The City Arms pub is across from Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. This traditional pub is a popular spot for rugby fans to quaff a pint before or after a match. Even when it’s not match day, an after-work crowd typically gathers. It’s open late on the weekends, there’s a good selection of the local Brains beer, and the walls are lined with football and boxing photographs.
The Skirrid Mountain Inn near the town of Abergavenny is said to be the oldest pub in Wales. Supposedly its history be can traced all the way back to 1066. In medieval times, it was used as a courthouse; more than 100 people were condemned to death here. Today, it’s a less macabre scene with cozy wooden tables surrounding a large fireplace and plenty of local beers on tap.
The tiny village of Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog is a short drive from Llongollen. If you blink, you’ll miss it. It consists of just two country inns and a white-steepled church and is surrounded on all sides by the beautiful sheep-covered Berwyn Mountains—no use in trying to use your cell phone, there’s no service.
One of the inns is the West Arms Inn, which once catered to cattle and sheep drovers. Order a Bragdy Conwy beer in the wood-beamed bar, then step out to the backyard to enjoy it at a picnic table. You can’t imagine a more peaceful and idyllic scene. Little wonder it’s a popular spot for weddings and anniversaries.
