Halloween Is Coming Soon Halloween is coming soon. As a result, it is a good time to look at the wide range of practices that can be found in a wide range of places. To name an example, there are ...

What Is Dorothea Quarry? Slate has been a popular building material for a very long time. As a result, the slate industry is known to have existed in what is now Wales as far back as Roman times. It ...

Devil's Bridge Falls is a spectacular waterfall attraction at Devils Bridge in the heart of the Cambrian Mountains.  As beautiful and interesting as the falls was, I got the feeling that the Devil’s ...

Have You Heard of Elan Valley? Mid Wales has no shortage of sites of interest. To name an example, my wife and I paid a recent visit to Elan Valley, which is sometimes called the Welsh Lake ...

Have You Heard of Dolbadarn Castle? Wales has a storied landscape. As a result, it should come as no surprise to learn that it is home to numerous ruins of note. One excellent example would be ...

Have you heard of Castell y Bere? The sheer length of Welsh history means that the land has plenty of sites of interest. For proof, look no further than Castell y Bere, which is a medieval castle ...

Llywelyn ap Gruffudd is typically seen as the most powerful of all the medieval Welsh princes. Known as Llywelyn ein Llyw Olaf (Our Last Helm) or just Llywelyn the Last/the Great, he was Prince of ...

Who Are the Celts? Wales is one of the six Celtic nations that exist in modern times. For those who are curious, the other five are Brittany, Cornwall, Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. There ...

Some of the world’s most impressive ancient burial chambers - dolmens, stand in the green fields and copses of Wales. My wife and I visited some of these prehistoric sites, and each time I felt the ...

Have You Heard About the Llandudno Goats? In recent times, the BBC and other British news services have been reporting on the Llandudno goats. For those who are unfamiliar, Llandudno is a Welsh town ...

North Wales is home to a wealth of hidden gems, whether you prefer a leisurely hike with time to enjoy the stunning scenery, or rather more of a challenge, the Snowdonia National Park can provide you ...

We continue walking in the footsteps of legendary Welsh wizard, mysterious mentor of King Arthur – Merlin. Another remarkable place associated with Merlin is Dinas Emrys. Dinas Emrys near ...

Most of people know the story of Merlin the Welsh wizard, as his name has been popularised over the centuries and his story has been dramatised in numerous novels, films, and television programs. ...

Have you ever heard about 'The Knitted Village' or anything like that? I am sure there is nothing in the world like Llwyngwril, absolutely remarkable small village in North Wales whose knitting mania ...

Wales has more castles per head than anywhere else in the world, there are actually more than 600 castles in the country. Some have been lived in continuously for a thousand years, while others are ...