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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

One of the most popular walks around Beddgelert is the route through Cwm Bychan. This lovely valley has woodlands, a waterfall, rocky heather covered hillsides and, from the top of...

Cwm Llan is a high valley on the south side of Snowdon`s summit and the walk to it, through woodlands then beside waterfalls, makes a fine destination for those not...

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....

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...

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 River Glaslyn are hemmed in...

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...

Whistling Sands is a beautiful, remote beach at the north-western end of the Lleyn peninsula. The Welsh name is Porthor. The English name is derived from the squeak or whistle...