Coed-y-parc Substation

Coed-y-parc Substation is an electrical substation in Llandygai, Gwynedd, Wales. Coed-y-parc Substation is situated nearby to the motorhome stopover Bryn Llys Caravan Site, as well as near Felin Fawr reservoir.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Penrhyn quarry and Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda.

Penrhyn quarry

Quarry

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The Penrhyn quarry is a slate quarry located near Bethesda, North Wales. At the end of the nineteenth century it was the world's largest slate quarry; the main pit is nearly 1 mile long and 1,200 feet deep, and it was worked by nearly 3,000 quarrymen. Penrhyn quarry is situated 1 mile south of Coed-y-parc Substation.

Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda

Church

Photo: The National Churches Trust, CC BY 2.0.

Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales is a Presbyterian Church of Wales chapel built in 1841–1842 and reconstructed in 1872–1875. Of colossal size, the chapel can accommodate 980 people in its horseshoe amphitheatre. Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Coed-y-parc Substation.

Bethania Welsh Independent Chapel

Church

Photo: GeraintTudur2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bethania Welsh Independent Chapel is a church, which is situated 2,600 feet north of Coed-y-parc Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bethesda and Mynydd Llandygai.

Bethesda

Photo: Mike Hudson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bethesda is a town in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is often known locally as Pesda. The town lies at the foot of the Nant Francon pass, leading up the Ogwen valley into the heart of the Snowdonia mountains. It is ideal for walking Snowdonia.

Mynydd Llandygai

Village

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Mynydd Llandygai is a small, partly forested hill in Gwynedd, North Wales. It forms the start of the Glyderau ridge. It is also the name of the quarry village at the base of the hill situated at the edge of Snowdonia National Park at grid reference SH603655.