{"id":1107,"date":"2018-05-08T08:31:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T08:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flightspro.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1107"},"modified":"2021-01-27T09:42:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T09:42:20","slug":"only-in-wales-16-weird-and-wonderful-top-things-to-do-in-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flightspro.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/05\/08\/only-in-wales-16-weird-and-wonderful-top-things-to-do-in-wales\/","title":{"rendered":"Only in\u00a0Wales: 16 weird and wonderful top things to do in Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top things to do in Wales<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

For our voracious adventures and explorers, here is a list of 16 adventurous top things to do in\u00a0Wales\u00a0in addition to the usual activities such as surfing, coasteering and mountain biking.<\/span><\/p>\n

Part of Special \u2018In & Around the UK\u2019 Series<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

flightspro.co.uk<\/a><\/span>, as the best travel agency in London, have the best rates for\u00a0cheapest flight tickets plus group flight bookings to anywhere in the world from the UK. We are your trusted travel partner and <\/b>offer the best flight deals, holiday packages, group bookings, and much more. So, here are some top things to do in Wales –\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Exploring Wales UK<\/h3>\n

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1. Learn Welsh<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Welsh is a Celtic language, and one of the oldest languages in Europe, spoken by an estimated 560,000 people in\u00a0Wales. Learn some\u00a0Cymraeg\u00a0at Nant Gwrtheyrn (www.nantgwrtheyrn.org<\/span><\/a>), a heritage centre on North\u00a0Wales’ beautiful Ll\u02c6yn Peninsula.\u00a0Gwych!\u00a0(Excellent!) This is one of the\u00a0top things to do in Wales.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>2. Visit a castle<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

There are more than 600 castles in\u00a0Wales: more per square mile than anywhere else in the world. For fairy tale turrets, head north of Cardiff to 19th-century Castell Coch(http:\/\/cadw.gov.wales\/daysout\/castellcoch<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n

Historic Harlech Castle(http:\/\/cadw.gov.wales\/daysout\/harlechcastle<\/span><\/a>) in Cardigan Bay, Mid\u00a0Wales, saw the longest siege in British history from 1461-1468, while in North\u00a0Wales, visit opulent neo-Norman Penrhyn Castle (www.nationaltrust.org.uk\/penrhyn-castle<\/span><\/a>) and see a one-tonne slate bed that was made for Queen Victoria. Visiting castles is also one of the top things to do in Wales.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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3. Trampoline in a slate mine<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

At Bounce Below (www.bouncebelow.net<\/span><\/a>), you can unleash your inner child on giant trampolines, walkways, slides and tunnels made of netting in a 176-year old disused cavern. Intrigued? There’s only one way to satisfy your curiosity.<\/span><\/p>\n

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4. Experiment with seaweed<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Laverbread, made from seaweed found clinging to rocks, is a crucial component of \u2018the full Welsh breakfast’, along with bacon and cockles. Try the Pembrokeshire Beach Food Company’s \u2018Welshman’s Caviar’, a dried version they serve in burgers at beachside shack, Caf\u00e9 M\u00f4r in south-west\u00a0Wales\u00a0(www.beachfood.co.uk\/<\/span><\/a>). For something stronger, sip\u00a0D\u00e0 Mh\u00ecle\u00a0seaweed gin (www.damhile.co.uk<\/span><\/a>), available at stockists throughout\u00a0Wales.<\/span><\/p>\n

5. Be dazzled by beauty<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The UK’s first designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) was the Gower Peninsula in south-west\u00a0Wales, which marks 60 years as an AONB in 2016. Visit Rhossili Beach, which came third in TripAdvisor’s Top Ten Beaches in the World in 2013 and continues to scoop awards. And, when the tide’s out, walk to Worm’s Head to spot seals and seabirds aplenty.\u00a0www.visitwales.com\/explore\/west-wales\/swansea-mumbles-gower\/explore-award-winning-gower<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

6. Make an appointment with the Doctor<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The Doctor Who Experience at Cardiff Bay, a stone’s throw from BBC studios where the series is filmed, takes visitors on a hair-raising interactive journey through 50 years of adventures in space and time, virtually accompanied by none other than Peter Capaldi as the Time Lord. You can also book<\/a> to see the genuine TARDIS used in filming.<\/span><\/p>\n

