Bath / Bristol / Cardiff / Swansea / Carmarthen 02/01/26

Bath / Bristol / Cardiff / Swansea / Carmarthen 02/01/26

Posted by Mark A at 13:09, 27th December 2025

Shoehorning this into this particular forum topic but in doing so throwing no shade on the coffeeshop... diversions on the 2nd January gives Bath and Bristol Temple Meads a considerably enhanced service to South Wales (& vice versa) with direct & fast trains as far as Carmarthen on that day only - which may offer people an opportunity to visit family or travel with fewer changes of train.

Mark

(Looking at the heart of Wales circular ticket, it's been beefed up in terms of both cost and capabilities - the price is up a bit and it now covers travel over two days - and also, for some time, it's been a TfW-services-only ticket, which complicates things for people travelling into the country.)

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