Welshpool in General

If you haven’t been to Mid Wales yet you should start making plans now. It is surely one of the most beautiful and uncrowded areas in the UK. And the gateway is a pool. Or to be precise, a Welsh pool. On any map it’s known and as Welshpool and can be found just three miles from the English border, and 19 miles west of Shrewsbury. To a number of locals it is known as Y Trallym, and it used to be known by all as Pool until 1835. However, the rise in popularity of Poole in Dorset persuaded the town that it should be known as Welshpool to avoid the inevitable confusion (the lack of a nearby sea should have been enough of a hint in my mind). ...