Our partners at Visit Wales have announced their campaign theme for 2025, aimed at bringing more visitors to discover Cymru: Croeso / Welcome.
Here in the Dramatic Heart of Wales, our close-knit communities give a warm Welsh welcome to all who visit – whether you’re enjoying a coastal stay, a rural getaway, a riverside escape, or a town-centre trip.
During the Year of Croeso, we will be encouraging our visitors and locals to experience moments of Hwyl – meaning a sense of carefree joy and happiness, felt only in Wales.
Read on to discover how you can #FeeltheHwyl here in the centre of south Wales.
Walk in ancient footsteps
Home to the largest Cistercian Abbey in Wales – as well as a Celtic Stones Museum, a Gothic Mansion, a Victorian Orangery, a farm trail, mountain bike routes, and acres of rolling parkland – Margam Country Park welcomes visitors to explore Welsh heritage through time.
With adventure and intrigue around every corner of this listed Country Park, Margam welcomes visitors and well-behaved dogs to stroll through its sprawling grounds throughout the year. Discover ancient history in the stones museum, and learn how the monks once ruled the land in the Abbey. Visit the Gothic Mansion to discover the influential story of the Mansel-Talbot family, or enjoy a hair-raising e-bike tour along the many bike trails.
Find out more here.
Experience an epic music festival
In It Together festival descends upon the Dramatic Heart of Wales in May, and with it comes a whole host of family-friendly experiences. The UK’s largest family festival, In It Together 2025 will welcome the Kaiser Chiefs, Becky Hill, Ronan Keating, James Morrison, the Sugarhill Gang, Jason Donovan and Antony Szmierek – to name just a few. The family-friendly Miss Daisy’s stage will host quizzes, discos, magicians and entertainers, giving little ones weekend to remember.
See the full line-up and get tickets here.
Go chasing waterfalls
Step back in time at Aberdulais Tin Works and Falls, where you can discover the region’s proud industrial heritage at a breathtaking waterfall site.
Powered by water since 1584, the Aberdulais Tin Works and Falls tells the story of a region shaped by industry and nature through the ages. Visit with your dog, with your family and friends, or solo, for a unique and hwyl-filled day out.
Find opening times here.
Bring your four-legged friend
The Dramatic Heart of Wales is a dog-lover’s paradise. Stretches of golden sands welcome dogs year-round at Aberavon, with dog-walking trails carving through our vales, valleys, mountains and coastline. Whether your dog loves a leisurely stroll through park grounds, or prefers to run free along the sand or dart through woodlands, the region’s landscape makes the perfect playground for pups.
What’s more, many of our accommodation options welcome dogs to stay year-round, with plenty of pubs and cafes offering dog-friendly dining.
Find out more here.
Visiting the Dramatic Heart of Wales in 2025? Make sure you tag us in your photos and #ShareYourHwyl to feature on Visit Wales’ digital channels.
