Freshwater West

You have a swell from the Atlantic.

So the World Surfing Championships have been held at Freshwater West.

And also, I mean, it featured in Harry Potter.

Dobby died on Freshwater West.

Oh, OK. And...

That's a beach I've played on my whole life.

What?

The shrine sits on Freshwater West Beach in Wales where the character was buried in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

The project manager initially dismissed concerns over a fictitious character and said the company was flooded with calls after a BBC segment highlighted the issue.

We went quite close to some real Bronze Age remains, but we avoided Dobby's grave, they said.

Harry Potter enthusiasts in Wales successfully stopped an electricity cable from destroying a coastal monument dedicated to the fictional house elf Dobby.

Fans rallied when utility plans showed an undersea power line running through the beloved mound of stones on Freshwater West Beach, forcing a rerouted cable design.

And that's your world for today.

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