Places to go in the local area
Listings under nearest town or village, in alphabetical order,
with approximate distances
Aberdovey, 28 miles
- Beaches, excellent beaches
- Golf, 18 hole course tel 01654 767210
Bala, 26 miles
- Bala Lake Railway, 4.5 mile lakeside ride, tel 01678 540666
- Golf, Bala Lake Hotel, 9 hole course tel 01678 520359
- Bala Golf Club, 18 hole course
- Glassblobbery, glass blowing and gallery, 9 miles north of Bala tel 01490 460440
- Leisure Centre call for details, tel 01678 521222
- Adventure and Watersport Centre, at Bala Lake, tel 01678 521059
Bangor, 40 miles
- Bangor Museum and Art Gallery, town centre location, disabled access, tel 01248 353368
- Penrhyn Castle,Neo-Norman fantasy built 1840, tel 01248 353084
- Golf, St Deniniol Golf Club, tel 01248 353098
- Golf, Treborth Driving Range, tel 01248 371170
- GreenWood Centre, 17 acrea woodland/garden/activities, situated mid-way between Bangor and Caernarfon on B4366 at Y Felinheli, tel 01248 671493
Barmouth
- Beaches, excellent beaches
- Leisure Center call for details, tel 01341 280111
Beddgelert, 24 miles
- Beics Beddgelert, bike hire, tel 01766 890434
- Woodcraft Gallery, clocks, barometers, exhibitions tel 01766 890586
- Sygun Copper Mine, award winning underground tour, tel 01766 510100.
- Walking, good choice of routes
Betws y Coed, 28 miles
- Bike Hire, Marin mountain bikes from Beics Betws, tel 01690 710766
- Golf,Betws y Coed Golf Club, 9 hole tel 01690 710556
- Eating, wide choice of venue and cuisine
- Railway Conwy Valley Railway, for details, tel 01690 710568
- Swallow Falls, visit the waterfalls
- Shopping, excellent gift items
- Penmachno Woollen Mill, south of the town, tel 01690 710545
- Trefriw Wells Spa, situated on B5106 to Conwy, open all year, self guided tour,tearooms, shop; tel 01492 640057
- Trefriw Woollen Mills, also situated on B5106 to Conwy, weaving, spinning, shop, cafe, tel 01492 640462
- Motor Museum, at Royal Oak Farm, tel 01690 710760
Blaenau Ffestiniog, 24 miles
- Power Station for tour details, tel 01766 830465
- Leisure Centre call for details, tel 01766 831953
- Mountain Railway 13 mile journey to Porthmadog, tel01766 512340
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Caernarfon, 32 miles
- Caernarfon Castle, explore the 13th century castle, tel 01286 677617 open all year
- Brynbras Castle,at Llanrug, tel 01286 870210
- Flying, scenic flights from Caernarfon Airworld, tel 01286 830800
- Golf,Caernarfon Golf Club, tel 01286 678359
- Leisure Centre call for details, tel 01286 676451
- Gwynedd Archives, Cyngor Sir Gwynedd, tel 01286 679089
- Cym Pottery, at Trefor, tel 01286 660545
- Inigo Jones slate workshops, craftsmen at work, tour, exhibition, shop, tel 01286 830242
- Oriel Pendeitsh, exhibition/gallery, opposite Castle entrance, tel 01286 676451
- Plas Menai National Watersport Centre, instructors, equipment, en-suite rooms, tel 01286 670964
- Snowdonia Riding Stables, at Waunfawr, tel 01286 650342
Coed y Brenin, 14 miles
- Biking, excellent routes in the forest
- Visitor Center, cafe, walks, toilets
Conwy, 48 miles
- Butterfly Jungle call for details, tel 01492 593149
- Conway Castle, World Heritage Site, open year round tel 01492 592358
- Academy of Art, the Royal Cambrian on Crown Lane, tel 01492 593413
- Plas Mawr, superb Elizabethan town house, tel 01492 580167
- Bodnant Garden, 80 acre gardens open March-Oct, tel 01492 650460
- Fishing, at Tyddyn Mawr Trout Farm, tel 01492 650302
- Golf, Conwy Golf Club, tel 01492 593400
- Golf, 9 hole, Old Conwy Golf Club, tel 01492 515581
- Zoo, Welsh Mountain Zoo, endangered species, reptile house, chimps and more, located at Colwyn Bay on B5113, tel 01492 532938
Dinas Mawddwy, 15 miles
- Meirion Mill,specialist woollen retailer, tel 01650 531311
Dolgellau, 9 miles
- Dolgellau Golf Club, 9/18 hole course, pay and play, memberships available tel 01341 422603
- Leisure Centre call for details, tel 01341 423579
- Museum, Quaker Heritage Centre and Tourist Information, free admission, tel 01341 424442
- Cymer Abbey, ruins near Dolgellau, tel 01341 422854
- Bryn Melyn,Studio, Gallery Pottery, at Llanelltyd, tel 01341 440651
- Abergwynant Farm award winning riding centre, tel 01341 422377
Fairbourne, 2 miles by ferry; 12 miles by road.
