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, 4 miles southeast of Caernarfon, in Gwynedd, Wales. It is located near Snowdonia. Waunfawr is situated 2 miles northwest of Bryn-afon.

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″ north

Longitude

-4.17598° or 4° 10′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C5Q3RPF+PJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 477118218

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

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