7. Walk this\u00a0Wales<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The first country to offer a dedicated footpath around its coastline, the\u00a0Wales\u00a0Coast Path (www.walescoastpath.gov.uk<\/span><\/a>) is 870 miles (1,400 km) of varied and beautiful landscape. Add Offa’s Dyke (www.nationaltrail.co.uk\/offas-dyke-path<\/span><\/a>), a path along the Welsh-English border, and you circumnavigate the entire country. Or just dip in wherever you please: the Pembrokeshire Coast Path in south-west\u00a0Wales\u00a0is particularly picturesque, or you can spot dolphins from the Ceredigion sections in Mid\u00a0Wales.<\/span><\/p>\n

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8. Pray for rain<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Then be in the right place to enjoy it. Waterfall Country in the Brecon Beacons (www.breconbeacons.org\/waterfalls-centre-pontneddfechan<\/span><\/a>\u00a0is especially fun following a downpour. Don’t miss Sgwd Henrhyd, which featured in\u00a0The Dark Knight Rises\u00a0as the entrance to the Batcave; walk behind a curtain of water and hear the roar as it thunders down.<\/span><\/p>\n

9. Don’t sleep; birdwatch<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Just off the coast of Pembrokeshire, west\u00a0Wales, Skomer Island is unlike anywhere on earth. Stay there (www.welshwildlife.org\/skomer-skokholm\/skomer<\/span><\/a>) in July and hear the incredible night-time symphony of thousands of Manx shearwater birds returning to the island after hunting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

10. Catch some waves inland<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The very first of its kind, Surf Snowdonia (www.surfsnowdonia.co.uk<\/span><\/a>) is an inland lagoon, set in the picture-perfect Conwy Valley in North\u00a0Wales. Add a two-metre wave peeling over the surface for more than 150 metres and you have a surfers’ dream! Enjoy the thrill of the surf whether you’re a beginner or a hardened wave-junkie; open from spring 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n

11. Listen to Welshmen<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Wales\u00a0started the trend of singing an anthem before a sporting match – doing so first in 1905 when\u00a0Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau\u00a0(Land of My Fathers) was sung at rugby games. The Welsh male voice choir tradition holds strong and there are concerts all over the country throughout the year. Stay at Llangoed Hall (www.llangoedhall.co.uk<\/span><\/a>), Mid\u00a0Wales, over Christmas and be treated to carols by the local Male Voice Choir.<\/span><\/p>\n

12. Race a horse<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

In 1980, Britain’s smallest town, Llanwrtyd Wells in Mid\u00a0Wales, decided to stage its first Man vs. Horse contest. Now well known for its regular staging of wacky events and the biennial World Alternative Games (www.worldalternativegames.co.uk<\/span><\/a>), visit in 2016 to take part in Wife Carrying, Bog Snorkelling, Stiletto Racing and more!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Horse Back Riding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

13. Cwtch in a cupboard<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Cwtch is one of\u00a0Wales’ favourite words, roughly equivalent to a cuddle (i.e. \u2018give us a cwtch’). It also means a cupboard or cubbyhole. Which is why it’s doubly fun that you can \u2018cwtch in a cwtch’ at Wonderfully Wild’s glamourous lodges (www.wonderfullywild.co.uk<\/span><\/a>) in gorgeous Anglesey, north\u00a0Wales. Sleeping up to six across three bedrooms, the lodges all feature a cosy cupboard in which a double bed is neatly installed!<\/span><\/p>\n

14. Go to the best book, food, music and… Elvis festival<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Wales\u00a0really likes to celebrate, be it writers and great literature at the Hay Festival, Mid\u00a0Wales, (www.hayfestival.com<\/span><\/a>) all things edible at the Abergavenny Food Festival, Mid\u00a0Wales, (www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com<\/span><\/a>) or music and dancing in fantastical Portmeirion, north\u00a0Wales, at Festival No. 6 (http:\/\/festivalnumber6.com<\/span><\/a>). But an event to clear your calendar for has to be the Elvis Festival (www.elvies.co.uk<\/span><\/a>) in Porthcawl, south\u00a0Wales, an annual celebration of The King – and the biggest of its kind in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

15. Tick off 200 listed buildings<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Conwy in north\u00a0Wales\u00a0is one of the best preserved medieval fortified towns in the whole of Britain, with more than 200 listed buildings that date from the 14th to the 18th centuries including the splendid Conwy Castle. It’s also home to Britain’s smallest house, which measures just 10 ft. x 6 ft. (3.05 m x 1.83 m)!<\/span><\/p>\n

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16. Pronounce this<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch <\/b>on Anglesey, north\u00a0Wales, boasts the longest place name in Europe and the second longest in the world. It means \u2018Saint Mary’s Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio of the red cave’, but most people stick to Llanfairpwll. The longer form is an early example of a publicity stunt – it was invented in the 1860s and has been drawing in visitors ever since.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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