Attractions for Snowdonia Mountains and Coast

Sygun Copper Mine

Sygun Copper Mine is a family attraction situated in the heart of the snowdonia national park.

Winner of the Prince of Wales award for tourism, Sygun Copper Mine is one of the wonders of Wales - a remarkable and impressive example of how our precious industrial heritage can be reclaimed, restored and transformed into an outstanding attraction.

Conwy Valley Railway Museum

The trains may be small but the thrill is enormous.

The Conwy Valley Railway Museum was originally formed by Alan Pratt in the early 70s with a small exhibition in one of the standard gauge bogie coaches. And the facility of a MK1 coach as a small Café providing tea, coffee and biscuits. The carriages being left on a section of one of the sidings in the old goods yard of Betws y Coed station.

Alison Bradley Gallery

The essence of Snowdonia, North Wales, and Chester

Situated on the main road through Betws-y-Coed, Alison Bradley Gallery exhibits the full range of Alison's original oil paintings and charcoal drawings, alongside reproduction prints, greetings cards and a fine bespoke picture framing service by Alison's partner Jon.

Betws-y-Coed

Vist Betws-y-Coed

Snowdonia Walking Festival is based in Betws-y-Coed.

Betws-y-Coed is known as the Gateway to Snowdonia and premier inland tourist resort for North Wales with good reason.

Betws-y-Coed means 'Sanctuary in the Forest' and it is the perfect base for getting away from it all and exploring the mountains and forests of Snowdonia.

St Michaels Church Betws-y-Coed

the oldest building in Betws-y-Coed

Built in the 14th century, St Michael's Church is the oldest building in Betws-y-Coed, and is located on the banks of the River Conwy. Replaced by the parish church of St Mary's in 1873, St Michael's lay slumbering peacefully throughout the twentieth century. But by the early 1990's it was in a sorry state, with a leaking roof and associated plaster damage ­ and it was urgently in need of repair work.

Tree Top Adventure Attraction

High Ropes Course in Snowdonia near Betws-y-Coed

Tree Top Adventure is a high level adventurous journey through the trees that involves negotiating a series of obstacles. Participants are fitted with a harness and helmet and attached to a safety line.

Green Snowdonia Tourism Awards 2009

Best Sustainable Tourism Business - Overall Winner

Sponsored by CAE and CCW

Tree Top Adventure Ltd, Betws y Coed

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Betws-y-Coed Choir Festival 2017 Season

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We welcome both locals and the many visitors we get from around the world to these concerts. Come along and experience the sound of some of the best male voice choirs in North Wales!

Llechwedd Slate Caverns

Welcome to Llechwedd Slate Caverns

Set in 2000 acres of land between Blaenau Ffestiniog AMPERSAND Dolwyddelan. Llechwedd offer the most amazing days adventure you'll ever have.

Experience first hand on our world famous cavern tours how slate was mined and then see how it is transformed into traditional roofing slate and the famous and beautiful slate fan.

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Llechwedd Slate Caverns.

Discover the unique heritage of Welsh Slate

Llechwedd Slate Caverns of Blaenau Ffestiniog is part of a living, working slate mine still being worked to this day by Greaves Welsh Slate - since 1836.

We offer 2 unique underground tours that take you deep underground to explore the world of the Victorian slate miner. The temperature underground is an ambient 54F making the caverns ideal for a family day out - come rain or shine.

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Fron Goch

Am bob person gyda bysedd gwyrdd mae un arall heb unrhyw ddiddordeb mewn garddio o gwbl. Felly, beth wnewch chi efo grŵp â chymysgedd o bobl fel hyn?

Caernarfon Castle

Caernarfon Castle is a World Heritage Site

*** For Tariff and opening details go to http://cadw.wales.gov.uk/daysout/caernarfon-castle/visitorinformation1?lang=en ***


A brute of a fortress. Caernarfon Castle’s pumped-up appearance is unashamedly muscle-bound and intimidating. Picking a fight with this massive structure would have been a daunting prospect. By throwing his weight around in stone, King Edward I created what is surely one of the most impressive of Wa ..... >>

Castell Caernarfon

Castell Caernarfon

Cawres o gaer. Mae cadernid anhygoel Castell Caernarfon yn bresenoldeb bygythiol. Byddai ymosod ar y strwythur enfawr hwn wedi bod yn syniad brawychus. Drwy ddefnyddio carreg i bwysleisio ei awdurdod, creodd y Brenin Edward I un o’r cestyll mwyaf trawiadol yng Nghymru. Yn gwbl haeddiannol o statws Treftadaeth y Byd.

