Welshpool (Y Trallwng)

Introducing Welshpool (Y Trallwng)

This little Severn Valley town was originally called Pool – after the ‘pills’, boggy, marshy ground (long since drained) along the nearby river. It was changed in 1835 to Welshpool, so nobody would get confused with Poole in Dorset.

It’s a workaday little town with few distractions in the town centre proper and few inspiring options for people seeking to overnight. More compelling, however, are the peripheral sights, which are the big draw for visitors: the glorious Powis Castle, the narrow-gauge Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway and, for the more open-minded, the supremely flamboyant, not to mention slightly incongruous, Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009