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

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Abandoned Denbigh Insane Asylum

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

53.1746, -3.4212

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Bounce Below

Llechwedd Caverns Trampoline Park

A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.

53.0071, -3.9415

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Devil's Bridge

Llangennith, Wales

Worm's Head Tidal Island

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

51.5650, -4.3253

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One of the guest bedrooms.

Hawarden, Wales

Gladstone's Library

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

53.1857, -3.0274

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Ceredigion, Wales

Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion

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

52.3770, -3.8499

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Inside the Pool Park Asylum

Pool Park Asylum

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

53.1147, -3.3109

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Portmeirion Village

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

52.9176, -4.0929

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Llanberis, Wales

Dolbadarn Castle Ruins

The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.

53.1165, -4.1141

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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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These marks reveal the location of a large prehistoric enclosure in the Vale of Glamorgan.

The Hidden Cropmarks of Wales, Revealed by a Drought

These unmistakable squares and circles are the remnants of settlements from as far back as the Bronze Age.

by Sarah Laskow

Mirabilia Brittonum, or the Wonders of Britain, a guide to the history hidden in the British landscape.

On the Hunt for the Lost Wonders of Medieval Britain

Does a millennium-old manuscript hold the key to hidden, awe-inspiring places?

by Sarah Laskow

One of the kilns.

Found: A Remarkable Trove of Medieval Pottery

Thousands of pieces of pottery were hiding under one town's Memorial Hall.

by Sarah Laskow

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