- Beaches, (less busy) beaches
- Golf, 9 hole course
- Railway, Steam Railway since 1895, tel 01341 250362
Harlech, 10 miles
- Harlech Pottery, and White Room Gallery, Located off High Street in Upper Harlech, tel 01341 247397
- Golf, Royal St Davids, 18 hole course tel 01766780361
- Leisure Center, call for details, tel 01766 780576
Llanberis, 29 miles
- Lake Railway, narrow gauge steam, along lakeshore, tel 01286 870549
- Honey Farm, at Stryd Fawr, tel 01286 870218
- Welsh Slate Museum, industrial and social history from the 1860's to the present day.
- Mountain Railway, train service to top of Snowdon, tel 01286 870223
- Paragliding, experienced instructors at Snowdonia Paragliding School tel 01248 602103
- Lakes and Walks, good scenery and waterside activities.
- Electric Mountain, hydro electric tour inside a mountain, tel 01286 870636, Email: em@fhc.co.uk
Machynlleth, 26 miles
- Art Centre, Y Tabernacle, free gallery, tel 01654 703355
- Centre for Alternative Technology, A 7 acre site exploring better ways of living, hands on exhibits, wind and solar energy, gardens, cafe, shop, tel 01654 702400, open all year.
- Corris Craft Centre, workshops/exhibitions/cafe/gifts, located 6 miles north of Machynlleth on A487, tel 01654 761437
- King Arthur's Labyrinth, underground tour, located at Corris Craft centre
- Senedd-Dy-Owain, Parliament House, tel 01654 702827
- Celtica, exhibition centre/cafe/gifts, tel 01654 702702
- Felin Crewi Watermill, at Penegoes, tel 01654 703113
- Golf, Machynlleth Golf Club, 9 hole, tel 01654 702000
- Leisure Centre
- Dovey Valley Activity Centre, clay shooting and quad bikes, tel 01650 511252
Penmaenpool, 7 miles
- Walking, excellent views from Mawddach trail
- Biking, as above, Bike hire available in Dolgellau
- RSPB bird reserve and visitor centre
Porthmadog, 20 miles
- Gallery, Rob Pierce's mountain paintings, Snowdon Street, tel 01766 513833
- Motor Museum, tel 01766 713618
- Snowdon Mill, Art and Craft Centre, working pottery, exhibition centre/cafe/gifts, tel 01766512137, email: snowdon.mill @ bt internet.com
- Golf, 18 hole, tel (clubhouse) 01766 512037
- Golf, driving range, tel 01766 514499
- Leisure Centre call for details, tel 01766 512711
- Mountain Railway 13 mile journey to Blaenau Ffestiniog, tel 01766 512340
- Railway short steam ride, footplate passes, tel 01766 513402
- Portmeirion, architectural gem, with restaurant and shops, south of Porthmadog, tel 01766 770000
Snowdon, 35 miles
- Mountain Railway, train service to top of Snowdon, tel 01286 870223
- Walking, many routes to the top, and surrounding area, buy an Ordance Survey map.
- Cafe, mountain top refreshment at the summit.
Trawsfynydd, 18 miles
- Cruise, on the lake, beautiful views, tel 01766 540375.
- Power Station, free tour of Magnox Nuclear Power Station. Open March/October, or by appointment, tel 01766 540622.
Tywyn, 21 miles
- Beaches, good beaches,
- Halo Foods, factory shop for ice cream, tel 01654 711171
- Fishing, on Talyllyn Lake, call Tynycornel Hotel, tel 01654 782282
- Tywyn Pottery, unit 8, Pendre Ind Est, tel 01654 711905
- Leisure Centre call for details, tel 01654 711763
- Railway, Talyllyn Steam Railway opened 1865, tel 01654 710472
Lake Vyrnwy, 31 miles
- Walking, various trails and views
- Biking, bike hire available
- Boating, boats and canoes for hire
- Birdwatching, RSPB hides around lake, for all above activities, tel 01691 870278
