Barmouth Railway Bridge stretches for over half a mile across the mouth of the beautiful River Mawddach, and a walk along its footpath beside the railway line is an unforgettable experience with magnificent inland views. The viaduct was built in...

The gorse covered hillside above Barmouth known as Dinas Oleu has the distinction of being the first property to be given to the National Trust. The name means "Fortress of Light", and it was donated in 1895 by Mrs Fanny...

The Fairbourne & Barmouth Steam Railway originated as a horse-drawn tramway for carrying building materials to develop the small seaside resort of Fairbourne. It was then owned by the miller Sir Arthur McDougall. Today, the little steam hauled railway runs...

The Panorama Walk leads to a spectacular viewpoint of the Mawddach estuary. From this heather clad summit almost the entire estuary is visible and views encompass Barmouth Bridge with the miniature Fairbourne Railway behind, the Cader Idris mountain range and,...

On a small hill near Barmouth`s harbour stands an unusual, small, round building. Built in 1834, when Barmouth was a busy port, it served as a place to detain petty offenders before they were sent to court in nearby Dolgellau....

The Last Haul is a remarkable sculpture of three fishermen hauling a net. It is made from a block of marble recovered in the 1980s from an 18th Century shipwreck lying on the seabed near the coast a few miles...

A Barmouth rector founded this hut in 1890 as a place for sailors to meet friends or quietly read. Here, local families could trace the voyages of their seafaring menfolk by consulting the Lloyd`s List or Shipping Gazette. The building...

This medieval building was built some time between 1460 and 1485 during the Wars of the Roses by Gruffudd Vaughan, a local Lancastrian supporter. Secret meetings took place here and it is said that Jasper Tudor, the Earl of Pembroke...

This nature reserve is part of an Afon Mawddach Site of Special Scientific Interest. During the 1800s peat was cut in the bog and taken by boat to Barmouth and Dolgellau to be used as fuel. A path passes...

Arthur`s Quoit is the name given to a Neolithic burial chamber located near Corsygedol above Talybont. It is said that King Arthur threw the capstone from a nearby mountain called Moelfre, and the indentations on the stone are the marks...

Bird Rock, a prominent feature in the Dysynni Valley, is the only inland nesting site for cormorants in Europe. Known in Welsh as Craig yr Aderyn, the hill also holds the remains of Bronze and Iron Age fortifications on a...

The Cregennen Lakes are two, beautiful lakes lying at 800 feet above sea level and surrounded by moorland. The lakes are popular with fishermen and permits are available. In the larger lake is a tree covered island. The immediate area...

This impressive Neolithic burial site consists of two chambers and it was completely enclosed in a huge cairn measuring about 120 feet long by 50 feet wide. The smaller chamber is the earlier of the two and it is a...

Mary Jones of Llanfihangel-y-pennant is famous in Wales as in the year 1800, at the age of 15, she walked barefoot to Bala to buy a Bible off a Mr Thomas Charles. It took Mary six years to save the...

This scenic, walkers` and cyclists` trail runs along a disused railway trackbed from Dolgellau to Morfa Mawddach and continues over the toll bridge to Barmouth. The full route is nine miles, but it can be joined at several points as...

This Site of Special Scientific Interest is one of the largest areas of common reed in Wales. It is an important breeding site for wetland birds such as redshank and merganser. Water rails may be seen here in the winter....

St Mary`s Church dates from 1716. Its magnificent roof is supported by unusual wooden pillars that were dragged over the pass of Bwlch Oerddrws from the forests of Dinas Mawddwy. There is some 18th Century stained glass. One of the...

Lying below the southern crags of Cader Idris, Tal-y-llyn is one of the most famous fishing lakes in Wales. The road to it from Dolgellau is wild and picturesque as it passes through moorland and drops steeply into the valley....