Llechwedd Slate Caverns

Llechwedd is a visitor attraction near Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. It details the history of slate quarrying in the town and specifically the Llechwedd quarry in which it is located.

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Type: Museum
Description: tourist attraction in Gwynedd, Wales
Also known as: “Llechwedd Caverns Trampoline Park”, “Ogofau Llechwedd”, and “Ogofâu Llechwedd”
Address: Blaenau Ffestiniog, LL41 3NB

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station and Llyn Ffridd y Bwlch.

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 3,700 feet south of Llechwedd Slate Caverns.

Llyn Ffridd y Bwlch

Reservoir

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Llyn Ffridd y Bwlch is a reservoir.

Allt-fawr

Peak

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Allt-fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion group. It is on the internal border of Snowdonia National Park, and overlooks the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, with its numerous slate quarries, as well as Llyn Ystradau and Ffestiniog Power Station in Tanygrisiau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blaenau Ffestiniog and Tanygrisiau.

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.