Second Severn Crossing The Second Severn Crossing (Welsh: Ail Groesfan Hafren), officially named the Prince of Wales Bridge (Welsh: Pont Tywysog Cymru) since July 2018, is the M4 motorway bridge over the River Severn between England and Wales, opened in 1996 to supplement the traffic capacity of the Severn Bridge built in 1966. England’s […]
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Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, two miles (3 km) west of Amesbury. It consists of an outer ring of vertical sarsen standing stones, each around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones. Inside is a […]
Portmeirion (/pɔːtˈmeriən/; Welsh pronunciation: [pɔrtˈmei̯rjɔn]) is a folly tourist village in Gwynedd (historically in Meirionnydd), north Wales. It was designed and built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975 in the Baroque style and is now owned by a charitable trust. The village is located in the Penrhyndeudraeth community, on the River Dwyryd estuary, […]
Town meets Country at a traditional one-day Agricultural show. The Mid-Somerset Show is a traditional one-day agricultural show with new breed-specific livestock classes, including cattle, pigs and sheep. Our equestrian classes include heavy horses, driving, hunter classes and showjumping. In other parts of the show, you can see poultry, arts and crafts, flower shows, floral […]
Town meets Country at a traditional one-day Agricultural show. The Mid-Somerset Show is a traditional one-day agricultural show with new breed-specific livestock classes, including cattle, pigs and sheep. Our equestrian classes include heavy horses, driving, hunter classes and showjumping. In other parts of the show, you can see poultry, arts and crafts, flower shows, floral […]
Caerphilly Castle (Welsh: Castell Caerffili) is a medieval fortification in Caerphilly in South Wales. Gilbert de Clare constructed the castle in the 13th century as part of his campaign to maintain control of Glamorgan and saw extensive fighting between Gilbert, his descendants, and the native Welsh rulers. Surrounded by extensive artificial lakes – considered by […]