Caernarfon Castle North Wales..

Historic Caernarfon Castle a World Heritage Site

Caernarfon Castle is a “brute of a fortress”. Caernarfon Castle has a pumped up appearance and is shamelessly muscle bound and menacing. To pick a fight with this substantial structure would have been a frightening prospect. King Edward I in the creation of Caernarfon Castle was effectively throwing his weight around in stone. Caernarfon Castle is surely one of the most impressive of Wales’s castles; worthy of its World Heritage s ..... >>

GYPSY WOOD

NATURE AT ITS BEST

Gypsy Wood is an enchanting outdoor attraction for the whole family and is situated in the foothills of Snowdonia, North Wales. Set in 20 acres of natural beauty, discover one of Wales's best kept outdoor secrets.

Plas Menai - The National Watersports Centre

Plas Menai is the National Watersports Centre for Wales and has been running watersports and adventure training for over 20 years. Owned by the Sports Council for Wales, Plas Menai offers impressive equipment and purpose-built facilities as well as the most comprehensive range of courses you will find in the UK.

Dinas Dinlle Beach

Situated 6 miles south of Caernarfon (signposted off the A499) can be found the extensive Blue Flag beaches of Dinas Dinlle. Popular with both locals and visitors alike and supported by cafés and shops – an ideal day out for all the family. Excellent bass fishing in the evenings.

Cae'r Gors Heritage Centre

Visit Cae’r Gors, where the eminent writer Kate Roberts was brought up. By means of film, an interpretation of the area’s history with the latest technology, and a tour of the house which is furnished as it would have been a century ago, you can envisge the unique way of life of the quarrymen/smallholders.

Plas Menai - Canolfan Chwaraeon Dŵr Cymru

Plas Menai yw Canolfan Chwaraeon Dŵr Genedlaethol Cymru, ac mae wedi bod yn cynnal hyfforddiant chwaraeon dŵr a gweithgareddau antur ers ugain mlynedd a mwy. Mae Plas Menai yn eiddo i Gyngor Chwaraeon Cymru, ac mae’n cynnig offer a chyfleusterau pwrpasol o’r radd flaenaf, ynghyd â’r ystod fwyaf cynhwysfawr o gyrsiau yn y Deyrnas Unedig.

Traeth Dinas Dinlle

Chwe milltir i'r de o Gaernarfon, (dilynwch yr arwyddion oddi ar yr A499) fe welwch draethau Baner Las helaeth Dinas Dinlle. Maent yr un mor boblogaidd gan ymwelwyr ag ydynt gan bobl leol, ac mae caffis a siopau difyr yno - diwrnod i'r brenin i bawb o'r teulu. Ac fe gewch gyfle gwych i bysgota am ddraenogiaid y mÔr gyda'r nos.

Canolfan Dreftadaeth Cae'r Gors

Gallwch ymweld â Chae'r Gors, a fu'n gartref i'r llenor Kate Roberts. Trwy ffilm, ystafell ddehongli hanes yr ardal gyda'r offer diweddaraf, a thaith o gwmpas y tŷ a ddodrefnwyd fel yr oedd 100 mlynedd yn Ôl, cewch olwg ar ffordd o fyw unigryw'r tyddynwyr/chwarelwyr.

The Fun Centre

Multi-award winning family attraction. Come and enjoy the biggest and best indoor adventure play centre in North Wales. 25ft high giant drop slides, swinging ropes, ball pools, rope bridges. Seperate under 5’s play area, cafe and patio area.

Yr Hwylfan

Atyniad i'r teulu cyfan sydd wedi ennill llu o wobrau. Dewch i fwynhau'r ganolfan chwaraeon antur dan do fwyaf a gorau yn y Gogledd. Sleidiau anferth, â chwymp o 25 troedfedd, rhaffau siglo, pyllau peli, pontydd rhaff. Cornel chwarae ar wahân ar gyfer plant dan 5 oed, caffi a phatio.

