Attractions / Activities
Corris Mine Explorers
Activity, Attraction
Winners of a 2022 Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence and Finalists in the Go North Wales Activity of the Year 2022. Follow in the footsteps of Victorian slate miners with one of the expert guides.
Get Wet The Adventure Company
Activity Operator
Situated between Bala and Corwen, Get Wet provide a wide range of outdoor activities to suit everyone.
Inigo Jones Slate Works
Attraction
Inigo Jones Slate Works was founded in 1861 mainly to prefabricate school writing slates. Today the company uses the same raw material namely 500 million year old Welsh slate to produce architectural, memorial, landscape and craft products.
Llanberis Lake Railway
Attraction
This lovely little line runs alongside Llyn Padarn in the Padarn Country Park for a there-and-back journey of five miles. Stop off for a lakeside picnic at Cei Llydan, or visit the National Slate Museum at Gilfach Ddu.
Llanfair Slate Caverns
Attraction
The slate in this mine, which is found in veins between layers of ancient Pre-Cambrian rocks, is among the oldest in the world. Many industrial towns in Britain and Ireland have the original roofs made of Llanfair slate.
Tŷ Mawr Ynysypandy
Attraction
Gorseddau quarry in Cwmstradllyn had been worked on a small scale since 1836 but was actively developed from 1854.
Cwm Ystradllyn, Garndolbenmaen, Gwynedd, LL51 9AZ