Group Travel Tour Operator and DMC for South Wales

Welsh Heritage and Whisky Trail

Abergavenny Town Centre ©Hawlfraint y Goron ©Crown copyright (2022) Cymru Wales
Brecon Beacons, Wales ©Hawlfraint y Goron ©Crown copyright (2022) Cymru Wales
Discover the underground world of the miner on a guided tour at Big Pit ©Stuart Render

4 day tour

From £342 per person - minimum 20 passengers

The heritage and history of south Wales are revealed in this tour that uncovers the stories of the Romans, the Welsh mining industry, and 21st century whisky production. Highlights include visits to the National Roman Legion Museum, Roman Baths, Abergavenny and Big Pit, a ride on the Brecon Mountain Railway, and a whisky tasting at the Penderyn Distillery.

Dates

March - October 2025

Suggested itinerary by coach

Day 1

Travel to South Wales

Travel to your hotel in the Newport area, perhaps visiting the Wye Valley and Tintern Abbey on the way.

Day 2

National Roman Legion Museum, Roman Baths, Abergavenny and Big Pit

This morning we travel to Caerleon to see the fascinating National Roman Legion Museum and Roman Baths. Discover why Wales was a popular posting for the Roman army and see examples of graffiti of its day. We then drive to the historic market town of Abergavenny, where there’s free time for shopping and lunch. After lunch we visit Big Pit, once one of Wales’ largest collieries, which closed in 1980. There is plenty to do including the mining galleries. A former miner will lead you through the underground caverns to reveal the secrets and stories of life at the coal face (underground tour involves dark, enclosed space with uneven surfaces).

Day 3

Brecon Mountain Railway and Penderyn Whisky

Today there’s a ride on the steam-hauled narrow gauge Brecon Mountain Railway into the Brecon Beacons National Park. In the afternoon, we arrive at the Penderyn Whisky Visitor Centre. A private tour will reveal the manufacturing secrets before a tutored tasting gives you the opportunity to sample a selection of products from the only whisky distillery in Wales.

Day 4

Return home

Ask the Greatdays team for ideas for stop-offs on the way.

Greatdays offer a selection of quality hotels in Newport and Cardiff.

Dates	4 days / 3 nights
March – October 2025	From £342.00 per person

Single room supplement available upon request.

All prices are per person based on sharing a double or twin room and with one free place for a coach driver or group organiser in a single room, both are based on a minimum 20 full fare paying passengers. Prices do not include coach hire or travel insurance. Dates are subject to availability. Smaller groups can be quoted for on request. Pictures are for illustrative purposes only. Our website policy is to use only copyright free images or images which have been authorised to us for free use by the owner. If you consider an image to be unauthorised or to be your property, please contact us immediately and if invalid we will have the image removed. If your image requires crediting or is missing a copyright statement then we will be pleased to add this to the webpage, contact us at info@greatdays.co.uk