Activities in Snowdonia

Things to do in North Wales

There is something for everyone in North Wales, we have put the main attractions under 5 headings:

Castles
Railways
Activities
Museums And Mines
Other things to do

Castles

Gwydir Castle   (5 miles / 10 minutes)

Dolwyddelan Castle   (7 miles / 10 minutes)

Conwy Castle   (18 miles / 25 minutes)

Penrhyn Castle   (20 miles / 35 minutes)

Denbigh Castle   (25 miles / 45 minutes)

Beaumaris Castle   (27 miles / 50 minutes)

Criccieth Castle   (28 miles / 45 minutes)

Caernarfon Castle   (28 miles / 45 minutes)

Bodelwyddan Castle   (30 miles / 40 minutes)

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Railways


	Conwy Valley Railway (1 miles / 5 minutes) Ffestiniog Steam Railway (12 miles / 20 minutes) Snowdon Mountain Railway (15 miles / 30 minutes) Llanberis Steam Railway (15 miles / 30 minutes) Welsh Highland Steam Railway (28 miles / 45 minutes) Talyllyn Steam Railway (50 miles / 1 hour) back to top

Activities

Walking Gwydir forest   (Betws-y-Coed)

Walking Snowdon   (15 miles / 30 minutes)

Tree Tops, High ropes course   (3 miles / 5 minutes)

Mountain Biking, Marin   (3 miles / 5 minutes)

Salmon Fishing   (1 mile / 5 minutes)

Go Below, mine exploring   (2 miles / 5minutes)

Gwydir Riding Stables   (5 miles / 15 minutes)

Canoeing, Plas y Brenin   (8 miles / 20 minutes)

Dry Slope Skiing, Plas y Brenin   (8 miles / 20 minutes)

Climbing, Plas y Brenin   (8 miles / 20 minutes)

Quad Biking, Corwen   (15 miles / 25 minutes)

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Museums And Mines


	Conwy Valley Railway Museum (1 miles / 5 minutes) Go Below, mine exploring (2 miles / 5minutes) Llechwedd Slate Mines (10 miles / 10 minutes) Weslh Slate Mines (15 miles / 30 minutes) Sygun Copper Mine (17 miles / 30 minutes) back to top

Other things to do in North Wales


	Bodnant Gardens (15 miles / 15 minutes) Electric Mountian (15 miles / 30 minutes) Trefriw Woollen Mills (7 miles / 15 minutes) Portmerion Village (20 miles / 40 minutes) Adventure Mountain (15 miles / 25 minutes) Plas Mawr Elizabethan town house (20 miles / 40 minutes) back to top

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