Aberystwyth, Wales
University of Aberystwyth Old College
A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”
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Aberystwyth, Wales
A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”
Newborough, Wales
Legends say that this small island was the final resting place of the Welsh saint of lovers.
Tywyn, Wales
A modest stone circle in North Wales.
Conwy, Wales
A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.
Moelfre, Wales
These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.
Wales
This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.
Bodnant Hall, Wales
A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.
Denbigh, Wales
Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.
Abergele, Wales
One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.
Fairbourne, Wales
A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.
Cynghordy, Wales
One family's environment-friendly hobbit-house in Wales.
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Borth, Wales
A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.
Holywell, Wales
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
Ruthin, Wales
This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Hawarden, Wales
At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.
Denbigh, Wales
The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.
Llangennith, Wales
A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.
Stannington, England
St. Mary's Asylum was isolated and abandoned before being converted into a Bed and Breakfast.
Houghton le Spring, England
The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.
Cramlington, England
A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.
Gateshead, England
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.