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Pont y Pair Bridge

Pont y Pair Bridge

Pont y Pair Bridge was originally built around 1500, before Thomas Telford built the Conwy…

Valle Crucis Abbey

Valle Crucis Abbey

Valle Crucis was truly Welsh from the moment it was founded in 1201 by Prince Madog ap Gruffydd and…

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Designed and built by Thomas Telford and Williams Jessop, Pontcysyllte means 'the bridge that…

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  1. Add Snowdon Mountain Railway to your Itinerary

    Snowdon Mountain Railway

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    Steam Railway

    LLANBERIS

    Planning to travel on the amazing Snowdon Mountain Railway?...If so, click here to get the latest information direct from the official North Wales tourism site!

  2. Geomon UNESCO Global Geopark

    Add Geomon UNESCO Global Geopark to your Itinerary

    Geomon UNESCO Global Geopark

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    Type:

    Enviromental Attraction

    Gawerwen

  3. Add Pont y Pair Bridge to your Itinerary

    Pont y Pair Bridge

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    Historic Site

    BETWS-Y-COED

    Pont y Pair Bridge was originally built around 1500, before Thomas Telford built the Conwy suspension bridge, the Pont y Pair Bridge became an important bridge, as people were diverted to cross the river Conwy here. The bridge is still a main…

  4. Add Amgueddfa Syr Henry Jones Museum to your Itinerary

    Amgueddfa Syr Henry Jones Museum

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    Type:

    Museum

    ABERGELE

    The Sir Henry Jones Museum exists to commemorate the achievements of Sir Henry Jones, and to interpret his life in the context of a 19th Century Welsh rural community. This is accomplished through museum collections, displays and educational…

  5. Add Valle Crucis Abbey to your Itinerary

    Valle Crucis Abbey

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    Abbey / Priory

    Llangollen

    Valle Crucis was truly Welsh from the moment it was founded in 1201 by Prince Madog ap Gruffydd and the ‘white monks’ of the Cistercian order.

    Its Latin name (Valley of the Cross) refers to the nearby ninth-century Pillar of Eliseg, erected for the…

  6. Add Pontcysyllte Aqueduct to your Itinerary

    Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

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    Industrial Archaeology

    LLANGOLLEN

    Designed and built by Thomas Telford and Williams Jessop, Pontcysyllte means 'the bridge that connects' and is 'the jewel in the crown' of our World Heritage Site, a magnet for those who want to experience one of the most remarkable achievements of…

  7. Add Rhuddlan Castle to your Itinerary

    Rhuddlan Castle

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    Castle / Fort

    Rhyl

    Rhuddlan may not be as well known as some of North Wales castles, yet it shares much in common with its illustrioius neighbours. Like Caernarfon and Conwy, it was built as one of the 'iron ring' of fortresses by Edward I.

  8. Add Basingwerk Abbey to your Itinerary

    Basingwerk Abbey

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    Historic Site

    HOLYWELL

    Substantial remains of Cistercian abbey, originally founded as a house of the order of Savigny in 1131, and remodelled in the thirteenth century and later.

  9. Add Ewloe Castle to your Itinerary

    Ewloe Castle

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    Type:

    Castle / Fort

    Deeside

    Though it bears the distinctive features of many of Wales’s native-built castles, Ewloe’s location marks it out as an individual. While the Welsh princes generally chose lofty vantage points for their fortresses, Ewloe sits in a hollow amid deep…

  10. Add National Slate Museum Llanberis to your Itinerary

    National Slate Museum Llanberis

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    Type:

    Heritage / Visitor Centre

    LLANBERIS

    A living working museum housed in the Industrial Victorian Workshops that once serviced and maintained the enormous Dinorwic slate quarry.
    The museum is currently CLOSED for an exciting redevelopment and will reopen in the Spring of 2027.

  11. Add Swtan Heritage Museum to your Itinerary

    Swtan Heritage Museum

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    Type:

    Museum

    HOLYHEAD

    The thatched cottage - Swtan – has been fully restored, on its original site, close to the cliff tops at Church Bay.

    It is set in a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and on the Heritage Coast, commanding views across the Irish…

  12. Add Bangor City Council to your Itinerary

    Bangor City Council

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    Type:

    Civic / Public Buildings

    BANGOR

  13. Add Greenfield Valley Trust Ltd to your Itinerary

    Greenfield Valley Trust Ltd

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    Type:

    Heritage / Visitor Centre

    HOLYWELL

    An award winning 70 acre Country Park featuring ancient monuments and industrial history.

  14. Add Talacre Beach - Point of Ayr Lighthouse to your Itinerary

    Talacre Beach - Point of Ayr Lighthouse

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    Beach

    HOLYWELL

    Talacre is a sandy beach on the North Wales coast.

  15. Roman Baths

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    Heritage / Visitor Centre

    PRESTATYN

    The Roman Baths at Prestatyn were discovered in 1934 by Mr F. Gilbert Smith a local architect and amateur archaeologist. It is believed the bath house was associated with the Roman fort to the north. The bath house is hidden with a housing estate,…

  16. Add Mary Jones World to your Itinerary

    Mary Jones World

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    Type:

    Museum

    BALA

    Mary Jones World is a new state of the art visitor and education centre that tells the story of Mary Jones and Thomas Charles, and the impact of world's best-selling book � on Wales and the world!

  17. Add St Asaph Cathedral to your Itinerary

    St Asaph Cathedral

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    Type:

    Cathedral / Minister

    ST ASAPH

    Reputed to be the smallest ancient Cathedral in Britain. Magnificent architecture and stained glass windows. Contains the Bishop William Morgan Welsh Bible of 1588. A living working place of worship as well as a visitor attraction.

  18. Add St Cybi's Church to your Itinerary

    St Cybi's Church

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    Type:

    Church / Chapel

    HOLYHEAD

    One of its attractions is St Cybi's Church, a grade 1 listed church built between the 13th and 16th centuries within the walls of the ancient roman fort Caer Gybi. The church has an interesting history having be raided by Viking invaders in the…

  19. Add Minera Lead Mines and Country Park to your Itinerary

    Minera Lead Mines and Country Park

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    Type:

    Heritage / Visitor Centre

    WREXHAM

    Discover the story of the leadminers of Minera, the village named after the ore beneath. Great heritage set in a country park below Minera Mountain and ideal starting point for walking the Clywedog trail.