---

 

 

 

Wales Leasing

Did You Know?

Cardiff is in the south of Wales, and is the 11th largest city in the UK. Around 18 million tourists visit the city every year. It was also the first fair trade capital in the world!

Wales officially has more castles per square mile than any other country in the world. Caerphilly is the largest castle in Wales and is the second largest in Europe behind Windsor Castle.

The Welsh village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch is the second longest place name in the world. The name of the town means “St Mary’s Church in the Hollow of the White Hazel near a Rapid Whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio near the Red Cave.” Now you try saying that after having a beer or two.

Mount Everest is named after Sir George Everest from Wales. He was the surveyor who initially mapped Mount Everest and named the mountain after himself. This is without a doubt one of my favourite Welsh facts.

Swallow Falls at Betws-y-coed is the most visited waterfall in the United Kingdom. We’ve been here ourselves and it’s such a beautiful place to visit in Wales. There’s also a place called Fairy Glen here where fairies live.

The Welsh are rugby mad. The first international game took place between Wales and England in 1881. Ever since then they’ve been to fiercest rivals. Head to Cardiff on game day and the atmosphere is like nowhere else.

How about this as a fun fact about Wales? The original ‘Jack Daniels’ originated from Wales. Joseph ‘Job’ Daniels was from Aberystwyth in West Wales. He emigrated to the U.S. in the 18th century, and his grandson Jack went on to create the world-famous Jack Daniels whiskey.

Have you ever wondered why there are two national emblems for Wales – the daffodil and the leek? It’s thought there was some confusion around the Welsh name Cenhinen (leek) and Cehhinen Bedr (daffodil). As they were worried people wouldn’t know which one they meant, both emblems were adopted to avoid any confusion.

Wrexham became Wales’s seventh city following a competition, which was part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. In Wrexham, you’ll find the world’s oldest international football stadium that still hosts international matches, The Racecourse. Continuing to impress, the club was famously acquired by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2021!.

Wales is the only country in the world to have a continuous waymarked path along its entire coastline! On this coastal path, you can enjoy 870 miles of an unspoilt and unbroken path along the Welsh coastline. This path is promised to be much quieter than Cornwall and Devon’s.