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Narberth Museum
Shortlisted for the prestigious Museum of the Year prize in 2013, this small, local museum packs a punch way above its weight. Rescued by keen volunteers and now in a new home in some wonderfully atmospheric restored bonded stores, it celebrates the rich history of Narberth and the
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Powysland Museum & Montgomery Canal
The Montgomery Canal originally ran for 35 miles starting at Newtown and ending at Frankton Junction in Shropshire, where it joined the Llangollen Canal. After sections of its banks burst in 1936 it lay abandoned until a group of volunteers and the British Waterways Board began rep
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Castle Hill
This hilly headland separates North Beach from Castle Beach and the scanty remains of Tenbys Norman castle adorn its summit. Walk along the path from the harbour past Laston House , the site of William Paxtons late 18th-century saltwater baths. The Greek writing on the pediment tra
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St Marys Church
The graceful arched roof of 13th-century St Marys Church is studded with fascinating wooden bosses, mainly dating from the 15th century and carved into flowers, cheeky faces, mythical beasts, fish, and even a mermaid holding a comb and mirror. The young Henry Tudor was hidden here
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Roath Park
Long and narrow Roath Park rivals Bute Park as Cardiffs favourite green space. The third Marquess of Bute gifted the land in 1887, and the boggy marsh at its northern end was transformed into a large lake by the erection of a dam. The rest was laid out in the Victorian style, with
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Oriel Ynys Môn
This lively arts centre, home to a mix of galleries, is the lynchpin of Angleseys visual-arts scene. The art space hosts a program of exhibitions, the History Gallery explores Angleseys past and its pivotal role in the Roman invasion and theres a great little coffee shop, Blas Mwy
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Parc Glynllifon
Strewn with rare plants, follies, sculptures and fountains, these historic gardens once belonged to the estate of the Lords Newborough. The park is now administered by Gwynedd Council but the grand neoclassical manor house has been sold off separately as a private residence and hen
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St Nicholas Church
Sturdy Norman St Nicholas Church dates from 1226 and boasts a vaulted ceiling decorated with intricate coloured bosses, a beautifully carved prereformation rood screen and striking mid-19th-century stained-glass windows. Look out for the elaborate canopied tomb of local landowner S
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Roald Dahl Plass
The unusual shape of this large public space is due to its past life as the basin of the West Bute Dock. A large rectangular dock once extended from here all the way up what is now Lloyd George Ave, right to the foot of the city centre, berthing up to 300 ships at a time. Reborn a
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Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture
The supremely flouncy and fascinating Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture is a surprise find in this tiny village well off the beaten track. The building is actually a former squash court but it has played host to a very different display of physical prowess since Logan took it over i
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Lloyd George Museum
Tiny Llanystamdwy, 1.5 miles west of Criccieth, was the boyhood home of David Lloyd George. The video, photos, posters and personal effects at the museum introduce the fiery orator and ladies man who was largely responsible for introducing National Insurance in a two-pronged attack
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Manorbier Castle
Craggy, lichen-spotted Manorbier Castle was the birthplace of Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales, 1146–1223), one of the countrys greatest scholars and patriots. In all the broad lands of Wales, Manorbier is the best place by far, he wrote. The 12th- to 19th-century castle buildi
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Strata Florida Abbey
A mile down a rural road from the village of Pontrhydfendigaid, this ruined Cistercian abbey sits in glorious isolation. The best-preserved remnant is an arched doorway, decorated with maze-like lines of stone. At the rear of the site two chapels still have some of their 14th-centu
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South Stack Lighthouse
The rocky islet of South Stack has a gloriously end-of-the-earth feel, with waves crashing around the base of the cliffs and birds nesting overhead. The trail down to the rickety old bridge anchoring it to Holy Island is not for the faint-hearted, with 400 slippery steps and the fo
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Dolaucothi Gold Mines
Set in a beautiful wooded estate near Pumsaint, the Dolaucothi Gold Mines are on the site of the only known Roman gold mine in the UK. The Romans left around AD 120, but the locals carried on for a couple of hundred more years. Mining recommenced with the Victorians and by the time
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Fan Brycheiniog
The finest feature (and the highest point) of Black Mountain is the sweeping escarpment of Fan Brycheiniog (802m), reached via a fairly strenuous 11.5-mile loop from Glyntawe on the A4067. The initial precipitous ascent of the Fan Hir ridge eases into a spectacular ridge walk, wit
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Dylan Thomas Centre
Housed in the former guildhall, the Dylan Thomas Centre contains an absorbing exhibition on the poets life and work. Entitled Man and Myth, it pulls no punches in examining the propensity of the most quoted author after Shakespeare for puffing up his own myth; he was eventually tra
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St Cybis Church
St Cybi, the son of a 6th-century Cornish king, became a priest and eventually washed up in North Wales, where the King of Gwynedd gave him an old Roman naval fort in which to base a religious community. The fort came to be known as Cybis Fort (Caergybi: the Welsh name for Holyhead
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National Cycle Collection
Housed in the art nouveau Automobile Palace, the National Cycle Collection comprises more than 250 bikes. The exhibits show the progression from clunky boneshakers and circus-reminiscent penny-farthings to bamboo bikes from the 1890s and the vertiginous Eiffel Tower of 1899 (used t
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Neuadd Arms Hotel
Like any good village pub should be, the Neuadd Arms is a focal point for the community. It was here that former landlord Gordon Green and his punters cooked up many of the kooky events that have put Llanwrtyd Wells on the tourist trail. Today its thick net curtains, peeling paint
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