Other Places to Go Locally

Listings under nearest town or village, in alphabetical order, with approximate distances

Aberdovey

• Beaches, excellent beaches
• Golf, 18 hole course tel 01654 767210

Bala

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

Caernarfon

• 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

• Biking, excellent routes in the forest
• Visitor Center, cafe, walks, toilets

Conwy

• 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

• Meirion Mill,specialist woollen retailer, tel 01650 531311

Dolgellau

• 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

• Beaches, (less busy) beaches
• Golf, 9 hole course
• Railway, Steam Railway since 1895, tel 01341 250362

Harlech

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Walking, excellent views from Mawddach trail
• Biking, as above, Bike hire available in Dolgellau
• RSPB bird reserve and visitor centre

Porthmadog

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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