Best hotels for walking in Wales

Guide readers are unswervingly loyal to this family-friendly country house by the sea, with peerless views to Snowdonia across Cardigan Bay, run by the Fletcher-Brewer family since opening in 1948.

Cnapan, Newport

With a home-from-home ambience, this Georgian B&B on Newport’s main street is an ideal base from which to explore the Pembrokeshire Coast national park.

The Whitebrook, Whitebrook

The beauties of the Wye valley that inspired the Georgian Picturesque movement are all around you at Chris and Kirsty Harrod’s Michelin-starred restaurant-with-rooms.

Penbontbren, Llandysul

Luxury and privacy are guaranteed at this unusual farmhouse B&B set in gardens, 10 minutes from South West Wales beaches and with views to the Preseli hills.

Penally Abbey, Tenby

You would need a heart of stone not to be charmed by the creeper-covered facade of this Strawberry Hill Gothic house, with its pretty ogee windows, decorative eaves and hilltop position above gardens tumbling to the sea.

The Felin Fach Griffin, Brecon

Tucked between the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains, this red brick inn glows with a warm welcome and down-to-earth charm that attracts walkers, dogs, families and couples.

The Bell at Skenfrith, Skenfrith

Huddled below wooded hills, beside a stone bridge over the River Monnow, this whitewashed former 17th-century coaching inn is delightfully at ease in the landscape.

Harbourmaster Hotel, Aberaeron

Upstaging all the rainbow-hued waterfront houses in a planned Georgian town overlooking Cardigan Bay, this unabashedly blue-fronted boutique hotel is an iconic landmark.

Y Goeden Eirin, Caernarfon

Eluned Rowlands welcomes guests to her B&B on the edge of Snowdonia with tea, Welsh cakes and warmth.

The Old Vicarage, Newtown

In the rolling mid-Wales countryside, Tim and Helen Withers’ Victorian red brick vicarage is a welcoming base from which to explore a ‘wonderful but little-visited part of the world’.

Dolffanog Fawr, Tywyn

You could not wish for a more glorious location than you find at Lorraine Hinkins and Alex Yorke’s 18th-century farmhouse B&B, with views to Cader Idris and Tal-y-llyn lake.

Ael y Bryn, Crymych

‘Creative and immaculate’ gardens surround this luxury, adults-only B&B in tranquil countryside outside the village of ‘Egg-lis-oo-roo’, with views to the Preseli hills and Carningli mountain.

The Falcondale, Lampeter

A 19th-century Italianate villa in 14-acre grounds, with views across the gently rolling Teifi valley, is today a hotel and popular wedding venue with an in-house beauty parlour and romance in its very fabric.

Pale Hall, Bala

On the edge of Snowdonia National Park, this stately Victorian mansion, with its tower, tall chimneys and terraced lawns, does not disappoint once inside.

Crug Glas, St David's

Eco-friendly heating is newly installed at this peaceful, relaxed restaurant-with-rooms, run by the Evans family with ‘warm concern for their guests’.

Osborne House, Llandudno

‘Splendid’ public rooms decorated with oil paintings and gilded mirrors give this small hotel on the promenade an air of ‘impressive grandeur’. On the upper floors, some of the ‘characterful’ suites have glorious sea views.

St Brides Spa Hotel, Saundersfoot

High above the town, a modern hotel with ‘exceptional’ seascapes, as restorative, perhaps, as the calm that washes over guests in the award-winning spa.

Escape, Llandudno

Above the town, this design-conscious B&B occupies a white stucco Victorian villa close to the Great Orme Tramway.

Browns Hotel, Laugharne

A favourite watering hole of Dylan Thomas, this refurbished 18th Century inn, in a lively coastal town, remains a characterful place.

Mansion House Llansteffan, Llansteffan

Overlooking the Tywi estuary, this contemporary restaurant-with-rooms in a restored Georgian mansion is enjoyed for its ‘really lovely hospitality, food and accommodation.’

