Llyn Tegid is the largest natural lake in Wales. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and attracts many different kinds of birds. The...

Thomas Charles was a great religious reformer who came to Bala in the 1780s and became immersed in Welsh Methodism. He pioneered a system of...

Tomen y Bala is a conspicuous mound, clearly visible from the car park at the north-east end of the town, near the River Tryweryn. It...

From the carriages of the Bala Lake Railway, passengers have superb views of Llyn Tegid and its wildlife. The railway is built on part of...

Conwy Falls is situated in a ’Site of Special Scientific Interest’, just near Betws-y-Coed. The area offers spectacular waterfalls and scenic woodland walks. Look out...

Corwen`s church is dedicated to St Mael and St Sulien who established a religious community in the area in the 6th Century. The present church...

Bryn y Castell is an Iron Age hillfort perched on a small hill in remote moorland above the Roman Road known as Sarn Helen. Excavations...

Huw Llwyd`s Pulpit is a column of rock in the River Cynfal above the Cynfal Waterfall. Huw Llwyd was a sorcerer who lived in the...

Some of the earliest Christian stones in Wales are housed inside Penmachno Church. The stones are from the late 5th and 6th Centuries and have...

A few minutes walk from a car park on the A496, south of Blaenau Ffestiniog, brings you to an ancient bridge spanning Afon Goedol and...

In a beautiful setting overlooking Tremadog Bay, Llandecwyn is a small pilgrim place for quiet prayer, simple hospitality, and thoughtful conversation. Individuals and groups of...

Dinas Bran Castle is a romantic ruin occupying the summit of a steep hill above Llangollen and the Dee Valley. Built about 1260 by Gruffudd...

The Horseshoe Falls is a picturesque, crescent-shaped weir on the River Dee. Designed by Thomas Telford in the early 19th century, it was built to...

St Collen, a hermit from Glastonbury, founded a church at Llangollen in the 6th Century. It is said he killed a man-eating giantess who lived...

According to an old rhyme there are `Seven Wonders of Wales`and Llangollen Bridge spanning the River Dee is one of them. Few visitors crossing the...

The limestone cliffs and crags of Eglwyseg Rocks are probably the most impressive feature of the spectacular landscape around Llangollen. This striking escarpment of carboniferous...

Towering 126 feet above the River Dee, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is the highest aqueduct in Britain and a walk along its 1007 feet long towpath is...

The A542 road to the Horseshoe Pass offers some of the most spectacular views in Wales as it climbs from Llangollen around a wide valley...

Eliseg`s Pillar is the remains of a twenty foot cross erected in the 9th Century by Cyngen, Prince of Powys, as a memorial to King...

The ancient church of Llantysilio stands in a wooded setting on high ground above the picturesque Horseshoe Falls. It is dedicated to St Tysilio who...

The remains of Valle Crucis Abbey stand in a lovely, green valley below the Horseshoe Pass. The name means `valley of the cross` and it...

Plas Tan y Bwlch and its historical gardens overlook the River Dwyryd in the beautiful Vale of Maentwrog. The mansion, which dates from the 17th...

Tomen y Mur is a Norman earthwork castle built on the site of a Roman fort. Conspicuous for miles around, the mound offers great views...

Llyn Cwmorthin lies in a high, glaciated valley above the village of Tanygrisiau. Slate quarries were once worked in the surrounding Moelwyn mountains, and a...

Llyn Stwlan was a small, corrie lake until the late 1950s when the dam was built as part of the Ffestiniog Hydro-Electric pumped storage scheme....

The village of Maentwrog derives its name from the four foot high stone that stands beside the porch of the church. The name in English...

Llyn y Manod is a sheltered, lonely lake nestling at 1,400 feet in a hollow between Manod Bach and Manod Mawr, the mountains on the...

Coed Ganllwyd is a nature reserve known for its ferns, mosses and liverworts. A short walk through the reserve leads to a spectacular waterfall called...

Bryn Cader Faner is a small cairn standing above a Bronze Age track that stretched from Llanbedr to Trawsfynydd. Although small,the upright, outward leaning stones...

Llyn Mair is a beautiful, roadside lake surrounded by mixed woodlands. A variety of water birds may be seen, and water lilies are present in...

Motorists leaving the A5 at Capel Curig have their first view of Snowdon when they reach the twin lakes called Llynnau Mymbyr, and few can...

Near the village of Capel Garmon, in a beautiful position above the Conwy Valley, is a Neolithic burial chamber of a type not usually found...

Moel Siabod is a vast, isolated peak lying to the south of Capel Curig. It stands alone, aloof from any other mountain groups, and its...

St Michael`s Church was the parish church until expanding congregations brought by tourism in the Victorian era necessitated the building of the larger St Mary`s...

Visitors to the Llechwedd Slate Caverns enjoy a wealth of experiences with a choice of two underground mine tours – The Miners Tramway and The...

Surrounded by coniferous trees, Llyn Elsi is a picturesque lake with an intricate shoreline and a couple of small islets where black-headed gulls breed. On...

The Conwy Valley Railway Museum houses an interesting collection of working models, train layouts, signalling equipment and miscellaneous items such as photographs and posters about...

From murals to colonades, pantheons to piazzas, Portmeirion has something for everyone. See the original Golden Buddha from the Ingrid Bergman film - ‘The Inn...

The varied exhibits of the motor museum are housed in the buildings of an old farm near the River Llugwy in the centre of the...

In the late 18th Century, two ladies eloped from Ireland and settled in Llangollen at the house now called Plas Newydd. Their names were Sarah...