There aren’t many locations that can literally take your breath away but the beauty of the Dwyryd River Estuary certainly will. Low tide uncovers great expanses of caramel coloured sandy beaches for endless walks taking in the magnificent scenery of...

In a beautiful setting overlooking Tremadog Bay, Llandecwyn is a small pilgrim place for quiet prayer, simple hospitality, and thoughtful conversation. Individuals and groups of up to fifteen people are invited to come for a time of quiet and reflection....

Bryn Cader Faner is a small cairn standing above a Bronze Age track that stretched from Llanbedr to Trawsfynydd. Although small,the upright, outward leaning stones being only a litle over three feet high, the design of the monument is dramatically...

The Ffestiniog Railway was built in 1836 to carry slates from the mines down to the harbour at Porthmadog and claims to be the oldest railway company in the world. Today, it’s narrow gauge engines transport passengers through beautiful...

The Ffestiniog Railway Museum brings together a wealth of information and artefacts that have been collected together, telling the story of this fantastic railway that runs through the countryside. The people behind the project are true enthusiasts and have...

The bold, rocky hill of Moel-y-Gest overlooks Porthmadog and Tremadog Bay. Although only 858 feet above sea level, it is mountainous in character, and some minor scrambling is necessary to reach the top. Two summits, eastern and western, are connected...

Within the county of Gwynedd and the Snowdonia mountain range lies the harbour town of Porthmadog. Rich in maritime history, this shipping port was once busy with the export of slate brought from the mines of Blaenau Ffestiniog. The Ffestiniog...

The famous topsail schooners and many other vessels have been associated with this area of Wales for many centuries. This museum looks into the lives of the builders and the sailors of these vessels, and the hard lives that...

From murals to colonades, pantheons to piazzas, Portmeirion has something for everyone. See the original Golden Buddha from the Ingrid Bergman film - ‘The Inn of the Sixth Happiness’, the location for the TV series ‘The Prisoner’ and the suite...

The Welsh Highland Railway is a friendly and intimate piece of transport history, offering visitors the chance to travel through some of the most charming countryside in the country. The heritage steam route climbs through the foothills of Snowdonia,...

Ynys Tywyn is a small, wooded, rocky knoll offering good views of Porthmadog, the Cob embankment carrying the Ffestiniog Railway, the flood plain and Snowdonia`s mountains. There is a sheer cliff on one side from where rock was quarried for...

Ynys y Pandy is an impressive, three-storied slate mill standing beside a lane, off the A487, that leads to Llyn Cwmystradlyn Reservoir. Built in 1855 to serve the Gorseddau quarry, the ruin has arched windows and is reminiscent of a...