Embark on a full-day tour from Cardiff, exploring 5 historical landmarks in a single day, with an hour or more at each attraction. Be driven to your first stop, the Caerleon Roman Amphitheatre, a spot once used for combat and games and perhaps even the fabled round table from the King Arthur legend.

Continue to Chepstow Castle, the oldest surviving post-Roman stone fortification in Britain. Once inside its walls, feel yourself taken back in time and perhaps imagine being a Lord or Lady from times past.

Then, head to the national icon of Tintern Abbey, standing in roofless splendour on the banks of the River Wye nearly 500 years since its tragic fall from grace. Next, visit the Caerphilly Castle, a medieval fortification with a leaning tower.

After admiring this fine example of a moated castle, with much of its towers and walls intact, make your final stop at Castell Coch, a 19th-century Gothic Revival castle built above the village of Tongwynlais in South Wales.