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 Century by Welsh prince Llywelyn ap Iorwerth to protect his kingdom, the tall keep served...

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 top of the mountain turns turbines inside the mountain to generate electricity. The water is...

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 19th century to transport slate from the nearby quarries to Port Dinorwic, it closed in...

Slate mining has been an integral part of Welsh communities for generations. At the Llanberis Welsh Slate Museum, nestled in the valley below Mount Snowdon, the history of the industry since the 19th century is brought to life with...

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 higher Llyn Glaslyn, the track starts from Pen y Pass and it is a fairly...

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 few feet of its 3560 feet summit. This little single track railway has carried tourists...

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...

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 church became a cathedral. The present building, dating from the 13th Century, was restored in...

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...

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, Caernarfon`s export trades, imports, emigration and ship building. The story of Ellen Edwards, who ran...

The reputed burial place of Gelert, Prince Llewelyn’s faithful hound, is in the lovely village of Beddgelert. According to legend, Llewelyn went hunting leaving Gelert to guard his baby son. Returning to find the dog covered in blood with no...

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 was shot near the lower end, close to the River Glaslyn. Ingrid Bergman, playing the...

This museum is housed in five separate galleries in two towers of Caernarfon Castle, a World Heritage Site. The collection tells the rich and colourful story of this regiment that was first raised in 1689 and still recruits new...

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 at the end of the 4th Century. It was built as an auxiliary infantry fort...

St Mary's Church is on an early Christian site.An Augustinian Priory was established here and, after the dissolution of religious houses in the 16th century, St Mary's was the parish church. A few medieval features remain, including the transept arches...

Sygun Mine was one of several copper mines worked around Beddgelert during the 18th and 19th Centuries. Sygun closed in 1903 and, after restoration work, opened to the public in 1986. Visitors can take an audio-visual tour which explains what...

Ty Isaf is the oldest house in the picturesque village of Beddgelert in Snowdonia. It is said that the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great had his hunting lodge on the site. The present building dates from the 17th Century when...