Wow just caught up with the thread I started - despite all of the above we loved our time in Wales, found locals very friendly and we will be going back!!! How do they manage to keep their roads in such good order when ours are terrible? Nice to have a holiday without falling in pot holes every five minutes.We had three weeks in NW Scotland in May - great holiday but oh the roads are terrible full of potholes. Just had a week in Wales - Crickhowell, NW coast, Snowdonia, down to Builth Wells and home. Stunning weather and scenery and just have to say - what great roads - mostly in a good state of repair and no pot holes. A few inconveniences with traffic lights because of ongoing road repairs but apart from that great!