72 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Wales - Atlas Obscura

Unusual
Attractions
in Wales

Llechwedd Caverns Trampoline Park

A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.

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Llangennith, Wales

Worm's Head Tidal Island

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

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Abandoned Denbigh Insane Asylum

The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.

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Pool Park Asylum

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

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Portmeirion Village

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

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Hawarden, Wales

Gladstone's Library

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

Kerry Wolfe

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Ceredigion, Wales

Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion

Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.

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Pembrokeshire, Wales

St. Govan's Chapel

A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.

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Unique
Food & Drink
in Wales

Caws Pobi

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Caws Pobi

The fire-roasted cheese is the medieval precursor to Welsh rarebit.

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Bara Lawr

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Bara Lawr

The seaweed tops toasts and enriches oatcakes in traditional Welsh breakfasts.

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Mari Lwyd

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Ritual & Medicinal

Mari Lwyd

In Wales, midwinter is the right time to look a gift horse in its gaping skull-mouth.

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Lovespoons

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Lovespoons

This ancient token of betrothal lives on as a Valentine's Day gift in Wales.

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