Wine And Welsh Mountains

We like this one, the National Mountain Centre at Plas y Brenin in North Wales is running a Guided Walks and Wine Tasting weekend in March 2009.

'Snowdonia Uncorked' takes place on 14-15 March and is designed as an introduction to both Snowdonian hillwalking and the joys of wine quaffing and billed as 'informal, fun and not too strenuous or mentally demanding'.

You get a gentle 3-4 hour guided walk each day with lots of time to take in the views and discuss the local environment with the guide, then you return to Plas y Brenin for tea, cake and inspiration.

On the Saturday evening, there's a wine-tasting session when you'll be able to sample wines from all around the world, learn how to appreciate them and draw up a hit-list of your favourite wine and grape types for future reference. Er, that's not exactly how PyB puts it, but that's how we understand it anyway.

Cost is £145 for two days of guided walking, meals and accommodation and, of course, the all important wine tasting session.

More information and booking at www.pyb.co.uk