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Y Gwynedd
High Street, Llanberis, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 4SU - Wales, UK
The friendly retreat at the foot of Snowdonia, Y Gwynedd is situated within the mountain village of Llanberis, just a few yards from the Llanberis path up to Snowdonia. The hotel is small and friendly having 11 rooms, all en...
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Attractions near Y Gwynedd
A selection of attractions close to Y Gwynedd:
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| Electric Mountain (< 1 Mile) |
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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...
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| Dolbadarn Castle (< 1 Mile) |
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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...
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| Segontium (7.7 Miles) |
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Agricola founded Segontium after he conquered the Ordovices about AD77, and it was the main Roman base in north Wales until the garrison finally left...
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| Bangor Cathedral (8.2 Miles) |
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Bangor diocese was founded in the 6th Century when Deiniol and his followers established a monastic community at Bangor. Deiniol was consecrated Bishop and the...
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| Gelert’s Grave (8.4 Miles) |
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The reputed burial place of Gelert, Prince Llewelyn’s faithful hound, is in the lovely village of Beddgelert. According to legend, Llewelyn went hunting leaving Gelert...
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| Llyn Dinas (8.4 Miles) |
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Llyn Dinas is a beautiful, austere lake lying in Nantgwynant below the slopes of Snowdon. A sequence for the film Inn of the Sixth Happiness...
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| St Mary's Church (8.4 Miles) |
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St Mary's Church is on an early Christian site.An Augustinian Priory was established here and, after the dissolution of religious houses in the 16th century,...
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| Caernarfon Maritime Museum (8.4 Miles) |
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Caernarfon`s small maritime museum houses an intriguing collection of artefacts, pictures and information relating the town`s maritime history. Exhibitions include fishing, the Menai Strait ferries,...
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| Whistling Sands (8.4 Miles) |
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Whistling Sands is a beautiful, remote beach at the north-western end of the Lleyn peninsula. The Welsh name is Porthor. The English name is derived...
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| Cwm Bychan (8.4 Miles) |
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One of the most popular walks around Beddgelert is the route through Cwm Bychan. This lovely valley has woodlands, a waterfall, rocky heather covered hillsides...
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| Cwm Llan (8.4 Miles) |
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Cwm Llan is a high valley on the south side of Snowdon`s summit and the walk to it, through woodlands then beside waterfalls, makes a...
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| Cwm Maethlon (8.4 Miles) |
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Cwm Maethlon is a peaceful, green valley in the hills north of Aberdyfi and since Victorian times it has been known as Happy Valley. Through...
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| Llyn Gwynant (8.4 Miles) |
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Llyn Gwynant is a beautiful, roadside lake lying in a steep sided, glacial valley below the southern slopes of Snowdon. The descent to Llyn Gwynant,...
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| The Fun Centre (8.5 Miles) |
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This popular children`s indoor adventure play centre is housed inside a beautiful, big church that had closed. Parents can accompany children and there is a...
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| Aber Falls (8.9 Miles) |
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Located at the head of a pretty, steep-sided valley, the spectacular 100 foot Aber Falls can only be approached on foot. The river rises high...
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| Coedydd Aber (8.9 Miles) |
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Coedydd Aber is a National Nature Reserve located between Snowdonia`s mountains and the North Wales coastal plain. Known for its varied woodlands consisting of oak,...
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| Ty Isaf (9.3 Miles) |
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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...
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| Penrhyn Castle (9.3 Miles) |
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Penrhyn Castle is a dramatic neo-Norman Castle located between Snowdonia and the Menai Strait. The castle contains fascinating ’Norman’ style furniture panelling and plasterwork, all...
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| Sygun Copper Mine (9.5 Miles) |
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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,...
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| Britannia Bridge (10.3 Miles) |
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West of Menai Bridge is Robert Stephenson`s railway bridge built in the mid 19th Century when railways arrived in north Wales. The Britannia Bridge was...
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| Plas Newydd (10.8 Miles) |
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Home of the Marquess of Anglesey, Plas Nweydd is situated on the bank of the Menai Strait with magnificent views of Snowdonia. This elegant...
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| Pilots’ Cottages (11.4 Miles) |
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In the nineteenth Century Llanddwyn Island became an important point of navigation for ships carrying slate out of Bangor and through the Menai Strait. These...
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