Gelli Gyffwrdd

Antur i’r teulu yn Gelli Gyffwrdd – diwrnod i’r brenin go iawn! Bydd eich teulu wrth eu boddau’n reidio’r Ddraig Werdd – y certiau sglefrio cyntaf yn y byd i gael eu pweru gan bobl a Sleid y Ddraig Werdd – y sleid hiraf yng Nghymru. Mae Cychod y Jyngl yn ffefrynnau gan bawb – llywiwch y cychod o amgylch y cwrs gan ddefnyddio rhaffau a rhwyfau. Mae’r Goedwig Creu Ffau yn lle anhygoel i bawb weithio efo& ..... >>

GreenWood Forest Park.

Voted Best Family Attraction in North Wales for 4 years running, days out don’t get much better than this! GreenWood Forest Park is set in 17 magical acres, where you will discover bags of woodland adventure, awesome attractions and forest family fun.

Ty Hyll (The Ugly House)

Why is Ty Hyll called the Ugly House?

Pot Mêl tearoom at Ty Hyll

Shrouded in mystery, Ty Hyll (the Ugly House) is some 3 miles west of Betws-y-Coed, on the A5 towards Capel Curig.

Criccieth Castle

Beguiling from afar, this castle is perched on a headland with the sea as its constant bedfellow.

Criccieth Castle

What a picture, what a view! Beguiling from afar, this castle is perched on a headland with the sea as its constant bedfellow. Get close however and its twin-towered gatehouse intimidates prospective attackers.

Conwy Valley Maze

Dare you enter the Big One? You will be A-Mazed

A good quiz question. Where is the Worlds Largest Garden Maze?

The answer is closer than you may think because it is located in the beautiful Conwy Valley between Trefriw and Dolgarrog. See map

Conwy Valley Maze - The Big One.

Dare you enter? You will be A-Mazed!

The Worlds Largest Garden Maze is now complete at Garden Art. Covering over 2 acres this beats the current record previously held by Longleat's Marquis of Bath. The maze is designed by Giovanni Angelo Jacovelli with assistance from respected Australian artist Bob Haberfield.

Harlech Castle

Harlech Castle

‘Men of Harlech’…all together now! The nation’s unofficial anthem, loved by rugby fans and regimental bands alike, is said to describe the longest siege in British history (1461-1468) which took place here during the War of the Roses. Seven years! It only took that long to build the castle, between 1283 and 1290 to be exact. Edward’s tried and tested ‘walls within walls’ model was put ..... >>

The Riverside Continental Chocolate House

Gets better each each year - thank you - see you next yar

In the quiet mountain village of Pentrefoelas in North Wales, Roy, a Master Chocolatie found, at last, the atmosphere for which he had been searching - the mountains, rushing streams, and a perfect riverside building - now panelled as a Swiss chalet.


A truly magical place!!!!

Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways

The Ffestiniog Railway is the oldest independent railway company in the World

The Ffestiniog Railway is the oldest independent railway company in the World - being founded by an Act of Parliament in 1832.
Sunday December 23rd, and 'The Earl' leaves Porthmadog with the 10.30 Santa Special

The railway was built as a gravity and horse drawn line to transport slate from the quarries in the mountains around Blaenau Ffestiniog. As the slate industry flourished, so did the railway and the town of Porthm ..... >>

Portmeirion Village and Gardens

PORTMEIRION VILLAGE AND GARDENS

Portmeirion is a fairy tale Italianate village on the coast of Snowdonia with gardens, beaches, shops, restaurants and hotels. Open daily all year.

Bodnant Garden

Beautiful National Trust Garden in North Wales

Bodnant Garden is one of the most beautiful gardens in the UK, covering some 80 acres and situated above the River Conwy on ground sloping towards the west and looking across the valley towards the Snowdonia range.

The Garden has two parts. The upper area, around the Hall, consists of formal lawns and herbaceous borders, magnificent Italiante Terraces featuring buttressed walls and brick paths, curved steps and pergolas, the Pin Mill ..... >>

Trefriw Woollen Mills.

See the weaving and water powered turbine

At Trefriw Woollen Mills traditional Welsh bedspreads, travelling rugs and tweeds are manufactured from the raw wool. Most of the textile machinery is over 50 years old and is powered by electricity generated by a vintage turbine.

GreenWood Forest Park

Family Attraction North Wales

Voted Best Family Attraction in North Wales for 6 years running, days out don’t get much better than this! GreenWood Forest Park is set in 27 magical acres, where you will discover bags of woodland adventure, awesome attractions and forest family fun.