{"id":427986,"date":"2026-02-16T02:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T02:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/427986\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T02:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T02:33:10","slug":"pointless-host-reveals-his-favourite-welsh-holiday-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/427986\/","title":{"rendered":"Pointless host reveals his favourite Welsh holiday spot"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Alexander Armstrong (Image: Edwardx, CC BY-SA 4.0) and the view towards Abergavenny (Image: Roger Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.)<\/p>\n

TV host and author Alexander Armstrong has revealed where in Wales he spent his best family holiday ever. \u00a0<\/p>\n

In a broadcast with Lucy Owen for BBC Radio Wales on Saturday 14 February 2026, Armstrong joined the host to chat about his newest children\u2019s fantasy novel, Evenfall: The Tempest Stone.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lucy Owen jumped straight in, saying \u201cYou\u2019re a bit of a fan of Wales, I understand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Armstrong replied: \u201cYes I am! I\u2019ve got lots of Welsh connections. Not least of all, my wife is half Welsh. My mother-in-law is Welsh. They\u2019re from West Wales.\u201d<\/p>\n

Armstrong\u2019s in-laws hail from Newcastle Emlyn, and he and his family make an effort to visit west Wales often, although they haven\u2019t been \u201cfor far too long\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cNewquay is where there are tonnes,\u201d he continued of his in-laws. \u201cThey\u2019re all Griffiths. I mean, everyone around there is called Griffiths, aren\u2019t they? They\u2019re all relations of one kind or another.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cSo yes, there, and Aberaeron. It\u2019s heaven round there.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Aberaeron, a town on the west coast of Wales, is renowned for its charming beaches and historic heritage. But Armstrong\u2019s own heritage traces to the south-east.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of my forebears are from Monmouthshire as well,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd I do love all around Abergavenny. We had the best, I think, the best holiday we\u2019ve ever had there a couple of years ago. The children were furious because there wasn\u2019t a telly, there wasn\u2019t any broadband.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhich is the parents\u2019 dream, isn\u2019t it? But the children\u2019s nightmare,\u201d Lucy laughed.<\/p>\n

Armstrong agreed: \u201cOh, the children\u2019s nightmare. But then on the first morning, the sun came out and we threw open the shutters and off we went. They loved it by the end, they just adored it. Not a backwards glance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A commenter shared an interaction with Armstrong, writing: \u201cHad the pleasure of serving you in the New Quay post office some years ago. Went all star struck!!\u201d<\/p>\n

Another agreed with his summary of Welsh holidays, saying: \u201cI\u2019ve had some of the best holidays ever in Wales too. The locals were lovely and welcoming and helped me learn a few basic phrases in Welsh.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Armstrong, who got his start in show business as half of the sketch comedy duo Armstrong and Miller, was inspired to write his book after a trip to Rome in 2014.<\/p>\n

The first instalment in the series, Evenfall: The Golden Linnet, was released in 2024 and follows 12-year-old Sam as he discovers the origin of his extraordinary imagination.<\/p>\n

Following The Golden Linnet, which achieved instant bestseller status, the second book The Tempest Stone was released on 12 February 2026.<\/p>\n

To listen to Alexander Armstrong\u2019s full interview with Lucy Owen, visit the BBC Sounds site here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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