Photo of Machynlleth, a village in the Powys, mid Wales.

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Machynlleth

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Machynlleth was where Owain Glyndŵr held his parliament in 1404, and the town still trades on that history at the head of the Dyfi Biosphere. It’s a walkable place of independent shops, with modern art at Y Tabernacl / MOMA Wales in a converted chapel and the Centre for Alternative Technology a few miles up the valley. Trains stop in the town.

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Photo along the Wales Coast Path, an 870-mile long-distance path running from Chepstow to Queensferry, Wales.

Wales Coast Path

Long-distance path

Walk the outline of a whole nation — 870 miles of cliff, estuary and beach from Chepstow round to Queensferry.

here · spans 16 counties

Photo of Eryri, a National Park in north Wales.

Eryri

National Park near Trawsfynydd

Wales at its wildest — Yr Wyddfa and the highest ridges south of Scotland, above slate valleys and glacial lakes.

0.4 km NE

Photo of Centre for Alternative Technology, a visitor attraction near Machynlleth, the Powys, mid Wales.

Centre for Alternative Technology

Attraction near Machynlleth

Long-running eco visitor centre near Machynlleth in the Dyfi Biosphere, with displays on renewable energy and sustainable living.

3.2 km N

Photo: Wynford Vaughan-Thomas Memorial, a viewpoint near Machynlleth, the Powys, mid Wales.

Wynford Vaughan-Thomas Memorial

Viewpoint near Machynlleth

Hilltop viewpoint and bronze figure on the Machynlleth-to-Llanidloes mountain road above Dylife, overlooking the Cambrian Mountains.

10.6 km SE

Photo of Bird Rock, a rock formation near Llwyngwril in Eryri, Gwynedd, north Wales.

Bird Rock

Rock formation near Llwyngwril

An inland crag near Tywyn where cormorants nest, unusual for a colony so far from the present coast.

11.5 km NW

Photo of Source of the Severn, a landmark near Machynlleth, the Powys, mid Wales.

Source of the Severn

Landmark near Machynlleth

Waymarked walk through Hafren Forest to the boggy source of Britain's longest river on the flank of Pumlumon.

13.7 km SE