Harlech
Harlech is a town in north Wales, the location of a magnificently-situated medieval castle and the steepest street in the world, Ffordd Pen Llech.Places of Interest
Highlights include Harlech Castle and Harlech railway station.
Harlech Castle
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Harlech Castle in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales, is a Grade I listed medieval fortification built onto a rocky knoll close to the Irish Sea. It was built by Edward I during his invasion of Wales between 1282 and 1289 at the relatively modest cost of £8,190.
Harlech railway station
Railway station
Photo: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harlech railway station is located at a level crossing on the A496 in the centre of the town of Harlech in Gwynedd, North Wales. The waiting shelters were installed to cater for the high numbers of schoolchildren commuting to and from the adjacent secondary school, Ysgol Ardudwy.
Theatr Ardudwy
Theater building
Photo: Talsarnau Times, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Theatr Ardudwy is a theater building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portmeirion and Porthmadog.
Portmeirion
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portmeirion is an Italian renaissance-style village on the coast of North Wales, most famous for being the setting of the cult television program The Prisoner.
Porthmadog
Photo: Rob Phillips, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Porthmadog, formerly Portmadoc, is a small coastal town in Gwynedd with a population of 4,000. It has a picturesque harbour. 19th-century wharves survive, but the harbour is used by leisure yachts.
Harlech
- Type: Locality
- Location: Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.8683° or 52° 52′ 6″ northLongitude
-4.111° or 4° 6′ 40″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9C4QVV9Q+8JGeoNames ID
7300641
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