Wakefield Road

Wakefield Road is a level crossing in Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. Wakefield Road is situated nearby to the sports venue Clwb Rygbi, as well as near the pitch Ffestiniog Rugby Club.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station and Commercial Hotel.

Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station

Railway station

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Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station serves the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales, and is the southern terminus of the Conwy Valley Line. Transport for Wales Rail operates services to Llandudno Junction and Llandudno. Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station is situated 1,600 feet east of Wakefield Road.

Commercial Hotel

Hotel

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Commercial Hotel is situated 900 feet east of Wakefield Road.

Nyth-y-Gigfran quarry was a slate quarry in the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales. It was located about 300 feet above the settlement of Glan y Pwll, south of what was to become Blaenau Ffestiniog. Nyth-y-Gigfran quarry is situated 1,900 feet west of Wakefield Road.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blaenau Ffestiniog and Tanygrisiau.

Blaenau Ffestiniog

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Blaenau Ffestiniog is a small town in the Snowdonia Mountains in Wales. Blaenau Ffestiniog is a former slate-mining village and consists of one main road with all the others leading off it. Many visitors come to ride the historic narrow-gauge railway.

Tanygrisiau

Village

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Tanygrisiau is a village and area within Blaenau Ffestiniog in the upper end of the Vale of Ffestiniog in the county of Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It can be found along the southern side of the Moelwyn mountain range and dates to around 1750.