Wales packs three national parks, five National Landscapes and more than 870 miles of waymarked coast path into a country you can cross in a morning. Outdoor Explorer is our way of joining the dots: where to stay with an independent host, what to walk, paddle, climb or watch while you are there, and where to eat afterwards.
Pick what you're in the mood for and the whole page narrows to match.
Small, often seasonal sites on working land, usually a handful of pitches rather than hundreds.
Pods, shepherd huts and cabins for people who want the view without the groundsheet.
Stays within walking distance of the Wales Coast Path.
A continuous waymarked route around the whole Welsh coastline, walkable in short sections from almost any coastal stay.
Official informationEryri, Bannau Brycheiniog and Pembrokeshire Coast, each with its own character and weather.
Bannau Brycheiniog and Eryri both hold international dark sky reserve status.
Guided sessions run widely along the Pembrokeshire and Gower coasts in season.
Wales holds internationally important seabird colonies on its offshore islands.
Clear winter nights in the national parks are as good as anywhere in the UK.
Common on and around smallholdings; often the easiest local shop when you are off the main road.
Small producers are scattered across the south and west.
Wales is the launch region for Outdoor Explorer because it is unusually generous to people who like being outside. The Wales Coast Path runs the full length of the coastline, three national parks sit within two hours of each other, and two of them hold international dark sky status.
Independent hosts here are often farms, smallholdings and family-run sites rather than large holiday parks, which is exactly the kind of stay this marketplace exists for.
Each destination page is built around four things: places to stay, things to explore, experiences to book or try, and somewhere to eat and drink afterwards.
Pick an interest to filter what you see, then jump straight into stays from independent hosts in that area.
Every place on Outdoor Explorer sits near an independent stay you can book direct with the owner.
