Nant Gwynant

Nant Gwynant is a valley in northern Wales. The A498 road descends 600 feet into the valley in about two miles from Pen-y-Gwryd; it follows the Nant Cynnyd, the Afon Glaslyn and alongside Llyn Gwynant, then beside the Nant Gwynant river to Llyn Dinas and passing below Dinas Emrys to Beddgelert.

Photo: Rhion, Public domain.

Type: Hamlet
Description: valley in Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Also known as: “Nantgwynant”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Snowdon and Plas Gwynant.

Snowdon

Peak

Photo: Gdr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Snowdon, or Yr Wyddfa, is a mountain in Snowdonia in North Wales. Snowdon is situated 2½ miles northwest of Nant Gwynant.

Plas Gwynant

Building

Plas Gwynant is an educational resort in Snowdonia, Wales.

Y Lliwedd

Peak

Photo: Soloist, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Y Lliwedd is a mountain, connected to Snowdon in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nantmor and Rhyd Ddu.

Nantmor

Village

Photo: William Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nantmor is a hamlet which lies about 1½ miles to the… Nantmor is situated 3½ miles southwest of Nant Gwynant.

Rhyd Ddu

Photo: RICHARD OUTRAM, CC BY 2.0.

Rhyd-ddu is a small village in Snowdonia, North Wales…

Croesor

Village

Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Croesor is a small village in Gwynedd, Wales, located… Croesor is situated 4 miles south of Nant Gwynant.

Nant Gwynant

Categories: valley and locality
Location: Beddgelert, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.04024° or 53° 2′ 25″ north

Longitude

-4.04322° or 4° 2′ 36″ west

Elevation

748 feet (228 metres)

Open location code

9C5Q2XR4+3P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2769708419

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Welsh—“Nant Gwynant” goes by many names.

Chinese: “南特蓋維奈特”
Welsh: “Nant Gwynant”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Castell and Pont Bethania.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: South Field and Eagles Rock.

Gwynedd: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Bangor and Tywyn.

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