The other thing that strikes you about
the National Park – at least when you get
to know it – is its surprising variety. Yes,
those mountains can’t help but dominate.
But they’re just half the story. The Park
also contains sheltered valleys, ancient
woodlands, lakes and waterfalls and – most
intriguing of all – a Cambrian Coastline of
dunes and estuaries, big beaches and pretty
harbours, and a real one-off in the shape of
Shell Island (guess what it’s famous for?).
For more on the coast see overleaf.