Cwm Bychan

Cwm Bychan is a locality in Beddgelert, Gwynedd, Wales. Cwm Bychan is situated nearby to the village Nantmor, as well as near the locality Pont Aberglaslyn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nantmor railway station and Sygun Copper Mine.

Nantmor railway station

Railway station

Photo: Bruern Crossing, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nantmor is a railway halt in North Wales serving the nearby hamlet of the same name. It is located between the stations of Beddgelert and Pont Croesor on the recently restored Welsh Highland Railway.

Sygun Copper Mine

Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sygun Copper Mine is a Victorian copper mine which closed in 1903 but was renovated and reopened by the Amies family as a tourist attraction in 1986, focusing on audio-visual tours of the underground workings.

Beddgelert railway station

Railway station

Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Beddgelert railway station is a railway station on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway in North Wales. The rebuilt station was officially opened by Lord Elis-Thomas on 7 April 2009.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nantmor and Croesor.

Nantmor

Village

Photo: William Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nantmor is a hamlet which lies about 1½ miles to the south of the village of Beddgelert in Gwynedd, Wales. The current spelling of the name Nantmor is more modern – most old documents from the 16th to the 18th century record the name as Nanmor.

Croesor

Village

Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Croesor is a small village in Gwynedd, Wales, located at the foot of Cnicht, in Cwm Croesor, in the community of Llanfrothen. The Croesor Tramway travelled along the bed of the cwm, before rising steeply to Bwlch Rhosydd via Croesor Incline. Croesor is situated 2 miles southeast of Cwm Bychan.