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Aberystwyth

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See. Devil’s Bridge↗ A lonely stone bridge near Aberystwyth, known for its folklore and dramatic landscape. Pumlumon Fawr (Plynlimon) Hike to the top of this mid-Wales peak, the source of the River Severn. Hafren Forest Explore trails around this forest, leading to the source of the River Severn.

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Smithsonian MagazineSep 25, 2026

Seven Places in Europe That Legends Say Were Built by Giants, Devils or Dragons

Bridges, mountains, caves and rock formations that seem impossible to explain become magnets for folklore

9 sights in this story
  • Devil's BridgeSightSpans the Mynach Gorge with three bridges, one above another.
  • Strata Florida AbbeySightMonks from here may have built the oldest bridge.
  • Elsewhere
  • Giant's CausewayTrain stationBushmills, United Kingdom40,000 interlocking dark basalt columns form a natural pavement.
  • Fingal's CaveSightFionnphort, United KingdomFormed from tall basalt columns, with waves carving out the cavern.
  • Mount PilatusSightLucerne, SwitzerlandAssociated with dragons said to possess healing powers.
  • Luzerner DrachensteinSightLucerne, SwitzerlandSaid to have been dropped by a dragon flying from Mount Rigi.
  • LoreleiSightSankt Goarshausen, GermanyA steep slate outcrop rising 410 feet above the Rhine.
  • Pont del DiableSightTarragona, SpainA Roman aqueduct carrying water to the ancient city of Tarraco.
  • St. Michael's MountSightPenzance, United KingdomA tidal island with an ancient cobbled causeway.
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The GuardianAug 3

10 of Britain’s best piers for dining, nightlife and good old seaside fun

From Blackpool to Bournemouth, these quintessentially British institutions celebrate a lot more than fish and chips and amusement arcades Perched in our glass-fronted eyrie, 300 metres out to sea, we watch a murmuration of starlings rise and fall and swoop around us. When the show is over, we turn our attention to the food. I have a bespoke vegan menu based on the best early summer ingredients:…

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  • Royal pierSightNumber one destination for competitive socialising.
  • Inn on the PierPubRestored Victorian boozer with stained glass.
  • Elsewhere
  • EbbRestaurantWorthing, United KingdomBespoke vegan menu with early summer ingredients.
  • Perch on the PierRestaurantWorthing, United KingdomServes fish and chips, and tofish and chips.
  • Worthing pierSightWorthing, United KingdomOpened in 1862, a surviving 19th-century pleasure pier.
  • Pier Master’s HouseHotelBangor, United KingdomHoliday let available from £140 a night.
  • Bournemouth pierSightBournemouth, United KingdomBoasts the world's first pier-to-shore zip wire.
  • PierZipPlaceBournemouth, United KingdomA 250-metre dual zip line from the pier tower.
  • RockReefSightBournemouth, United KingdomIndoor climbing centre with 28 climbing walls.
  • BoscombeSuburbBournemouth, United KingdomNext to free bouldering obstacles and slacklines.
  • Britannia pierSightGreat Yarmouth, United KingdomWon the 2026 Pier of the Year award.
  • Wellington pierSightGreat Yarmouth, United KingdomWelcome to the Wellington Pier The ultimate seaside entertainment in the heart of Great Yarmouth.
  • Penarth pierSightPenarth, United KingdomArt-deco pavilion built in 1929 is now arts centre.
  • Roker pierSightSunderland, United KingdomDistinctive for its red-and-white striped granite lighthouse.
  • Tin of SardinesBarSunderland, United KingdomFormer toilet block now a gin bar with brunch and tapas.
  • Clevedon pierTrailClevedon, United KingdomEngland's only Grade I-listed pier, made from railway lines.
  • Glass BoxRestaurantClevedon, United KingdomModern restaurant with live-streamed sea view.
  • Blackpool NorthTrain stationBlackpool, United KingdomOldest surviving Birch pier, has art-deco theatre.
  • Blackpool CentralSightBlackpool, United KingdomIt had 14 platforms; at its closure in 1964, it became the station with the highest number of platforms ever to close.
  • Blackpool SouthTrain stationBlackpool, United KingdomHigh-octane funfair with rollercoaster and bungee ride.
  • Gin HouseRestaurantBlackpool, United KingdomFood and drink option on the south pier.
  • Key WestRestaurantBournemouth, United Kingdom
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The GuardianJun 11

‘I’m hoping to meet a river goddess’: a wild journey through Britain’s mythic waterways

Follow the folklore and you will discover a landscape full of wonder and powerful women – from a fearsome Scottish warrioress to the first queen of a united England It’s just past midday and I appear to be inside a rain cloud. Soaked to the skin, my walking boots squelching through tufts of grass and black bog mud, I can hear hundreds of streams rolling off this wide mid-Wales peak, each vying…

10 things in this story
  • Hadrian's WallSightCarrawburgh, United Kingdomsite of Coventina's well
  • Llyn y Fan FachSightBannau Brycheiniog, United Kingdommountain lake home of a nymph
  • Dunscaith CastleSightIsle of Skye, United Kingdomruins on edge of Loch Eishort
  • Loch EishortSightIsle of Skye, United Kingdomloch near Dunscaith Castle
  • Glastonbury TorParkGlastonbury, United KingdomThe site is managed by the National Trust and has been designated a scheduled monument.
  • SulisSightBath, United Kingdomhot spring goddess in Bath
  • Coventina's wellSightCarrawburgh, United Kingdomwell near Carrawburgh on Hadrian's Wall
  • Ffynone waterfallSightFfynone, United Kingdomregarded as a portal to the Otherworld
  • Hafren ForestTrailPumlumon, United Kingdomtrails lead to the source of the River Severn
  • Pumlumon FawrSightPumlumon, United Kingdompeak with carved post marking river source
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