Attractions for Snowdonia Mountains and Coast

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.

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.

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.

We offer a unique setting for many events from conference facilities to the country's deepest civil wedding service!

To find out about all our wonderful and unique experiences and facilities travel round our site at your leisure. Book tours online to avoid disappointment and the queues!

Enjoy your travels and we hope to see you at the Caverns very soon!

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.

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.

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 together in super-fast time by an army of nearly a thousand skilled craftsmen and labourers.

INIGO JONES SLATE WORKS

Quality Welsh Slate Crafts

Our new showroom provides a wide range of quality slate products and Celtic and Welsh craft items that are ideal as presents for all occasions. Items made to order include slate nameplates and plaques that can be posted anywhere in the world.

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 and Lily Ponds.

The lower area, known as The Dell is formed by the valley of the River Hiraethlyn and contains the Pinetum and Wild Garden, where 200-year old trees tower above azaleas, hydrangeas and hosters.

The season commences in March with wonderful displays of Magnolias and Camellias, and carpets with carpets of golden Daffodils. Gorgeous Rhododendrons and Azaleas flower profusely from mid April to late May, whilst the stunning 55 metre Laburnum Arch is a spectacular sight from around the third week of May until early June. Throughout the summer months the Garden looks delightful with colourful displays of roses, water lilies, clematis, eucryphia, hydrangeas and glorious herbaceous borders. This is followed by amazing autumn colours and berries in October.

GreenWood Forest Park

Family Attraction North Wales

A visit to GreenWood Forest Park will give you and your family a day out like no other.
Set in 17 acres of woodland there's eco-fun for all ages and an adventure at the end of every leafy trail!

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?

Trefriw Woollen Mills.

Visit the working woollen museum and turbine house.

At Trefriw Woollen Mills traditional Welsh bedspreads 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 vintage turbines.

Betws y Coed & District Tourism Association

The Premier Inland Tourist Resort for Snowdonia and North Wales

Betws-y-Coed is called the premier inland tourist resort for North Wales with good reason.

The village is within 25 miles of the coast both to the North and to the West, and the road network means that Betws-y-Coed is THE best place for a base to explore the whole region.

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!!!!

Caernarfon Castle

Caernarfon Castle is a World Heritage Site

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 Wales’s castles. Worthy of World Heritage status no less!

Llechwedd Slate Caverns.

Explore the mysterious world of the Victorian Slate Miner

Llechwedd Slate Caverns of Blaenau Ffestiniog is part of a living, working slate mine that has been active since opening in 1836.

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

Sygun Copper Mine

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 family attraction.

The mine, a unique modern day reminder of 19th century methods of ore extraction and processing, is situated in the glorious Gwynant Valley - the heart of the stunning Snowdonia National Park.

This is a wonderland of spectacular mountain scenery, trees, rivers and lakes dominated by Snowdon, the highest peak in the country of the legendary red dragon.

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.

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 Porthmadog. Slates from Blaenau Ffestiniog were exported to ports all over the globe - many in ships built in Porthmadog.

Snowdon Mountain Railway

The majestic mountain adventure!

Since 1896 visitors from around the world have travelled on Snowdon Mountain Railway. Trains travel to the Summit of Snowdon, which at 3,560ft (1085m) is the highest mountain in England and Wales, where the surrounding countryside boasts dramatic landscape and scenery. This unique railway is one of the most popular visitor attractions in North Wales.
For more than 114 years holiday makers and day trippers have been appreciating the truly spectacular views they have experienced while claiming the ascent of Snowdon as a lifetime adventure. As the train climbs through the atmospheric landscape of Snowdon passengers can absorb themselves in the rich myth, legend and history Snowdonia has to offer.
Based on Victorian engineering Snowdon Mountain Railway is the only public rack and pinion railway in the United Kingdom and a true majestic mountain adventure.

The new Snowdon Summit Visitor Centre, Hafod Eryri, opened in 2009. Sympathetically designed to complement the landscape, this landmark building, designed by Ray Hole architects, grows out of the mountain and features spectacular panoramic windows giving travellers to Hafod Eryri unimpaired views across the mighty Snowdonia range and the Irish Sea, with newly accessible views to the summit cairn only feet above the building. A warm welcome is further assured by the stunning Welsh Oak interior where visitors are given protection beneath the cloud-like granite roof.