Plas Tan y Bwlch
Plas Tan y Bwlch in Gwynedd, Wales, is a large 19th century house in Snowdonia National Park, North Wales. It is located approximately 6 miles east of the coastal town of Porthmadog, overlooking the valley of the River Dwyryd and the village of Maentwrog.Photo: Arthur C Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: School building
- Description: former country house in Maentwrog, Gwynedd, Wales
- Also known as: “Plas Tan-y-bwlch Including Attached Terrace Walls To East And West”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plas Halt railway station and The Oakeley Arms Hotel.
Plas Halt railway station
Railway station
Photo: Markz55, Public domain.
Plas Halt is an unstaffed halt on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway in Wales, which was built in 1836 to carry dressed slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog for export by sea. Plas Halt railway station is situated 730 feet north of Plas Tan y Bwlch.
The Oakeley Arms Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Markz55, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Oakeley Arms Hotel is a Grade II listed hotel near Maentwrog in North Wales. The original building dates back to the 17th century, and was once part of the nearby Tan-y-Bwlch Estate. The Oakeley Arms Hotel is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Plas Tan y Bwlch.
Tan-y-Bwlch railway station
Railway station
Photo: Christian Guthier, CC BY 2.0.
Tan-y-Bwlch railway station is the principal intermediate passenger station on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway, which was built in 1836 to carry dressed slate from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Porthmadog for export by sea. Tan-y-Bwlch railway station is situated 3,600 feet northwest of Plas Tan y Bwlch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tan-y-Bwlch and Rhyd.
Tan-y-Bwlch
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tan-y-Bwlch lies in the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales and is primarily known as the location of Tan-y-Bwlch railway station, on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway.
Rhyd
Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhyd is a hamlet in the Welsh County of Gwynedd, located on the B4410 road, halfway between Maentwrog and Llanfrothen. Situated on an elevated site within the Snowdonia National Park, the village has views of the Moelwyns, notably Moelwyn Bach.
Gellilydan
Village
Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gellilydan is a village in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, in Maentwrog community. It lies 4 miles south-south-east of Blaenau Ffestiniog and 1.2 miles north of Llyn Trawsfynydd and the disused Trawsfynydd nuclear power station. Gellilydan is situated 2 miles east of Plas Tan y Bwlch.
Plas Tan y Bwlch
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Maentwrog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.94619° or 52° 56′ 46″ northLongitude
-4.00248° or 4° 0′ 9″ westOpen location code
9C4QWXWX+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 371789544OpenStreetMap feature
building=schoolWikidata ID
Q7201723
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In Other Languages
From French to Welsh—“Plas Tan y Bwlch” goes by many names.
- French: “Plas Tan y Bwlch”
- Welsh: “Plas Tan y Bwlch”
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