The West House, Llantwit Major

This hotel is now open only for private events and weddings. Within meandering reach, down green lanes and pathways, of the Glamorgan Heritage Coast, this modern hotel is in a quiet town, that was once an unrivalled centre of scholarship.

Plas Weunydd Hotel,

Nostalgia seeker or adrenaline junkie? Zip wire thrills, underground explorations, mountain bike trails lie on the doorstep of this easy-going hotel on UNESCO’s newest World heritage site in Snowdonia.

Tyddyn Llan, Corwen

There's no mobile signal to distract you at Susan and Bryan Webb’s restaurant-with-rooms overlooking the peaceful Vale of Edeyrnion, which means you can concentrate on the excellent food.

Lake Country House Hotel & Spa, Llangammarch Wells

A ‘narrow and hairy’ road leads to Jan and Pierre Mifsud’s hotel in wooded grounds on the River Irfon, with views to the Cambrian mountains.

Llangoed Hall, Brecon

A tree-lined drive leads to this ivy-clad country mansion – all tall chimneys, vast bay windows and landscaped gardens, yet its atmosphere is far from starchy.

Llanthony Priory Hotel, Abergavenny

Peace, stillness and surroundings removed from the buzzing demands of the modern world are guaranteed at this hotel huddled under the Welsh Black mountains.

Grove of Narberth, Narberth

Turn off a country lane down a tree-lined drive and your tensions will slip away when you glimpse this white stucco building with its pleasing Georgian symmetry.

The Coach House, Brecon

Kayt and Hugh Cooper’s top-notch B&B combines hotel-quality accommodation with the warmth and intimacy of an owner-run guest house.

Twr y Felin Hotel, St Davids

On the breezy St David’s peninsula overlooking St Bride’s Bay, a 19th-century windmill tower forms the striking centrepiece to a contemporary art hotel.

Hotel Portmeirion, Portmeirion

The centrepiece of an extraordinary Italianate resort village, this Victorian mansion is on wooded slopes above the Dwyryd estuary in glorious Snowdonia.

Ty’n Rhos, Llanddeiniolen

Deep in the countryside, the Murphy family’s ‘beautifully situated’ hotel is in a former farmstead turned country house overlooking the Isle of Anglesey.

Castle Cottage Inn, Harlech

At the top of one of the world’s steepest streets, this inn occupies two 16th Century buildings just above Edward I’s formidable castle (faint hearts, take the High Street route).

Canaston Oaks, Narberth

Praised for its spacious, modern bedrooms and award-winning breakfasts, this ‘very good’ B&B is run by friendly owners Eleanor and David Lewis, with their daughter, Emma Millership.

Mellieha Guest House, Amroth

The owners are retiring, and no further bookings will be taken.

Nanteos Mansion, Aberystwyth

Standing in graceful seclusion in wooded grounds with a walled garden, this family-friendly Grade I listed manor house offers a tranquil country retreat combining Georgian elegance and modern comforts.

Penrhiw Priory, St Davids

Close to St David's and its cathedral, this tranquil retreat is enveloped by acres of landscaped gardens, woodland paths, a river and a wildflower meadow.

The Old Vicarage B&B, Moylegrove

With views to the sea and hills of North Pembrokeshire, and minutes from the region's Coastal Path, Meg and Jaap van Soest’s airy B&B suits walkers and those wanting a quiet escape.

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The Bull – Beaumaris

Beaumaris

In a lively seaside town known equally for its medieval castle and its ice cream parlour, this ancient coaching inn is today a ‘friendly’ hotel with updated bedrooms, a stylish restaurant, and a well-preserved pub whose wonky doors, open fireplace and old photographs create much atmosphere.

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The Forest Country Guest House

Newtown

In mid-Wales countryside, a family-friendly B&B in a Victorian house ringed by large, flower-filled gardens. The peaceful, homely retreat has books, maps and games in the drawing room, plus an antique Bechstein grand piano to play; children may run free in the timber fort and outdoor play area. Up the 19th-century oak staircase, traditional country-style bedrooms have period furniture and views of fields graced by a herd of rare-breed sheep. Eggs from free-range hens and ducks supply the organic breakfasts.

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