Contour Walking Holidays - Glyndwr's Way at Contours Walking Holidays

In the early 15th Century, Owain Glyndwr led an audacious, but ultimately ill-fated rebellion against English rule. This superb walk through some of the finest scenery in Wales visits many of the sites connected with his campaign for an independent Welsh nation.

Glyndwr's Way begins in the attractive old market town of Knighton on the English border, which, like Welshpool at the end of the trail, was attacked by Glyndwr's soldiers in the early years of his campaign. From here it heads west across a landscape of rich farmland, rounded hills and hidden valleys sheltering sleepy villages, to the ruins of Abbey Cwmhir, which was destroyed by Glyndwr when he discovered that the monks were supporting the English. Switching north, the trail crosses fields criss-crossed with hedgerows of hawthorn and honeysuckle, forest and windswept hills with far-reaching views, to the friendly little town of Llanidloes. It follows the shores of Llyn Clywedog, crosses the heather-clad slopes of Plynlimon where Glyndwr raised his standard and won his first victory over the English, and then descends to the bustling little market town of Machynlleth, where Glyndwr established his first Welsh parliament. From Machynlleth the trail turns east towards the Berwyn Mountains and Llyn Efyrnwy across wild and lonely hills with spectacular views across the lovely Dyfi Valley to the brooding bulk of Cadair Idris. Leaving the little village of Llanwddyn on the shores of Llyn Efyrnwy, the trail follows forest tracks and riverside paths to the pretty little village of Pontrobert, before meandering through farmland to the old border town of Welshpool and magnificent Powis Castle.

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Prices

10 nights/9 days walking £575 per person
11 nights/10 days walking £630 per person
12 nights/11 days walking £695 per person

Prices are based upon two people sharing a room. If you are walking on your own there is a single supplement of £19 per night.

You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops. For each extra night add £36 per person

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