102 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.

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."

Tintern Abbey

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

Laburnum Arch

A breathtaking flower tunnel bursts with beautiful golden blossoms.

Pembrokeshire, Wales

St. Govan's Chapel

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

Pontarfynach, Wales

Devil's Bridge, Ceredigion

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

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Port Talbot, Wales

Baked Bean Museum of Excellence

The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.

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Stories About Wales

St. Baglan’s on the Caernarfon Bay in Wales is one of 58 churches in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.

The Volunteers Protecting Britain's Medieval Churches

Inevitable decay and sudden explosions are just two of the threats to the centuries-old buildings.

by Victoria Stapley-Brown

January 3, 2022

Meet the Woman on a Quest to Attend Every Wondrous British Festival

The historian behind an online database of eccentric traditions has already visited more than 550 events.

by Bonnie Nicol

December 9, 2021

No lighthouse is complete without a ghostly resident or two.

Haunted Houses Have Nothing on Lighthouses

From drowning to murders to the mental toll of isolation, these stoic towers carry a full share of tragedy.

October 12, 2021

The handball court in Nelson, South Wales, August 8, 1969. The three-walled court and home to Pêl-Law, the Welsh version of the game, has stood in the town since 1860.

Can Welsh Handball Bounce Back From the Brink of Extinction?

The ancient sport of Pêl-Law hangs on, barely, at the last court of its kind. A campaign to revive a related game may help bring it back.

The ancient border between England and Wales was partly natural, thanks to rivers such as the Ceiriog and the Wye, shown here, and partly engineered with a system of earthworks and hillforts known today as Offa's Dyke.

How the Pandemic Resurrected Britain's Ancient Borders

From popping in for a pint to putting on the green, erratic lockdowns have left locals in limbo along the English-Welsh border.

by Richard Collett

Peter Glazebrook cradles one of his creations, an 18-pound onion that won the world record in 2012.

Inside the Gently Competitive World of Giant Vegetable Growing

Great Britain's greatest green thumbs break records every year.

February 24, 2021

Davies found himself in a sticky situation in a bog in Norway.

Meet the Man Who Walks Across Entire Countries in a Straight Line

YouTube star GeoWizard, aka Tom Davies, shares some straight talk about his linear style of adventure.

by Oliver-James Campbell

February 16, 2021

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

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