Llyn Tomos Lewis

Llyn Tomos Lewis is a lake in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales. Llyn Tomos Lewis is situated nearby to the hamlet Clegir, as well as near Fachwen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dolbadarn Castle and National Slate Museum.

Dolbadarn Castle

Castle

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Dolbadarn Castle is a fortification built by the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great during the early 13th century, at the base of the Llanberis Pass, in northern Wales.

National Slate Museum

Museum

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The National Slate Museum is located at Gilfach Ddu, the 19th-century workshops of the now disused Dinorwic quarry, within the Padarn Country Park, Llanberis, Gwynedd.

Gilfach Ddu railway station

Railway station

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Gilfach Ddu railway station is an intermediate station on the Llanberis Lake Railway, located in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales. Most of the LLR was laid around 1970 on part of the trackbed of the closed and lifted Padarn Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deiniolen and Cwm-y-glo.

Deiniolen

Village

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Deiniolen is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, at the foot of Elidir Fawr, in Llanddeiniolen Community. Deiniolen has views over Caernarfon and on a clear day, Holyhead Mountain and occasionally the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland, can be seen.

Cwm-y-glo

Village

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Cwm-y-glo is a small village in Wales, 4+1⁄2 miles east of Caernarfon, between Llanberis and Llanrug. It is in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd UK constituency, the community of Llanrug, and the Gwynedd Council electoral ward.