quality and as much a pleasure to hold as they are informative. The layouts are sensible and you aren't overloaded with unnecessary gibberish. As a useful guide it's first rate for people who just want to do natural scenery, and a perfect supplement for people who want to try to combine a culture trip with the outdoors in the summer, when the sun is in the sky until 10 but most attractions have closed their doors, except for pubs.

awesome layout and photos and very helpful

This is an excellent guide to off-piste attractions in the Wales and its English borders. Each place has a description and a weblink to Bing maps so you can get route information. The authors strongly suggest taking an Ordnance Survey map for many of the places but unfortunately have only given Lat Long coordinates in the body of the text. There is a list of Ordnance Survey grid references in an appendix at the back of the book but it is basically unusable, especially in the Kindle edition, as it's difficult to get to and from the relevant pages. Why on earth didn't the authors put them in the body of the text alongside the Lat Long? This feature really spoils an otherwise excellent book.

I love this book so much that I’ve also gifted copies of it to 3 of my closest friends! It is a priceless addition to my OS maps and walking guides, whenever I’m planning a trip into Wales. I take it with me, every time I go exploring. It’s an incredibly well thought out & laid out book, categorised by region - covering wild swimming spots, ancient woodlands, historic landmarks/places of interest, recommended places to eat & places to stay. Each region includes a map so that you can see at a glance where everything is - making planning a trip really easy. I often combine 3-4 things in a day - exploring ancient sites, visiting magnificent old trees, a spot of wild swimming and a cafe stop - which are all conveniently located close to each other on the regional maps! Have found some real hidden gems with this book, and still have mid & South Wales to explore with it. Highly recommend this book to anyone who loves exploring and finding new places in Wales.

I bought this book on a whim before a short break in mid Wales. We’re Welsh, and still live on its border, so thought we knew it pretty well, but this book helped us to find places we’d never have gone, from an idyllic wild swimming spot all to ourselves to 1000 year old yew trees in enchanting ancient graveyards. At a time of social distancing, it enabled us to enjoy solitude in some of the most stunning, but ‘off the beaten track’ parts of our incredibly beautiful homeland. Loved the sumptuous images and the gentle humour of the text. Thank you, all who contributed, for absolutely making our holiday!

Brilliant book. Went on a weekend away in Llanrhystud not too far from Aberystwyth. We took the book with us and we were able to find the nearest coastal walks and great beach....actually went on the Llangrannog coastal walk and ended up on Llangrannog beach. I keep the book in my car so I can find hidden gems wherever I travel in Wales....and I do a lot of traveling for work!

We have a YouTube channel called Campervan Tales and these Wild Guides are excellent reference books for us as we travel around filming our travels. Extremely informative with excellent points of interest. This edition is a great addition to the series.

A very nice book full of suggestions for wonderful, off-the-beaten-track places I would love to be visiting now. Accessible writing style, well presented visually, and peppered with pics of the authors wild-swimming in the all-together in beautiful streams and lakes (rather them than me). Most of the locations seem suitable for children also but there are clear warnings to always check water depths and other things before jumping in. Really gives you the feeling that Wales is waiting to be rediscovered in all its glory.

I bought this book for my Dad who lives in South Wales for Christmas. He loves wild camping and outdoors activities. He was very pleased with it, found a great spot for a dog walk and went the very next day! It's difficult to find somewhere he doesn't know about, I'm very glad I got this. Also the cover and finish of the book was impressive quality.

Excellent book for visit ideas, all of the WIld Guides I have seen are very good. High on photos, low on text, but thats all you need as an inspiration really.

I have the Wild Guides for Wales and Scotland (had to order from overseas for the latter) as well as the Bothy Bible. The book materials are excellent quality and as much a pleasure to hold as they are informative. The layouts are sensible and you aren't overloaded with unnecessary gibberish. As a useful guide it's first rate for people who just want to do natural scenery, and a perfect supplement for people who want to try to combine a culture trip with the outdoors in the summer, when the sun is in the sky until 10 but most attractions have closed their doors, except for pubs.

awesome layout and photos and very helpful

This is an excellent guide to off-piste attractions in the Wales and its English borders. Each place has a description and a weblink to Bing maps so you can get route information. The authors strongly suggest taking an Ordnance Survey map for many of the places but unfortunately have only given Lat Long coordinates in the body of the text. There is a list of Ordnance Survey grid references in an appendix at the back of the book but it is basically unusable, especially in the Kindle edition, as it's difficult to get to and from the relevant pages. Why on earth didn't the authors put them in the body of the text alongside the Lat Long? This feature really spoils an otherwise excellent book.

I love this book so much that I’ve also gifted copies of it to 3 of my closest friends! It is a priceless addition to my OS maps and walking guides, whenever I’m planning a trip into Wales. I take it with me, every time I go exploring. It’s an incredibly well thought out & laid out book, categorised by region - covering wild swimming spots, ancient woodlands, historic landmarks/places of interest, recommended places to eat & places to stay. Each region includes a map so that you can see at a glance where everything is - making planning a trip really easy. I often combine 3-4 things in a day - exploring ancient sites, visiting magnificent old trees, a spot of wild swimming and a cafe stop - which are all conveniently located close to each other on the regional maps! Have found some real hidden gems with this book, and still have mid & South Wales to explore with it. Highly recommend this book to anyone who loves exploring and finding new places in Wales.

