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

Unusual Attractions in Wales

Llechwedd Caverns Trampoline Park

A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.

Llangennith, Wales

Worm's Head Tidal Island

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

Abandoned Denbigh Insane Asylum

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

Pool Park Asylum

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

Portmeirion Village

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

Pembrokeshire, Wales

St. Govan's Chapel

A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.

Tintern Abbey

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

Ceredigion, Wales

Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion

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

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Unique Food & Drink in Wales

Caws Pobi

The fire-roasted cheese is the medieval precursor to Welsh rarebit.

Mari Lwyd

In Wales, midwinter is the right time to look a gift horse in its gaping skull-mouth.

Bara Lawr

The seaweed tops toasts and enriches oatcakes in traditional Welsh breakfasts.

Lovespoons

This ancient token of betrothal lives on as a Valentine's Day gift in Wales.

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Stories About Wales

A volunteer scuba diver gathers seeds from the seabed in Porthdinllaen, Wales.

The Fight to Resurrect the U.K.'s Underwater Meadows of Seagrass

Seagrass captures carbon and creates marine habitat—so scientists are bringing it back.

by Damian Carrington

Believe it or not, this picture was taken on land.

A Wave of Colorful ‘Coral’ Fungi Is Washing Over Wales

The magenta-colored blooms are rare but easy to spot.

by Sabrina Imbler

November 26, 2019

Did lard help these megaliths make it to Stonehenge?

Does the Mystery of Stonehenge Involve Pig Fat?

New research says the megaliths may have been dragged to the site with the help of lard.

by Jessica Leigh Hester

Stubby, gnarled, and old.

The Ancient, Sunken Forest That Rises From a Welsh Beach

When it does, researchers rush in to study the age-old stumps.

by Jessica Leigh Hester

One of the Welsh quarry excavation sites, Carn Goedog.

Found: Two of the Quarries Responsible for the Megaliths of Stonehenge

And evidence for how the massive stones were removed.

by Evan Nicole Brown

February 19, 2019

Pembroke Castle.

Found: The Likely Birthplace of King Henry VII

Think of it as the first Tudor mansion.

by Matthew Taub

September 17, 2018

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