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Culture & castles: Bath, the Cotswolds & Snowdonia

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Things change. Prices, hours, train timetables and the mountain railway's season move. We read the official pages on 2026-10-10 and stamp each fact with that date and page. Where a page showed no figure, we say so and name the page to check rather than guess.

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Promise: a week of Roman, Georgian, prehistoric and medieval Britain, by train and a few days of rental car, with the bill built from official prices.
Trip length: 7 days (trim to 5 by dropping Day 6 or Day 7)
Best months: May to September for the mountain and railway; shoulder months work for Bath and Cardiff
Budget band: mid-range, with a budget route shown wherever there is one
Best for: culture-minded travellers who can drive on the left, or who are happy to use trains plus one or two guided or taxi legs

At a glance

Order: London (see /guides/london/) -> Bath -> Stonehenge -> Cotswolds -> Cardiff -> Snowdonia -> Conwy, Caernarfon, Portmeirion
Biggest fixed costs we verified: Roman Baths, Thermae spa, the three Welsh paid sites, Snowdon railway
Biggest unknowns the pages did not show: Stonehenge prices, GWR fares, Pen-y-Pass parking booking terms, National Trust touring pass price
Entry: ETA £20; passport valid for the stay
Safety: US State Dept Level 2, "Exercise increased caution" due to terrorism [read 2026-10-10 — page dated September 9, 2026, https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/united-kingdom-travel-advisory.html]
Emergencies in the UK: dial 999 (same advisory page)