Llanberis
Llanberis is a village, community and electoral ward in Gwynedd, northwest Wales, on the southern bank of the lake Llyn Padarn and at the foot of Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dolbadarn Castle and National Slate Museum.
Dolbadarn Castle
Castle
Dolbadarn Castle is a fortification built by the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great during the early 13th century, at the base of the Llanberis Pass, in northern Wales.
National Slate Museum
Museum
Photo: Talsarnau Times, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Slate Museum is located at Gilfach Ddu, the 19th-century workshops of the now disused Dinorwic quarry, within the Padarn Country Park, Llanberis, Gwynedd.
Llanberis railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanberis railway station is the southern terminus of the Llanberis Lake Railway, located in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales. The line and station primarily serve tourists and railway enthusiasts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rhyd Ddu and Deiniolen.
Rhyd Ddu
Photo: RICHARD OUTRAM, CC BY 2.0.
Rhyd-ddu is a small village in Snowdonia, North Wales which is a starting point for walks up Snowdon, Moel Hebog, Yr Aran and the Nantlle Ridge. It lies on the A4085 4 miles north of Beddgelert, at its junction with the B4418 to Nantlle and Penygroes. Rhyd Ddu railway station is one of the stops on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Porthmadog.
Deiniolen
Village
Photo: Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Deiniolen is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, at the foot of Elidir Fawr, in Llanddeiniolen Community. Deiniolen has views over Caernarfon and on a clear day, Holyhead Mountain and occasionally the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland, can be seen. Deiniolen is situated 3 miles northwest of Llanberis.
Llanberis
- Type: Locality
- Location: Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.1073° or 53° 6′ 26″ northLongitude
-4.0913° or 4° 5′ 29″ westElevation
354 feet (108 metres)Open location code
9C5Q4W45+WFGeoNames ID
7298624
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Russian—“Llanberis” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Ланберис”
- Russian: “Лланберис”
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