Criccieth Castle is a prominent North Wales landmark, positioned on a high mound overlooking the town of Criccieth and the sea of Tremadog Bay. The...

Lloyd George, the first World War prime minister, lived as a boy in the little village of Llanystumdwy. His mother brought her family to live...

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...

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...

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...

The closest beach to Porthmadog is at the sleepy, seaside village of Borth y Gest. This small resort is older than its neighbour, and two...

The lonely lake Llyn Cwmystradllyn lies in a basin between the wild mountains Moel Hebog and Moel-ddu. Above it is an old quarry, and the...

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...

The famous topsail schooners and many other vessels have been associated with this area of Wales for many centuries. This museum looks into the...

Situated beside the road and about 200 metres from the church, St Beuno`s Well was the source of water for the monastic community at Clynnofg...

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...

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...

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...

St Beuno is the most famous of the Celtic saints in north Wales and he is the founder of the parish church at Clynnog Fawr....

This museum is an interesting and informative collection based at the very heart of the community that it is designed to study. It brings...

Steeped in legend, Nant Gwrtheyrn is a beautiful, remote valley enclosed by the steep slopes of Yr Eifl. Fishermen, farmers and granite quarry workers once...

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...

Parc Glynllifon is a small country park that was once Lord Newborough`s private garden. The mansion is now an agricultural college, but the public can...

Sygun Mine was one of several copper mines worked around Beddgelert during the 18th and 19th Centuries. Sygun closed in 1903 and, after restoration work,...

From murals to colonades, pantheons to piazzas, Portmeirion has something for everyone. See the original Golden Buddha from the Ingrid Bergman film - ‘The Inn...