Places To Visit

The perfect location to explore Eryri's Mountains & Coast

The village of Llanberis in the Eryri National Park is a major tourist attraction and is only three miles from Yr Hen Stabl. Here you will find shops and eating places all with their their own individual characters.

snowdon train The Snowdon Mountain Railway will take you on a journey of a lifetime to the rooftop of Wales.

Yr Wyddfa, at 3,560ft dominates the landscape of the Eryri National Park and with stunning scenery and awe-inspiring views it's a great day out for you and your family.

Discover the timeless appeal narrow-gauge steam trains on the Llanberis Lake Railway.

The journey takes you past the 13th century Dolbadarn Castle, and runs non-stop through the Padarn Country Park, joining the 1845 slate railway route to run along the shores of Lake Padarn to Penllyn, and giving stunning views of Yr Wyddfa, the highest peak in England and Wales

llanberis lake railway

The National Slate Museum is sited in the Victorian workshops built in the shadow of Elidir mountain and on the shores of Llyn Padarn.

Here you can see how the people of the area lived and worked when the slate industry was thriving.

slate museum

electric mountain Electric Mountain is First Hydro Company's Visitor centre in Llanberis.

Book and underground tour and descend deep inside ancient Elidir mountain's labyrinth of dark and imposing tunnels to experience one of man's greatest engineering achievements.
caernarfon castle

Caernarfon Castle is one of the most impressive castles in Wales.

Edward 1's men began to build the castle around May 1283 with the material for the building of the castle, town, walls, and gates ferried in by sea. This castle is worth visiting.


The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum has thousands of stories to tell, from the experience of a single individual to the history of entire battalions.

The Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum is located within the Castle in Caernarfon, North Wales.

Royal Welch Fuseliers

segontium

Visit Segontium in Caernarfon to learn about the Roman conquest and occupation of Wales.

The museum contains fine examples of the finds excavated from the Segontium site.


The Galeri is situated in Caernarfon's Victoria Dock.

The Galeri houses a 400 seat theatre/cinema, as well as art space, a bar, and a cafe.

Galeri

welsh highland railway The Welsh Highland Railway is North Wales' newest railway where trains run on a spectacular 25 mile scenic journey from Caernarfon.

 

llanddwyn

Llanddwyn on Anglesey is blessed with miles of award winning andy beach.

Read the story of St Dwynwen and Llanddwyn or go on a five-mile walk from Newborough to Llanddwyn and back.


Dinas Dinlle beach stretches for miles with large areas of sand when the tide goes down. The beach is backed up with natural pebble banks.

The beach is popular for swimming, fishing, windsurfing, surfing, canoeing, sailing, jet skiing and power boating. There are cafes and shops to visit.

Dinas Dinlle
portmeirion

Portmeirion is an enjoyable place to spend a day amongst the distinctive buildings designed by Clough Williams-Ellis.

The Prisoner, a cult 1960's television series, was filmed here.

Inigo Jones

Inigo Jones Slate Works was founded in 1861 primarily to produce school writing slates.

The company produces craft and garden products from natural Welsh slate and they offer guided tours.