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Explore
the Wales landscape with a Camping Cars, Campervan, Motorhome
or Camper from one of the above Wales Camper hire companies.
With a Recreational Vehicle hire, you have the complete
freedom to discover the Wales Countryside at your own
pace with no strict timetables or hotel check ins.
Stop
when and where you want to ! Have the convenience of
storage space where you can take all the essential items
that you require for your family vacation up in the mountains
or alongside a river or down on the beach.
Create
life time memories with a Wales self drive camper rental.
Experience the adventure of the open road with your Wales
Camper Rental and enjoy great value for money (especially
for families) with being able to prepare your own meals
plus also the bonus of spending quality time with the
family.
Facts
About Wales
Wales (Welsh: Cymru; pronounced IPA: is one of the
four constituent countries of the United Kingdom. Wales is
located in the south-west of Great Britain and is bordered
by England (Lloegr) to the east, the Bristol Channel (Môr
Hafren) to the south and the Irish Sea (Môr Iwerddon)
to the west and north, and also by the estuary of the River
Dee (Afon Dyfrdwy) in the north-east. Wales is the largest
principality in the world.
Welsh
cultural identity, represented by elements such as monastic
asceticism, a highly evolved secular legal system (Cyfraith
Hywel), and a distinctive literary tradition emerged
after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century.
Of the principal polities within Wales, only Gwynedd
retained independence until the late 13th century, when
it too was conquered by England. However, formal annexation
and abolition of Welsh law did not take place until the
16th century. Wales (with all regions united under one
government) has never been a sovereign state, although
a number of rival principalities remained independent
until the Anglo-Norman conquest.
Two
thirds of the population of Wales live in the valleys
and coastal plain of the south, with a further significant
population concentration in the north east. The remaining
areas in Mid Wales, the south west and west are predominantly
rural and characterised by hilly and mountainous terrain.
Wales
is located on a peninsula in central-west Britain. The
entire area of Wales is about 20,779 km² (8,023
square miles). It is about 274 km (170 miles) north-south
and 97 km (60 miles) east-west. Wales is bordered by
England to the east and by sea in the other three directions:
the Bristol Channel Môr Hafren to the south, St
George's Channel to the west, and the Irish Sea to the
north. Altogether, Wales has over 1,200km (750 miles)
of coastline. There are several islands off the Welsh
mainland, the largest being Ynys Môn (Anglesey)
in the northwest.
Climate
Highest maximum temperature: 35.2°C (95.4°F) at Hawarden Bridge,
Flintshire on 2 August 1990.
Lowest minimum temperature: -23.3°C (-10°F) at Rhayader, Radnorshire
on 21 January 1940. [1]
Maximum number of hours of sunshine in a month: 354.3 hours at Dale
Fort, Dyfed in July 1955.
Minimum number of hours of sunshine in a month: 2.7 hours at Llwynon,
Powys in January 1962. [2]
Maximum rainfall in a day (0900 UTC - 0900 UTC): 211 mm (8.30 inches)
at Rhondda, Gwent, on 11 November 1929.
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