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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Powys

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

Updated July 1, 2016

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Powys, Wales

Gigrin Farm Red Kite Feeding Station

A Welsh sheep farm provides daily (non-sheep) meals to red kites, producing dazzling displays of aerial acrobatics.

Powys, Wales

World Bog Snorkeling Championship

During this yearly Welsh swimming race, competitors tread through the fetid waters of a bog trench.
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Tregynon, Wales

Gregynog Hall

A grand mansion in rural mid-Wales gifted to the Welsh people by two sisters.
5 miles from Powys

Abermule, Wales

Dolforwyn Castle

The remains of a 13th-century stronghold built by the Welsh prince known as Llywelyn the Last.
7 miles from Powys

Llanymynech, England

Llanymynech

A small village in two different countries.
13 miles from Powys

Shropshire, England

Three Tuns Brewery

The oldest working Brewery in Britain.
17 miles from Powys

Oswestry, England

Oswald's Well

When King Oswald was killed in battle, an eagle dropped his arm here creating a new spring.
18 miles from Powys
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