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Gregynog Hall
Dating from the 19th-century in its current mock-Tudor incarnation, Gregynog Hall has been here in some form for 800 years. From 1924 it was the home of the Davies sisters, Gwendoline and Margaret, who are known for the extraordinary collection of paintings they bequeathed to the N
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Cardiff Bay Waterfront
Lined with important national institutions, Cardiff Bay is where the modern Welsh nation is put on display in an architects playground of interesting buildings, large open spaces and public art. It wasnt always this way. By 1913 more than 13 million tonnes of coal was being shipped
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St Fagans National History Museum
Historic buildings from all over the country have been dismantled and re-erected in a beautiful rural setting at St Fagans National History Museum . More than 40 buildings are on show, including farmhouses of timber and stone, barns, a watermill, a school and an 18th-century Unitar
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Portmeirion Village
Set on its own tranquil peninsula reaching into the estuary, Portmeirion Village is an oddball, gingerbread collection of colourful buildings with a heavy Italian influence, masterminded by the Welsh architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis. Starting in 1925, Clough collected bits and p
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Bodnant Welsh Food
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Llechwedd Slate Caverns
Blaenaus main attraction takes you down into the bowels of a Victorian slate mine. You descend UKs steepest mining cable railway into the 1846 network of tunnels and caverns, while your guide describes to you the harsh working conditions of the 19th-century miners – be prepared to
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MOMA Wales
Housed partly in the Tabernacle, a neoclassical former Methodist chapel (1880), the Museum of Modern Art exhibits work by contemporary Welsh artists as well as an annual international competition (mid-July to late August). The small permanent collection is supplemented by a continu
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Anglesey Sea Zoo
This excellent aquarium introduces you to the denizens of the local waters: from lobster and cuckoo wrasse to tiny brine shrimp and Picasso-painting-like flatfish. Designers have gone to great pains to imitate different environments, such as quayside and shipwrecks; tidal waves cra
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National Slate Museum
Even if youre not all that fussed by industrial museums, this ones well worth checking out. At Llanberis much of the slate was carved out of the open mountainside – leaving behind a jagged, sculptural cliff-face thats fascinating if not quite beautiful. The museum occupies the Vict
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Gwydyr Forest
The 28-sq-mile Gwydyr Forest, planted since the 1920s with oak, beech and larch, encircles Betws-y-Coed and is scattered with the remnants of lead and zinc mine workings. Its ideal for a days walking, though it gets very muddy in wet weather. Walks Around Betws-y-Coyd (£5), availab
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Barclodiad y Gawres Burial Mound
Squatting on a headland above gorgeous Trecastle Bay, 2 miles south of the village, Barclodiad y Gawres (The Giantess Apronful) is the largest Neolithic tomb in Wales. When it was excavated in the 1950s, archaeologists were excited to find five standing stones inside, decorated in
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Cardigan Castle
Cardigan Castle holds an important place in Welsh culture, having been the venue for the first competitive National Eisteddfod, held in 1176 under the aegis of Lord Rhys ap Gruffydd. However, after years of neglect by its private owner when the shored up, overgrown and rapidly cru
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Brecon Cathedral
Perched on a hill above the River Honddu, Brecon Cathedral was founded as part of a Benedictine monastery in 1093, though little remains of the Norman structure except the vividly carved font and parts of the nave. Its a lovely church and very visitor-friendly; seven information po
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Great Orme
From sea level its difficult to gauge the sheer scale of the Great Orme (Y Gogarth), yet it stretches for around 2 miles and rises to a height of 207m. Named after a Norse word for worm or sea serpent, this gentle giant looms benevolently over the town. Designated a Site of Special
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Beaumaris Castle
Started in 1295, Beaumaris was the last of Edward I’s great castles of North Wales and today its deservedly a World Heritage site. With swans gliding on its water-filled moat, it’s definitely got the wow factor. This is what every sandcastle maker unknowingly aspires to. The four s
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Big Pit National Coal Museum
The atmospheric Big Pit provides an opportunity to explore a real coal mine and get a taste of what life was like for the miners who worked here up until 1980. Visitors descend 90m into the mine and explore the tunnels and coalfaces in the company of an ex-miner guide. Its sobering
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Plas Newydd
The 18th-century home of the Ladies of Llangollen, Plas Newydd is an atmospheric step back in time. The celebrated couple transformed the house into a hybrid of Gothic and Tudor styles, complete with stained-glass windows, carved-oak panels and formal gardens. Admission to the hous
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Wales Millennium Centre
The centrepiece and symbol of Cardiff Bays regeneration is the superb Wales Millennium Centre, an architectural masterpiece of stacked Welsh slate in shades of purple, green and grey topped with an overarching bronzed steel shell. Designed by Welsh architect Jonathan Adams, it open
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Braich
This rugged headland on the very tip of the Llŷn Peninsula is where the medieval pilgrims set off from – and one glimpse of Bardsey rising dramatically out the gunmetal-grey sea beyond the surf-pounded rocks serves hints at the pilgrims final terrifying voyage. A path leads down p
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Dinefwr
National Trust–run Dinefwr is a large, landscaped estate just to the west of Llandeilo, home to fallow deer and a herd of rare White Park cattle. Recent archaeological digs uncovered remains of a roman fort here. At the estates heart is a wonderful 17th-century manor, Newton House
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