Attractions near The Quarry Hospital

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The Quarry Hospital

Llanberis, Gwynedd LL55 4TY - Wales, UK

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 the nearby Dinorwig quarry, which closed in the 1960s. Accidents occurred frequently and the quarrymen...

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Attractions near The Quarry Hospital

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The Quarry Hospital (< 1 Mile)

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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Llanberis Lake Railway (< 1 Mile)

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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Llanberis Slate Museum (< 1 Mile)

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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Snowdon Mountain Railway (< 1 Mile)

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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Dolbadarn Castle (< 1 Mile)

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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Electric Mountain (< 1 Mile)

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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Llyn Llydaw (7.3 Miles)

Llyn Llydaw lies on the Miner`s Track which is a popular route to the summit of Snowdon. Built to serve the copper mines at the...

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Segontium (8.1 Miles)

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 (8.6 Miles)

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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Gwynedd Museum & Art Gallery (8.7 Miles)

This is Gwynedd’s only general museum. The collection has an exciting archaeological collection including a rare Roman sword, flints from the Neolithic axe factory...

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Caernarfon Maritime Museum (8.7 Miles)

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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Llyn Dinas (8.7 Miles)

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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Pass of Aberglaslyn (8.7 Miles)

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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Penrhyn Castle (8.8 Miles)

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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