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Unusual Attractions in Powys

Gigrin Farm Red Kite Feeding Station

A Welsh sheep farm provides daily (non-sheep) meals to red kites, producing dazzling displays of aerial acrobatics.

World Bog Snorkeling Championship

During this yearly Welsh swimming race, competitors tread through the fetid waters of a bog trench.

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Llanymynech, England

Llanymynech

A small village in two different countries.

13 miles from Powys

Shropshire, England

Three Tuns Brewery

The oldest working Brewery in Britain.

17 miles from Powys

Oswestry, England

Oswald's Well

When King Oswald was killed in battle, an eagle dropped his arm here creating a new spring.

18 miles from Powys

Ratlinghope, England

Grave of the Last Sin-Eater

A quiet country churchyard holds a monument to the last known sin-eater in England.

19 miles from Powys

Knife Angel

The sculpture is made of more than 100,000 knives collected to raise awareness about violence.

19 miles from Powys

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