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Karen Price

The 'secret' destination in Wales that feels like it's abroad

While travelling abroad is starting to slowly open again, the UK government is still urging us to avoid jetting off unless it is essential.

And when it comes to staycations in Wales, we are more than lucky with glorious coast and mountains to explore as well as gorgeous market towns to visit.

However, if you want to pretend you are abroad, there are some places in the UK where you can do just that.

Read more: The summer staycations in Wales you can still book even now and how much they cost

SaveOnEnergy.com/uk has been researching the 'secret' destinations throughout Britain that can transport you overseas without you leaving the country and there's one place in Wales that makes the top 10 list.

Elegug Stacks in Pembrokeshire has been described as being just like Nusa Penida in Indonesia.

The Welsh location is renowned for its spectacular limestone rock pillars and huge rock arch known as the Green Bridge of Wales.

Nusa Penida, meanwhile, is an island just off Bali and is popular for its picturesque natural features of cliff formations and lagoons. More recently, it became best known as the new sanctuary of the once-endangered Bali starling following a highly successful captive breeding programme.

As far as the 'secret' tag is concerned, the UK destinations have been ranked from those with the lowest number of Instagram hashtags to those with the most - and Elegug Stacks comes fourth in the list with 446 hashtags.

Topping the list is Observatory Gully, Ben Nevis, which is compared to Mont Blanc in the French Alps and only features on 19 Instagram hashtags.

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