'Like getting out of prison': Welsh grasp new travel freedoms

Grateful families flock to beaches and holiday accommodation as stay-local rule lifted in Wales

The rain was falling steadily and the Pembrokeshire coast in south-west Wales was being buffeted by strong winds, but the Moran family were not worried about the weather.

It's great to be back," said Jonathan Moran, a teacher from Merthyr Tydfil taking a break at Meadow House Holiday Park in Summerhill with his wife, Lauren, and three children, aged one to seven. The last lockdown was a difficult one and we've been planning this break since November.