Llechwedd Slate Mines
Llechwedd Slate Mines is a quarry in Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. Llechwedd Slate Mines is situated nearby to Zipline Two - Bravo, as well as near Zipline Three - Charlie.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Llechwedd Slate Caverns and Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station.
Llechwedd Slate Caverns
Museum
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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. Llechwedd Slate Caverns is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Llechwedd Slate Mines.
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 2,700 feet south of Llechwedd Slate Mines.
Ty Gorsaf
Hotel
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Ty Gorsaf is a hotel, which is situated 2,700 feet south of Llechwedd Slate Mines.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blaenau Ffestiniog and Manod.
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.
Llechwedd Slate Mines
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.00205° or 53° 0′ 7″ northLongitude
-3.93611° or 3° 56′ 10″ westOperator
Greaves Welsh SlateOpen location code
9C5R2327+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 31429167OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zipline Two - Bravo and Zipline Three - Charlie.
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