Dorothea Quarry lake & ruins
53.0561, -4.2393
Enter description for your listing.A vast, wild site with many fascinating overgrown ruins, like a Welsh Angkor Wat. Circumnavigate...
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The Rectory Pool
This is a beautiful series of riffles and pools on the picturesque River Wye. There is easy access from...
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Llyn Cwm Llwch
A beautiful mountain lake just underneath the peak of Pen Y Fan. Quiet and secluded – easy to reach...
read moreBugle Bridge, Llanthony – New Years Day river jump
51.939714, -3.033663
Deep enough for a new year’s day jump – but check the depth in summer! A footpath runs into...
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B4343, Ystrad Meurig, Ceredigion SY25 6DR, UK
Waterfalls, pools and a river in a beautiful valley!
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Llyn Moel y Llyn
Beautiful small tarn right up on the top of Moel y Llyn. Clear water about 1.5m deep all the...
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Near Betws y coed
a long, thin tarn at the top of a steep wooded valley with a good footpath to the east...
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ystradffin
Double waterfalls in wooded gorge. Hillock opposite is a wildlife reserve with legendary cave.
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Aberystwyth
Series of waterfalls, sets of pools, small jumps, beach for BBQ, stretch of river for paddling/swimming. perfect for a...
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Llyn Padarn
Llanberis
this may not be secluded but is a beautiful place to swim. I swim here twice a week. You...
read moreIsland Picnic site Usk
A472, Usk, Monmouthshire NP15 1SZ, UK
Pleasant, gentle river swim. Use the Usk Island car park, just on the Pontypool Road out of Usk as...
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Maentwrog, Power Station (SW-bound, Unmarked), Snowdonia National Park, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd LL41, UK
Canyoning is travelling in canyons using a variety of techniques that may include other outdoor activities such as walking,...
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Llanberis
A deep blue lake set under a 100m steep rock wall, famous in climbing and traditional folklore. Beach on...
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Corris Uchaf
A huge, dramatic glacial cwm in the crater of Cadair Idris set beneath 400m high mountain walls. It’s a...
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Beddgelert
A 1km-long valley lake at the foot of Snowdon with stunning craggy backdrop. Accessible directly from the main road.
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Beddgelert
An extended series of pools and falls starting close to the Snowdon Watkins path. Rather overlooked but popular with...
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Golan
A clear blue tarn in a hidden cleft, at the head of one of most remote and beautiful valleys...
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Harlech
A tarn in the remote northern Rhinogs, with cliffs for jumping and fabulous views of the sea. Good hotel...
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Tanygrisiau
Two small shallow tarns at 500m at the head of Croesor valley. Fantastic views of Cnicht and the sea....
read moreFairy Glen
Betws-y-Coed
A picturesque, narrow gorge with access for ᆪ1. Some large rocks to sit on and a deep section down...
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Dolgellau
A large deep plunge pool at this littlevisited Waterfall or Gorge, set among the ruins of a former goldmine....
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Llangollen
A very deep, completely clear azure blue lake at the bottom of a spectacular quarry crater (Moel-y-Faen). Steep scramble...
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Fairbourne
A very deep, clear green’blue pool (50m x 30m) in a mysterious cavern entered via a short dark tunnel....
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Maentwrog
A beautiful wild gorge, off the tourist track, with 2km woodland walk to high Waterfall or Gorge with deep...
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Llanwrtyd Wells
A wide, open pool at the end of a short gorge with shelving access, about 2m deep. Long swim...
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Twynllanan
A high lake in the shadow of the Black Mountain, legendary home of a lake nymph. Deep (18m) and...
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Brecon
A string of magical shallow Waterfall or Gorge through fairy woodland under heathercovered hillside, under Pen-y-Fan. Some moss-covered. Pools...
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Llanwrtyd Wells
A series of deep pools, about 10m across and 3m deep, at the outflow a narrow, interesting slot gorge....
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Crickhowell
A large pool, up to 2m deep, beneath the arched medieval bridge of Crickhowell. Rather open and visible, but...
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Pontneddfechan
A graceful column of water falls 10m into a deep, large plunge pool set in an amphitheatre in the...
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Pontneddfechan
A fantastic set of deep forest plunge pools beneath a horseshoe-shaped Waterfall or Gorge.
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Hay-on-Wye
A popular stretch of commoner’s meadow by the side of the Wye. White shingle beach and shallows below the...
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Builth Wells
An exciting stretch of the Wye narrowing through rocky cliffs. Downstream are safe white sandy bays. Upstream the water...
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Pontneddfechan
An exciting and relatively safe piece of gorge swimming. A pool flows slowly through a deep, narrow channel, 5m...
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