Anglesey Airport 1 hr
Welsh Highland Heritage Railway (11 min) