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The Cambrian Tourist

CHART TO THE CAMBRIAN TOURIST.

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Best Inns. Counties. Miles. Route. Objects most worthy of Attention—Rivers and noted Bridges. Page.

Star, Angel, King’s Arms, and Roebuck Oxford Oxford Halls, Colleges, and Libraries, Heythrop (Earl of Shrewsbury), Nuneham Courtney (Earl Harcourt), Blenheim 1

Plough, Fleece, and George Hotel Gloucester 40 Cheltenham Pump Rooms and Walks, Rooms, seat of Earl of Fauconberg, Cleavehill, Dowdeswell, &c. &c. 6

Hop Pole, Star and Garter 9 Tewkesbury Cathedral 9

Bell, Booth-Hall, King’s Head 10½ Gloucester Ditto, Pin Manufactory, Isle of Alney, Gaol, Severn, Drawbridge, called Westgate 11

Bush, Full Moon, Talbot, &c. &c. 34 Bristol Ditto, St. Mary Redcliffe Church, St. Vincent’s Rocks and Clifton, King’s Weston, and Lord de Clifford’s, Lamplighters’ Hall, and King’s Road 13

Bear 12 Newnham Garden Cliff at Westbury, Flaxley Abbey, Churchyard, View from 23

White Swan 7 Lidney Iron-works, Pitchcock’s 25

Beaufort Arms, Three Cranes Monmouth 8 Chepstow Castle, Church, Piercefield, one mile from Chepstow, Llancaut Cliffs, Wye, and New Bridge 25, 322

King’s Head, Westgate, and Parrot 16 Newport (Between C. and N. Caldecot Castle, Caerwent Pavement, Ruins of Caerleon), Usk, New Bridge, Castle 28

— Monmouth, Ragland Castle and Church, Usk, Llangibby Castle, View, Caerleon, St. Julians 29

Angel, Cardiff Arms, &c. Glamorgan 11¼ Cardiff Tredegar House, boundary of England and Wales, Cardiff Castle, Gaol, Bridge, and Taff 34

3 Landaff Cathedral, St. Fajans 37

Boar’s Head 7 Caerphily Castle, Thorn Hill, and View 39

Treherne’s Hotel 17 Merthyr Vale of Glamorgan, Pont-d-Pridd Iron-works the largest in the kingdom 41

Angel 14 Pont Neath Vechan Falls of Scotenogarm, Lower and Upper Culliepste, Lady’s Cascade, Porthogo Cavern, Bwr Maen, Purthen and Neath Rivers 47

Ship and Castle 11 Neath (Between P. N. and Aberdulas and Melincourt Waterfalls, the Knole) Abbey, Castle, and Copper-works 50

Mackworth Arms 9 Swansea (View at Britton Ferry,) Castle, Pottery, Tawe, Harbour, and Piers, New Walk and Rooms 53

Pot-House 20 Cheriton Oystermouth Castle, Oxwich Bay, Penrice, King Arthur’s Stone 57

Ditto Caermarthen 16 Kidwely Llanelly Church, Kidwely Castle 59

Ivy Bush, Boar’s Head 10 Caermarthen Castle, Tin Works, Bridge over the Towy 60

Castle 12¼ Llaugharne Llaugharne Castle, Caermarthen Bay 67

Cobourg Hotel Pembroke 16 Tenby (Between L. and T. Green Bridge, a curious excavation in the Rock) Castle, Church, Rocks, Walls, &c. 68

Green Dragon 10 Pembroke Castle, Bridge, sail round Milford Haven, to Hubberstone, Tour by Mr. Fenton, &c. &c. 73

Hotel 16 Milford Dock Yards, Observatory, &c. 82

— Tenby 83

Blue Boar, Castle 20 Haverfordwest Carew Castle, Cresseley, Landshipping, Picton Castle, Slebitch and Church, Priory at the end of the Parade 87

Black Lion 16 St. David’s (Between H. and R. Castle, St. Bride’s Bay) Cathedral, Bishop’s Palace; Rocking Stone, two miles from St. David’s 89

16 Fishguard In your way, take the place where the French landed, Gwain River 95

7 Newport Two miles from N. Druidical Monuments 97

Black Lion Cardigan 11 Cardigan Velindre, Tin Works, Kilgerran Castle, River Tyvi, Castle, Church, St. Doegmal’s Abbey 100

Good Accommodation 22 Aberaeron Druidical Monuments and Castle 101

Talbot, Gogerthan Arms 15 Aberystwith Fine Views, Llanrysted, Llanryan Bridge, Castle, and walk round, Lead Mines 102

Havod Arms 12 Havod Devil’s Bridge, Fall of the Rhyddol, of the Mynach, Havod House and Grounds 112

Eagles Montgomery 27 Machynlleth Plinlimmon, source of the Severn, &c. Owen Glyndwr’s Mansion, Dovey River, Bridge 121

Blue Lion Merioneth 10 Talylyn (Between M. and T. Dyflas River) Cader Idris, Pool of Three Grains 123

Lion, Ship, Angel 16 Dolgelly Beautiful situation, Avon-vwar River, excursions to the Vale of the Dee, Caer Gai at the end of the Lake of Bala, and Dinas y Mowddwy 124

Corsy-Gedol Arms 8 Barmouth From D. to B. extremely interesting, pleasant walks on the sands, and likewise on the hills over the town 134

Inn 10 Harlech Castle, a golden Torques dug up in 1682 (between B. and H. Corsy Gedol) 137

Barmouth By Dolgelly to Travellers’ Rest, Fall of Doly Melynllyn, Ditto Cayne and Moddach, Vale of Festiniog 139

Merioneth 28 Tan-y-bwlch by Dolgelly and Falls Tan-y-bwlch Hall, Vale of Festiniog, River Dayryd, Maentwrog, Tremadoc 146

Caernarvon Criccaeth Tany-yr-alet, Castle, excursion by sea to the Isle of Bardsey, pass a Bay called Hell’s Mouth 149

Bardsey Fine view of the coast, Abbot’s House and Chapel 151

Crown and Anchor 45 Pwlheli About five miles from P. Carn-Madryn, an ancient fortress 157

Goat, a good Inn 20 Beddgelert Several Cromlechs, Penmorfa, Tremadoc, and embankments, Morva Lodge, Pont Aber Glaslyn 164

6 Snowdon Beddgelert Church and Vale, V. of Nanhwynan, and Dinas Emrys, Pass of Drwsycoed, ascent and view from Snowdon 170

Anglesea Arms and Goat 12 Caernarvon Vale of Llanberries, Dolbadern Castle, Two Lakes, Caunant Mawr, and Caer cwm-y Glô, bridge over the Seiont, Castle, Chapel, ruins of Segontium, ancient Fort on the Seiont, &c. &c. 185

Anglesea 6 Plâs Newydd Fine view of the Menai, the elegant new mansion, Cromlechs and Carnedd, Saunderson’s Cottage 191

Penrhyn Arms, Castle, and Albion Hotel Caernarvon 4 Bangor, from P. N. Beautiful situation of, Cathedral, view from the Church-yard, recent improvements, Bridge over the Menai, &c. 199

Bull’s Head Anglesea Beaumaris Fine views from the new road, Castle, Church, Baron Hill, the Friars, Priestholme Island 210

Ty Mawr 16 Amlwch Dulas and Red Wharf Bay, pretty village and church of Pentraeth, Llanelian, Pary’s Mountain 217

Eagle and Child and Hibernian-Hotel 20 Holyhead The Church, and walls of the Church-yard, new Pier, cavern called the Parliament House. The steam packets 218

Penrhyn Arms, Castle, and Albion Hotel Caernarvon 27 Bangor Excursion to Penrhyn Castle, Slate Quarries, Lime Grove, Llandegai Church, Ogwen Bank, Benglog, &c. about 20 miles 221

Harp and Newborough Arms 15 Conway (Aber and the Lavan Sands, Pen-maen-mawr,) at Conway the Castle, Plâs Mawr, Abbey, College 240

40 Ditto Excursion to Caer Rhun, Rhaiadar Mawr, Llanrwst, Falls of the Conway and Machno, about 40 miles 244

Bee Inn Denbigh 20 Abergele by the Cridden (Dinas Gonway, Gloddaith and Bodysgallen, the Orme’s head, Gywddno’s Weir, Cavern-arago,) Walk on the sands 250

White Lion Flint 7 St. Asaph (Between A. and St. A. Rhuddlan Marsh,) Cathedral and view from its tower, Bishop’s Palace and Deanery 252

White Horse and King’s Arms 10 Holywell (Between St. A. and H. the value of Clywd; to the right a Roman Pharos;) St. Winifred’s Well, various Mills; one mile and a quarter north, Ruins of Basing-werk Abbey 255

Royal Oak 6 Flint Castle, Goal, and Smelting-house, (between F. and Chester ruins of Euloe Castle and Hawarden ditto) 256

Coach and Horses, Hotel, Feathers, Hop Pole, &c. &c. Chester 15 Chester Castle, Walls, Rows, Bishop’s Palace, Hypocaust, Gaol, and near C. Eaton Hall and Park 258

Black Lion and Leeswood Arms Flint 11¾ Mold Church Ruins of the Castle, Cotton Spinning Mills, and near M. the Leeswoods and famous Iron Gates, Rhual 267

Crown and Black Bull Denbigh 16¼ Denbigh (From M. to D. visit Kilken Church, Moel Famma,) Castle and fine view of the Vale of Clwyd, old Church 271

Cross Keys, White Lion 8 Ruthin (Between D. and R. Well of St. Dyfnog,) Castle, Church, Gaol, Bowling-green, Vale of Clwyd 273

Eagles, Red Lion 16 Wrexham Church, Offa’s Dyke, Erthig the seat of P. Yorke, Esq., Church of Marchwiel 276

6 Ruabon Wynnstay Park, Obelisk, Offa’s Dyke, (between R. and Llangollen, Pontcyscylltir, Aqueduct and River Dee) 280

Hand, King’s Head 8 Llangollen Bridge over the Dee, Castle Dinas Brân, Lady E. Butler’s Cottage, Valle Crucis Abbey, Pillar of Eliseg 284

Wynnstay Arms, Cross Keys Salop 12 Oswestry (Between L. and O. Chirk Castle, Aqueduct, Whittington,) Ruins of a Chapel, Castle, Church 291

Royal Oak, Bear Montgomery 15 Welsh Pool Between O. and W. Llanymynach Hill, Breddin, Rodney’s Column, Virnwy River, Powis Castle 294

Dragon 8 Montgomery Between W. P. and M. fine view from the tower of Cherbury Church, Castle and Gaol, Ellesmere Canal 295

Castle 9 Bishop’s Castle Does not present any thing to detain the Traveller; midway between B. C. and L. is an excellent Inn 296

Crown, Angel Hereford 17 Ludlow Castle, Church, Cross, Walks round the Castle Walls, Bridge, Teme River 297

Red Lion, Crown, King’s Arms 11 Leominster Market House, Church 304

City Arms, Green Dragon, &c. 12 Hereford Cathedral, Castle, Walks, Gaol, Wye, new Market House 305

King’s Arms, King’s Head down the Wye. Ross Splendid monument in the Church, View from the Prospect, Wilton Castle, and Bridge, Wye 306

Beaufort Arms, King’s Head Monmouth Monmouth (Between Ross and M. Goodrich Castle, Symond’s Yatch, Courtfield House, New Wier,) Castle Priory, Town Hall, Walk to Monmouth Folly, Wye, Duke of Beaufort’s 316

Beaufort Arms, Three Cranes 50 Chepstow Castle, Church, Piercefield, one mile from Chepstow, Llancaut Cliff, Wye, New Bridge, between M. and C. Llandago, Tintern Abbey, Wyn Cliff, a corruption from Wye Cliff 322

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