We are a family of three, mapping our world adventures.

There are lots of different ways to count the Welsh counties. It has:

• 22 Principal Areas
• 8 Preserved/Ceremonial Counties
• 13 Historic/Traditional Counties

Principal Areas Visited:

18 out of 22 of the Principal Areas visited, as of June 2026

1. Anglesey
2. Blaenau Gwent
3. Bridgend
4. Caerphilly
5. Cardiff
6. Carmarthenshire
7. Ceredigion
8. Conwy
9. Denbighshire
10. Flintshire
11. Gwynedd
12. Merthyr Tydfil
13. Monmouthshire
14. Neath Port Talbot
15. Newport
16. Pembrokeshire
17. Powys
18. Rhondda Cynon Taff
19. Swansea
20. Torfaen
21. Vale of Glamorgan
22. Wrexham