Zip World Penrhyn Quarry
Zip World Penrhyn Quarry is in Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales. Zip World Penrhyn Quarry is situated nearby to Weighbridge, as well as near the ruins Penrhyn Quarry Hospital.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Penrhyn quarry and Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda.
Penrhyn quarry
Quarry
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Penrhyn quarry is a slate quarry located near Bethesda, North Wales. At the end of the nineteenth century it was the world's largest slate quarry; the main pit is nearly 1 mile long and 1,200 feet deep, and it was worked by nearly 3,000 quarrymen. Penrhyn quarry is situated 2,100 feet south of Zip World Penrhyn Quarry.
Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda
Church
Photo: The National Churches Trust, CC BY 2.0.
Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales is a Presbyterian Church of Wales chapel built in 1841–1842 and reconstructed in 1872–1875. Of colossal size, the chapel can accommodate 980 people in its horseshoe amphitheatre. Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda is situated 4,200 feet north of Zip World Penrhyn Quarry.
Christ Church
Church
Photo: Flhuluba, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Christ Church is situated 4,200 feet north of Zip World Penrhyn Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mynydd Llandygai and Sling.
Mynydd Llandygai
Village
Photo: Stemonitis, CC BY 2.5.
Mynydd Llandygai is a small, partly forested hill in Gwynedd, North Wales. It forms the start of the Glyderau ridge. It is also the name of the quarry village at the base of the hill situated at the edge of Snowdonia National Park at grid reference SH600656.
Sling
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sling is a hamlet, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Zip World Penrhyn Quarry.
Tregarth
Village
Photo: Nigel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tregarth is a village between the town of Bethesda and the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is in Llandygai Community. It had a population of over 1,300 as of the 2011 census. Tregarth is situated 2 miles northwest of Zip World Penrhyn Quarry.
Zip World Penrhyn Quarry
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Bethesda, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.16871° or 53° 10′ 7″ northLongitude
-4.06401° or 4° 3′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C5Q5W9P+F9OpenStreetMap ID
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tourism=attraction
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Weighbridge and Penrhyn Quarry Hospital.
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