The Atlas Obscura Guide To Holywell

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

Updated October 10, 2016

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Unusual Attractions in Holywell

Winifred’s Well

Holywell, Wales

Winifred's Well

The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

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Sculpture inside Meadow Mill.

Greenfield, Wales

Greenfield Valley Heritage Park

This park is home to a collection of important industrial and religious sites.

1 mile from Holywell

Bagillt, Wales

Bagillt Dragon Beacon

This towering, fire-breathing dragon guards a community’s buried treasure.

2 miles from Holywell

Lloc, Wales

Mynydd y Garreg Tower

The ruins of a stone tower with alleged (but unlikely) Roman origins.

3 miles from Holywell

Closer look at the carving on Maen Achwyfan

Pen-yr-Allt, Wales

Maen Achwyfan Cross

This mysterious wheel-cross is the tallest in Britain.

3 miles from Holywell

A tunnel tour

Rhydymwyn, Cymru

M. S. Factory, Valley

Following years of secrecy, the hidden history of a World War II site is being brought to light.

5 miles from Holywell

Thor’s Rock

Thurstaston, England

Thor's Rock

A geological wonder shrouded in myth.

6 miles from Holywell

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