I bought this book on a whim before a short break in mid Wales. We’re Welsh, and still live on its border, so thought we knew it pretty well, but this book helped us to find places we’d never have gone, from an idyllic wild swimming spot all to ourselves to 1000 year old yew trees in enchanting ancient graveyards. At a time of social distancing, it enabled us to enjoy solitude in some of the most stunning, but ‘off the beaten track’ parts of our incredibly beautiful homeland. Loved the sumptuous images and the gentle humour of the text. Thank you, all who contributed, for absolutely making our holiday!

Brilliant book. Went on a weekend away in Llanrhystud not too far from Aberystwyth. We took the book with us and we were able to find the nearest coastal walks and great beach....actually went on the Llangrannog coastal walk and ended up on Llangrannog beach. I keep the book in my car so I can find hidden gems wherever I travel in Wales....and I do a lot of traveling for work!

We have a YouTube channel called Campervan Tales and these Wild Guides are excellent reference books for us as we travel around filming our travels. Extremely informative with excellent points of interest. This edition is a great addition to the series.

A very nice book full of suggestions for wonderful, off-the-beaten-track places I would love to be visiting now. Accessible writing style, well presented visually, and peppered with pics of the authors wild-swimming in the all-together in beautiful streams and lakes (rather them than me). Most of the locations seem suitable for children also but there are clear warnings to always check water depths and other things before jumping in. Really gives you the feeling that Wales is waiting to be rediscovered in all its glory.

I bought this book for my Dad who lives in South Wales for Christmas. He loves wild camping and outdoors activities. He was very pleased with it, found a great spot for a dog walk and went the very next day! It's difficult to find somewhere he doesn't know about, I'm very glad I got this. Also the cover and finish of the book was impressive quality.

Excellent book for visit ideas, all of the WIld Guides I have seen are very good. High on photos, low on text, but thats all you need as an inspiration really.

Inspiring book. I've noticed some reviews were critical about the photographs: I must say I quite like them as they are, they show the places clearly and this is NOT a book about photography. When planning a trip (not a photoworkshop!), I prefer to see the place as it is quite usually, instead of awaiting lovely blue skies and rosy sunsets just to be disappointed by the reality.

Great photography, and a superb guide to some of the less obvious gems of Welsh landscape, history and general gloriousness. A bit peeved in that, by pointing to a few of them, they will no longer be special to us if they are overrun by visitors. Heavy emphasis on wild swimming, (each to their own) but still an excellent guide.

This book would be so much easier to find locations if it had an index. We just found it so time-consuming. Difficult to use this book without google maps. For example. We wanted to try St Davids. We were not sure where it was in Wales. could not find any references. Just frustrating, Shame.

Best book purchased this year. Ideal to explore some different hidden places in Wales. Especially as we have to stay more local during Covid times. So many great places to explore, highly recommend to anyone who loves the outdoors. We have the another Wild book, which is also brilliant. We always have them handy in the campervan when taking a trip somewhere.

Saw a copy of this book in a favourite Pembrokeshire café and just had to have a copy of my own. It's a wonderful book to help you find beautiful places off the beaten track for all sorts of outdoor adventures in beautiful Wales.

We live in Wales so i was excited to get this book after purchased the Wild guide to France and it didn't disappoint. We used it a couple of weeks ago to find a beautiful spot in betws y coed. It was a gorgeously sunny day and the town was so busy, i was very pleased to sneak off to this quiet hidden spot where we had a picnic and a swim in total seclusion. Can't wait to find more hidden gems

I bought this book for myself and was so impressed I bought for my brother in law who can't stop reading it and planning future trips

This is a fabulous book, with lots of lovely visuals and great tips and ideas for places to visit in Wales. Being Welsh myself, it has enhanced my knowledge of Wales and increased the options for wild places to explore.

Great illustrations& lovely text,will be used greatly,during the lighter summer months

If you love the great outdoors then this is the book for you. Wales at its best.

I really enjoy using this book, it has some very thoughtful suggestions and original ideas.

wow ! what a book, fantastic pics and reading, have done many of the places since i got the book and plan to do many more

Love these guides. Have been on many holidays following these guides, and always brilliant recommendations

bought as a present but looked good

Brilliant! All the pubs within & named alongside any walks are noteworthy

Fabulous book to get new adventure ideas. Beautifully written and great pictures. Good enough to be a coffee table book.

Beautiful photographs, nice short descriptions of places, maps. I like the way it's divided into sections.

Lots of hidden gems

Nicely set out book and useful for those living or visiting Wales

Great book

Very informant book on places to visit in Wales plenty of colorful pictures

I live in Wales and the accounts of the places I do know are spot on. Highly recommend the Scotland one too...

Lovely book thank you !

Great books if you want to get off the beaten track

Very informative

I bought this book and after receiving bought another two from this series. Haven't got idea about amazing places in my area, included in this book

A little expensive

I love this book, great for finding off the beaten track places to visit

Love all these wild guides.

Lovely book, ordered for a friends birthday. She has enjoyed looking through and planning her post-lockdown adventures!

An essential guide

Well received gift for free ranger

Great book

This book is amazing for adventures about Wales, lots of places you wouldn’t find out about otherwise.

Awesome book

Great info. We have explored many interesting places locally and on holidays. Easy to follow