The eerie abandoned Welsh village that has been reclaimed by nature

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At one time, the Welsh village of Talysarn was home to workers and industrial buildings from the old Cambrian slate mines, mines which put roofs over the heads of countless thousands of people in the 19th century and which still last to this day.

But as the slate quarries grew, the decision was made to abandon the old village and move its 2000 residents to a new one, back in 1927.

But the old village remains, houses and all, now overgrown and consumed by the nature around it. The eerie sights of old dwellings and industrial buildings has even been called the ‘Welsh Angkor Wat’, reports WalesOnline, after the world famous Cambodian monastery complex visited by millions every year. Join our new WhatsApp community Manc Life by clicking this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/HyyLIEMz8FD190U5lLNBNg. This is where the Manchester Evening News connects you to our favourite content about eating, drinking and having fun all across Greater Manchester and beyond! You can leave at any time, and find out more here. Writer Daniel Start in the Wild Guide Wales wrote: “Only the baboons are missing.

It's a vast, wild site with many fascinating, overgrown ruins, including a Cornish beam engine and the overgrown remains of the chapel at Plas Talysarn.” Found just over 100 miles from Manchester, in North Wales, not far from Caernarfon, the spot has become a hotspot for explorers keen to see this eerie and abandoned village, a snapshot in time now fascinatingly overgrown.