Bryn-afon
Bryn-afon is a residential area in Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, Wales. Bryn-afon is situated nearby to the forest Coed Tanygarreg, as well as near Plas-y-Nant railway station.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Plas-y-Nant railway station and Moel Eilio.
Plas-y-Nant railway station
Railway station
Photo: Velela, Public domain.
Plas-y-Nant is an unstaffed halt on the narrow gauge Welsh Highland Railway. Plas-y-Nant railway station is situated 2,000 feet southeast of Bryn-afon.
Moel Eilio
Peak
Photo: Velela, Public domain.
Moel Eilio is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, that is situated approximately 3 miles north-west of Snowdon itself. It has two subsidiary tops, Foel Gron and Foel Goch.
Foel Gron
Peak
Photo: Terry Hughes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Foel Gron is a peak on the Moel Eilio ridge of hills/mountains in Snowdonia, North Wales. This ridge is used as a hiker's route from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Waunfawr and Rhosgadfan.
Waunfawr
Village
Photo: Ian Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Waunfawr is a village and community, 6 kilometres SE of Caernarfon, near the Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, in Wales. Waunfawr is situated 2 miles northwest of Bryn-afon.
Rhosgadfan
Village
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhosgadfan is a Welsh village in the county of Gwynedd, formerly part of the historic county of Caernarfonshire, and within the community of Llanwnda. It is notable as the birthplace of Kate Roberts, one of the greatest Welsh-language writers of the 20th century; her childhood home is now a museum. Rhosgadfan is situated 2½ miles west of Bryn-afon.
Y Fron
Village
Photo: Chris Andrews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Y Fron, also known locally as Cesarea, after the chapel, is a country village on the south-west side of Moel Tryfan, overlooking the Nantlle Valley, in North Wales, near Rhosgadfan and Carmel, on the tail of Mynydd Mawr, with epic views of Trum Y Ddysgl and Craig Cwm Silyn. Y Fron is situated 2½ miles southwest of Bryn-afon.
Bryn-afon
- Type: Residential area
- Location: Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.08681° or 53° 5′ 13″ northLongitude
-4.17598° or 4° 10′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C5Q3RPF+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 477118218OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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