National Slate Museum

The National Slate Museum is located at Gilfach Ddu, the 19th-century workshops of the now disused , within the Padarn Country Park, , .
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum of the slate industry in Llanberis, North Wales, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Amgueddfa Llechi Cymru”, “Dinorwic Slate Quarry Workshops (Welsh Slate Museum Buildings)”, “Walisisches Schiefermuseum”, and “Welsh Slate Museum”
  • Address: Gilfach Ddu, Llanberis, LL55 4TY

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Dolbadarn Castle and Gilfach Ddu railway station.

Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, OGL.
is a fortification built by the Welsh… is situated 1,500 feet south of National Slate Museum.

Railway station
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is an intermediate station… is situated 740 feet north of National Slate Museum.

Railway station
Photo: Rod Allday, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the southern terminus… is situated 1,400 feet southwest of National Slate Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanberis and Dinorwig.

Photo: Hefin Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, community and electoral…

Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, historically spelled as Dinorwic in English…

Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 2 miles southeast of National Slate Museum.

National Slate Museum

Latitude
53.12065° or 53° 7′ 14″ north
Longitude
-4.11525° or 4° 6′ 55″ west
Elevation
374 feet (114 metres)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
9C5Q4VCM+7V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1310407275
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
11951795
Wiki­data ID
Q1967708
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“National Slate Museum” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “National Slate Museum”
  • Catalan: “National Slate Museum”
  • Chinese: “威尔士国家板岩博物馆”
  • Danish: “National Slate Museum”
  • Dutch: “National Slate Museum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف الاردواز الوطنى”
  • French: “National Slate Museum”
  • German: “National Slate Museum”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון הלווחה הלאומי”
  • Irish: “National Slate Museum”
  • Japanese: “国立スレート博物館”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей шифера”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “National Slate Museum”
  • Swedish: “National Slate Museum”
  • Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng Đá phiến Quốc gia”
  • Welsh: “Amgueddfa Lechi Cymru”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Wellington and The Mills.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Caffi’r Ffowntan and Glan-y-Bala.

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