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Dolgellau is a historic market town situated at the foot of Cadair Idris in Gwynedd, North Wales. This former county town of Merionethshire lies within Snowdonia National Park and has a rich history dating back to the 12th century. The town is notable for its well-preserved architecture, featuring the largest concentration of early 19th-century buildings in Wales, many constructed from local dark-grey stone.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Dolgellau was at the center of Wales's wool industry and also experienced a gold rush period with the nearby Clogau Gold Mine. Today, the town serves as a cultural and administrative center for the region, while its location makes it a popular base for outdoor activities such as hiking, mountain biking, and exploring Welsh heritage sites. The town maintains strong Welsh cultural traditions and language, with Welsh being widely spoken in the community.

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Rian about

Museum 't Oude Slot

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• Oct 9, 2026
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Museum 't Oude Slot

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• Oct 9, 2026
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Michael about

Topkapı Palace

Lovely place to visit . Pricey though and when it came to getting the free audio guide rude staff. Apologies if I missed the small print but he rudely stated photo id required. Luckily I had my driving licence with me but my wife had another photo id

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• Oct 7, 2026
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Cauchie House

Worth visiting, and we had a good tour guide. However many of the beautiful rooms photographed to publicise the site were closed, a little misleading and disappointing. Nevertheless, together with the Musee Horta, it's great to see such beautiful Art

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• Oct 4, 2026
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Robert about

Ickworth

It was a lovely day on Tuesday 29/09/26 so my wife and I decided to go to Ickworth to have a walk around the grounds . when we arrived and parked up we saw a golf buggy bus thing for helping disabled people to get access to the house or other locatio

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• Oct 1, 2026
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Angie about

Photo Museum

A magical discovery. Very well documented and laid out, reflecting the suprising and intriguing evolution of colour photography through the eyes of pioneering Estonian amateurs. A museum which reflects the rich history and intelligence of the Estoni

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• Sep 22, 2026
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The Sixth Floor Museum At Dealey Plaza

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• Sep 19, 2026
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Perot Museum of Nature and Science

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• Sep 19, 2026
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jenny about

Lavenham Guildhall

What a treasure..this is a living museum..lots of history.involving many different inhabitants..from the very wealthy merchants who wanted to show posterity what they had achieved in building a splendid meeting hall. Theat later became part of the pa

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• Sep 19, 2026
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Timothy about

Metropolitan Police Museum

Forensics 125 exhibition A Really well curated exhibition. A small number of exhibits from cases demonstrating the history and application of key forensic techniques. It was very well displayed and presented. The guide, Liam for us, had excellent kn

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• Sep 17, 2026
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Hebrew about

Detroit Zoo

WOMEN AND MOTHERS WITH DAUGHTERS/CHILDREN The Detroit Zoo allows, "anyone who identifies as a woman" to use the women's restroom! We had a recent incident where an EMPLOYEE who was clearly a man came into the bathroom. My friend and I have young dau

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• Sep 13, 2026
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Centraal Museum

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• Sep 11, 2026