Ty Isaf is the oldest house in the picturesque village of Beddgelert in Snowdonia. It is said that the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great had...

Sygun Mine was one of several copper mines worked around Beddgelert during the 18th and 19th Centuries. Sygun closed in 1903 and, after restoration work,...

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

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

The Welsh Highland Railway is a friendly and intimate piece of transport history, offering visitors the chance to travel through some of the most charming...

Ynys Tywyn is a small, wooded, rocky knoll offering good views of Porthmadog, the Cob embankment carrying the Ffestiniog Railway, the flood plain and Snowdonia`s...

Within the county of Gwynedd and the Snowdonia mountain range lies the harbour town of Porthmadog. Rich in maritime history, this shipping port was once...

The famous topsail schooners and many other vessels have been associated with this area of Wales for many centuries. This museum looks into the...

The Ffestiniog Railway Museum brings together a wealth of information and artefacts that have been collected together, telling the story of this fantastic railway that...

The Ffestiniog Railway was built in 1836 to carry slates from the mines down to the harbour at Porthmadog and claims to be the oldest...

The bold, rocky hill of Moel-y-Gest overlooks Porthmadog and Tremadog Bay. Although only 858 feet above sea level, it is mountainous in character, and some...

Ynys y Pandy is an impressive, three-storied slate mill standing beside a lane, off the A487, that leads to Llyn Cwmystradlyn Reservoir. Built in 1855...

The closest beach to Porthmadog is at the sleepy, seaside village of Borth y Gest. This small resort is older than its neighbour, and two...

The lonely lake Llyn Cwmystradllyn lies in a basin between the wild mountains Moel Hebog and Moel-ddu. Above it is an old quarry, and the...

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...

Guarding the entrance to a pass through Snowdonia`s mountains, Dolbadarn Castle stands high on a rocky hill between two lakes. Built in the early 13th...

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...

The former quarry hospital stands on a wooded hillside in Padarn Country Park. It was built in the mid 19th Century for the workers of...

Slate mining has been an integral part of Welsh communities for generations. At the Llanberis Welsh Slate Museum, nestled in the valley below Mount...

The Llanberis Lake Railway is a delightful, little railway line that runs beside Padarn Lake, offering great views of Snowdonia`s mountains. Originally built in the...

The highest mountain in England and Wales can be climbed by taking the only rack and pinion railway in the British Isles to within a...

Deep inside Elidir Mountain are miles of tunnels and a huge cavern housing one of man`s greatest engineering achievements. Falling water from a lake on...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Harlech Castle is one of the four great castles in Wales that was constructed for Edward I. It is a World Heritage site and was...

Near Harlech Castle is `The Two Kings` sculpture. It depicts the sad story of Branwen, a tale from a collection of Celtic stories known as...

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...

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...

Situated beside the road and about 200 metres from the church, St Beuno`s Well was the source of water for the monastic community at Clynnofg...

Criccieth Castle is a prominent North Wales landmark, positioned on a high mound overlooking the town of Criccieth and the sea of Tremadog Bay. The...

St Beuno is the most famous of the Celtic saints in north Wales and he is the founder of the parish church at Clynnog Fawr....

Parc Glynllifon is a small country park that was once Lord Newborough`s private garden. The mansion is now an agricultural college, but the public can...

Lloyd George, the first World War prime minister, lived as a boy in the little village of Llanystumdwy. His mother brought her family to live...

One of the most famous chapels in Wales stands above the River Artro inland from Llanbedr. It was built in 1850 and worshippers were baptised...