Attractions near Caernarfon Castle

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Caernarfon Castle

Castle Ditch, Caernarfon, Gwynedd LL55 - Wales, UK

Now a World Heritage Site, Caernarfon Castle is one of the castles founded by Edward 1 to subdue the Welsh. Sited at the mouth of the River Seiont, it was built as a fortress and a seat of government. Building...

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Attractions near Caernarfon Castle

A selection of attractions close to Caernarfon Castle:

Llyn Dinas (< 1 Mile)

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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Caernarfon Maritime Museum (< 1 Mile)

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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Pass of Aberglaslyn (< 1 Mile)

All roads to Beddgelert are scenic, but no visitor to the village should miss the dramatic Aberglaslyn Pass.. At the narrowest point, the road and...

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Segontium (< 1 Mile)

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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Caernarfon Airworld Museum (5.6 Miles)

Explore Caernarfon’s aviation museum and you will not be disappointed. On display are some magnificent examples of classic aircraft from a Seahawk to a Javelin...

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Parc Glynllifon (6.3 Miles)

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...

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Plas Newydd (7.4 Miles)

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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Electric Mountain (8.7 Miles)

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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Llanberis Slate Museum (8.8 Miles)

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

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Llanberis Lake Railway (8.8 Miles)

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...

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Snowdon Mountain Railway (8.8 Miles)

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...

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The Quarry Hospital (8.8 Miles)

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...

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Dolbadarn Castle (9.2 Miles)

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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Britannia Bridge (10 Miles)

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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