South Wales Trip - Mid July

[Monsterlime]

Around mid July I'am intending on having a jaunt over to Wales to sample the asphalt delights on offer plus maybe a bit of walking and history.

I have my route (shamelessly stolen from a couple of routes already posted) - http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&a...

What I'm not sure on is places to stay around the area (I'm thinking around Merthyr Tydfil would be a good middle ground/base) and good places to go for History/exploration.
A nice small hotel/B&B with parking would be ideal with some decent pubs/restaurants around the area, possibly around £100 a night or less. I'm only really intending to stay for 2/3 nights.

Is there a better place to base myself for a couple of days or is that a nice place to stay?

I know very little about this area, have previously only been to Cardiff to watch some rugby.

Cheers all!

[Matt..]

Make sure you do some walking in Brecon! You drive straight past Pen-y-fan with your route

[Puggit]

We can tell you don't know the area - I can't think anyone would choose Merthyr Tydfil as a base!

As per the above suggestion, head further north towards Brecon...

[Bluebarge]

Merthyr

Go somewhere around Abergavenny or Brecon. Like this place

http://www.bearhotel.co.uk/index.phtml

[SwanJack]

Looks like a good deal for a well established Hotel http://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/cardiff/Themetropol...

[oblio]

Not Merthyr

Bear Hotel is a good shout

We have also stayed here...

http://www.breconcastle.co.uk/

after they were on The Hotel Inspector

If you want to stay further west (recommended) then you will get no better than

http://www.harbour-master.com/

with loads to see and do all up and down the coast (and inland)

Last time I went there I mat Warren Gatland (Wales Rugby coach) - smashing bloke

[Monsterlime]

Superb, thanks all

I may drive through Merthyr just to see what I managed to avoid..hehe