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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Powys

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Powys, Wales

Updated May 19, 2023

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Red kites at Gigrin Farm

Powys, Wales

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 Snorkelling Championship

Powys, Wales

World Bog Snorkeling Championship

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

Powys, Wales

Maen Llia

Legend has it that this stone moves down to the river sometimes to have a drink.
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Gregynog Hall

Tregynon, Wales

Gregynog Hall

A grand mansion in rural mid-Wales gifted to the Welsh people by two sisters.
5 miles from Powys
Dolforwyn Castle

Abermule, Wales

Dolforwyn Castle

The remains of a 13th-century stronghold built by the Welsh prince known as Llywelyn the Last.
7 miles from Powys
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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
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