Hawarden, Wales
Gladstone's Library
At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.
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Hawarden, Wales
At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.
Rhydymwyn, Cymru
Following years of secrecy, the hidden history of a World War II site is being brought to light.
Penrhyndeudraeth, Wales
Neolithic burial chambers hidden beside a village school.
Llantysilio, Wales
This ancient abbey now lies in majestic ruin behind a caravan park.
Trevor, Wales
The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.
Denbighshire, Wales
These precariously placed ruins harken back to a 13th-century castle.
Knighton, England
Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.
Llanymynech, England
A small village in two different countries.
Fairbourne, Wales
A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.
Corris, Wales
One man's love affair with this Mediterranean country has been turned into a work of whimsical delight.
Machynlleth, Wales
Led Zeppelin wrote some of their most iconic songs at this little 18th-century Welsh cottage.
Pantperthog, Wales
This water-powered cliffside railway is one of the steepest funiculars in the world.
Tywyn, Wales
According to legend, King Arthur killed a beast that dwelled beneath the waters of this Welsh lake.
Aberdyfi, Wales
According to legend, this bell once belonged to a kingdom now lost beneath the waves.
Borth, Wales
A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.
Aberystwyth, Wales
A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”
Aberystwyth, Wales
Welsh literary history is preserved in the delicate pages of these medieval manuscripts.
Aberystwyth, Wales
The world's smallest movie theater runs on solar power—an attraction in itself.
Llanrhystud, Wales
This mural honoring a drowned village has become a symbol of Welsh pride and patriotism.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Long before mobile phones or GPS were available, these sentry boxes provided help for motorists in need.
Pontarfynach, Wales
Three bridges straddle a stream, one stacked upon the other.
Tregynon, Wales
A grand mansion in rural mid-Wales gifted to the Welsh people by two sisters.
Abermule, Wales
The remains of a 13th-century stronghold built by the Welsh prince known as Llywelyn the Last.
Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales
During this yearly Welsh swimming race, competitors tread through the fetid waters of a bog trench.