Trefriw Woollen Mills Main Road, Trefriw, Conwy Valley, LL27 ONQ  01492 640462 Trefriw Woollen Mills Open: Varies, please check website Price: Free admission

In a nutshell. Wales’s original rural industry lives on at Trefriw. The mills manufacture traditional Welsh bedspreads/blankets, tweeds and travelling rugs.The tapestry cloth is made into cushions, dinner sets, shoulder bags and purses, while the tweed is tailored into hats, caps, jackets, capes and skirts.

Why go? It’s not just a shopping experience. Visitors can see the time-honoured – and unbelievably complex – processes of manufacture at the mills, which are still powered by water (nowadays hydro-electric turbines). Please check times.