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Very Local Attractions (5 mins)
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Attractions within 30-40 mins (Caernarfon)
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Local Attractions within 15 mins
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Attractions within 30-40 mins (Porthmadog)
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Attractions within 30-40 mins (Conwy)
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Attractions within 30-40 mins (Harlech)
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Attractions within 30-40 mins (Llandudno)
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Beaches
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Attractions within 30-40 mins (Bangor)
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Very Local - within a 5 minute drive.
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The Ugly House (Ty Hyll), Capel Curig – quaint cottage built in 1475 by 2 outlaw brothers.
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Swallow Falls, Betws-y-Coed – pretty waterfalls on the Afon Llugwy
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Motor Museum, Betws-y-Coed – exotic and rare cars including Bugatti, Aston Martin and Riley amongst others.
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Local - within a 15/20 minute drive
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Fairy Glen, Betws-y-Coed – a dramatic combination of rapids and cascades channelled into a narrow ravine surrounded by wooded banks. |
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Ty Mawr Wybrnant (National Trust) nr. Penmachno - birthplace of Bishop William Morgan (first translator of the entire Bible into Welsh).
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http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/historicproperties/ index.cfm?fuseaction=property&property_id=22 0
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Ty'n-y-Coed Uchaf (NT), nr Penmachno - preserved traditional Welsh smallholding, approached by a walk through fields along the river Machno.
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http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/historicproperties/ index.cfm?fuseaction=property&property_id=22 1
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Dolwyddelan Castle – picturesque remains of a 13th century keep.
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http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=6 &PlaceID=68
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Ewe-phoria, near Cerrigydrudion - working sheepdog demonstrations, a petting farm, sheep shearing etc. Voted one of the Top 50 UK Tourist Attractions by the Independent on Sunday
As Seen on TV
Featured on Granada TV with Paul Crone, Celebrities Under Pressure with Phil Tuffnell, and Bargain Hunt with David Dickinson, and on BBC's 'Holiday 2004'.
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http://www.ewe-phoria.co.uk
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Trefriw Woolen Mill - hydro-electrically powered woollen mill with a shop selling beautiful products.
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http://www.trefriw-woollen-mills.co.uk
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Trefriw Wells Spa – a spring first used as spa by the Romans, rich in iron.
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http://www.spatone.com
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Grave of Gelert- grave of legendary dog of Llewelyn Fawr.
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Sygun Copper Mine – self-guided tours through stalactites and stalagmites, tunnels and copper ore veins.
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Llechwedd Slate Caverns - experience the tramways and deep mines of these caverns.
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http://www.llechwedd-slate-caverns.co.uk
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Ffestiniog Railways - travel by steam through Snowdonia National Park by narrow gauge railway.
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http://www.festrail.co.uk
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Snowdon Mountain Railway - Britains only rack & pinion railway, leading to Snowdon's summit, working since 1896.
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http://www.snowdonrailway.co.uk
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Electric Mountain - the split-level complex contains a fascinating range of interactive displays, models and exhibitions on hydro-electric power, and there is also a trip inside ancient Elidir mountain to the power station.
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The Welsh Slate Museum at Llanberis - working museum of the slate industry in the area.
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http://www.nmgw.ac.uk/wsm
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Padarn Lake Railway – a 2’ gauge railway offering picturesque rides alongside lakes and unspoilt woodlands.
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http://www.narrow-gauge-pleasure.co.uk/rlyllanb eris.html
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Attractions within a 30-40 minute drive
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Conwy
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Conwy Castle – built for King Edward I in the 13th century, it is an outstanding example of medieval military architecture.
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http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=6 &PlaceID=55
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Walled town – huge walls enclose the town, and it is guarded by 22 towers.
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RSPB Nature Reserve - bird reserve, mainly ducks and wading birds, on the Conwy Estuary.
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http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/c/conwy/in dex.asp
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Plas Mawr - the best presereved Elizabethan town house in Britain, built by Robert Wynn.
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http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=6 &PlaceID=110
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Britain's Smallest House - the name says it all!
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Llandudno
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Seafront, pier and beach - Victorian architectural seaside resort with a sandy beach, and a traditional promenade pier.
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Great Orme – 4000 year old Bronze Age Copper Mines.
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Cable Car – the longest in Britain from Llandudno to the top of Great Orme.
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Victorian Tramway – a funicular railway to the top of the Great Orme.
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http://www.greatormetramway.com
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Bodnant Gardens (National Trust), at Tal-y-Cafn – hailed as one of the worlds most spectacular gardens, situated above the Conwy Valley.
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http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts/nthandboo k.dll?ACTION=PROPERTY&PROPERTYID= 137
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Bangor
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Pier - restored Victorian pier opened in May 1896.
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Gwynedd Museum & Art Gallery - gallery and museum of local history.
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http://hen.gwynedd.gov.uk/adrannau/addysg/amg ueddfeydd/english/bm_1.htm
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Penrhyn Castle (National Trust), nr. Bangor - neo-Norman 19th century fantasy castle with spectacular contents and grounds.
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http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts/nthandboo k.dll?ACTION=PROPERTY&PROPERTYID= 140
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Caernarfon
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Caernarfon Castle - A castle built to impress.
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http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=6 &PlaceID=19
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Caernarfon Town Walls - Complete circuit of walls, including eight towers and two twin-towered gateways, surviving in places to battlement height.
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http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=6 &PlaceID=38
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• Welsh Highland railway - short line, but re-opening the old line to Portmadog.
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http://www.festrail.co.uk
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The Segontium Roman Museum - a comprehensive Roman museum on the site of a Roman fort.
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Porthmadog area
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Portmeirion Italianate village built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis.
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http://www.portmeirion.wales.com
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Brynkir Woolen Mill, near Porthmadog - a working woollen mill with nice things to buy.
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Ffestinig Railway – travel on a steam train from the sea to the Snowdonia mountains by narrow gauge railway.
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http://www.festrail.co.uk
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Welsh Highland railway - short line, but re-opening the old line to Caernarfon.
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http://www.festrail.co.uk
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Harlech Area
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Harlech Castle – impressive castle built by Edward I in the 13th century
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http://www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/default.asp?id=6 &PlaceID=78
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Chwarel Hen Llanfair, nr Harlech - slate caverns (Some of the oldest slate in the world) used as a location for the film 'First Knight'.
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http://www.llanfairslatecaverns.co.uk/contents.ht ml
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Shell Island, nr Harlech - sandy beaches, rock pools, wild flowers, fishing, sand dunes, birdwatching, and over 200 varieties of shells.
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Beaches
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There are a number of sandy beaches within 30minutes to 1 hour’s drive, including Aberdyfi, Dinas Dinlle, Llandudno (2), Harlech, Fairbourne, Morfa Bychan (Lleyn Peninsula), Black Rock Sands (nr. Porthmadog), Tywyn.
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