Michael Griffiths
Datos de contacto
Dirección: 6 Mountain Road Caerphilly CF83 1HJ
Teléfono: 07710710044
Móvil: 07710 710044
Email: mike@southwalesheritagetours.co.uk
Página web: https://southwalesheritagetours.co.uk/
Biografía
Having almost retired after 35 years as a GP, I decided to take my longstanding interest in the Welsh language and Welsh history a stage further to become a Tourist Guide. I took evening classes in Welsh as a medical student in London and finally “crossed the bridge” to fluency after moving back to Wales. I have also studied the histories of France and Wales at Cardiff University, then gained my Green Badges as a Tourist Guide in South East Wales in April 20024 and South West Wales in April 2026. Since then I have been learning about sales and marketing and have set up South Wales Heritage Tours in order to recover my investment while sharing my passion for Wales and its culture with visitors to the Cardiff area. I volunteer with Cadw and am particularly expert at guiding around their properties. Cyfarthfa Castle, Museum & Park with its links to the Iron Masters of the 19th century is another area of interest. I am happy to design tours around customers interests and expectations anywhere in South Wales.
Intereses
Lo mejor de Gales - visitas de interés general
Mi objetivo es crear recorridos basados en el desarrollo de Gales como nación (lamentablemente, aún no como Estado nación), incluido el auge y la caída del hierro y el carbón durante la Revolución Industrial y desde entonces. Esto incluirá la política galesa desde Llewellyn hasta el Llywodraeth (Gobierno de Gales).
Castillos
I live near Caerphilly Castle, but can offer tours of any of the castles in South Wales. Castell Coch is my current favourite.
Iglesias Capillas y catedrales
Includes Abbeys such as Tintern and Margam and priories such as Llanthony. My favourite old church is Partrishow (Sr Patricio's) in the Black Mountains (not accessible by coach).
Cobre Carbón y hierro
See above. I come from a mining valley and live on the fringes of the South Wales Coal Field (near the site of the Senghenydd Disasters) and the sites of the old Ironworks in Merthyr and Blaenau Gwent. I can also offer tours based on the copper industry in Swansea.
Jardines y casas señoriales
In South East Wales, these were largely the homes of the Mine Owners and Iron Masters. Cyfarthfa Castle near Merthyr is a little known gem.
Historia y Prehistoria
Esta es mi pasión. Demasiados detalles para un corto biopic.
Política y Gobierno
From scattered Princedoms, the loss of autonomy following the Norman invasion (which took around 450 years longer than in England), the surrender of identity to the Tudors, the rise of the Industrial magnates and the development of Nonconformity, to the slow development of an independence movement and the establishment of a Welsh Parliament; the politics of Wales has always been murky and complex. South Wales Heritage Tours will try to act as a guide through the maze, albeit through the eyes of a Welsh speaking Welshman who lived for 7 years in London and has dual French nationality
Lengua galesa
Hablo galés con fluidez como segunda lengua. Después de cursar el nivel O de galés en la escuela, asistí a una escuela nocturna en Londres, a clases nocturnas en Llanelli y luego en la Universidad de Cardiff hasta el nivel de "Nyddu'r Cynghanedd". Esto me ha permitido comprender lo que significa ser galés, tanto de habla no galesa como de habla galesa. También hablo un francés pasable y un poco de italiano, por lo que adopto un enfoque internacional del aprendizaje de idiomas, la comparación de dialectos y el desarrollo lingüístico. Ahora hay más galeses que nunca, pero formamos una proporción cada vez menor de la población.
