Snowdonia National Park | |
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the snowdonia national park is a national park of WalesIt is home to the highest mountains in the region, a small slice of the Alps stuck in the Welsh hills.
Understand
Story
Landscapes
Main Mountain Groups
Flora and fauna
Weather
To go
By train
By bus
On a boat
By plane
By car
Circulate
By train
By bus
- Bws Gwynedd – Bus service through the national park.
By car
To see
Industrial heritage
- 1 Dinorwig Power Station in Llanberis – 2nd largest pumped storage system in Europe. The particularity of this plant is that it is largely underground. Tours allow visitors to visit the facility.
Steam trains
- 2 Snowdon Mountain Railway (from Llanberis), 44 084 4493 8120 Several trains per day from mid-March to October. 18 GBP adult. – Spectacular journey from Llanberis to the summit of Mount Snowdon, 7.6 kilometers in 2 h 30.
- 3 Bala Lake Railway – Train by Lake Bala.
- 4 Corris Railway (Near Machynlleth), 44 016 5476 1701 (Museum), e-mail : [email protected] 6 GBP (adult), 3,5 GBP (children). – Steam train. Museum.
- 5 Ffestiniog Railway , 44 017 6651 6000 10 h 10 - 12 h 55 (departures). – Connects Blaenau Ffestiniog To Porthmadog for a 13 mile drive.
- 6 Llanberis Lake Railway
- 7 Talyllyn Railway Tywyn, Gwynedd LL36 9EY, 44 016 5471 0472 (Reservation), e-mail : [email protected]
- 8 Welsh Highland Railway – Connects Porthmadog, Beddgelert and Caernarfon.
Do
Hiking
Adventure sports
- Expeditionguide.com , 44 1248 681357
- Outward Bound Aberdyfi (Outdoor activity center) Aberdyfi, 44 1654 767464
- Plas y Brenin
- Kitesurf Wales Aberdyfi, 44 1654 791342, e-mail : [email protected]
- AC Adventures , 44 1654 711 389
- Canolfan Tryweryn - The National Whitewater Center , 44 1678 521083
- Rock Climbing Company , 44 1492 641430
To buy
Eat
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
Guestroom
- 1 Cae Gwyn Farm Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd. LL41 4YE, 44 1766 540245, e-mail : [email protected] – A reasonably priced guest room near Coed-y-Brenin.
Gîtes
- Snowdonia Cottage Breaks , 44 1286 830327, e-mail : [email protected]
Campsites
A lot of camping is in the park or in the surrounding area.
- 2 Cae Gwyn Farm & Nature Reserve Cae Gwyn Blaenau Ffestiniog,, 44 1766 540245 8 GBP per night per adult for the campsite. – camping
- 3 Llyn Gwynant Campsite Nant Gwynant, Caernarfon, 44 1766 890853
- 4 Beddgelert Caravan & Camp Site Beddgelert, 44 1766 890288
- 5 Glanllyn Lakeside Caravan & Camping Park (facing Lake Bala)
- 6 Shell Island Llanbedr, 44 1341 241453
- 7 Barcdy Caravan & Camping Park Talsarnau, 44 1766 770736
Communicate
Around
- (in) This article is partially or entirely from the Wikivoyage article in English entitled « Snowdonia National Park » (see the list of authors).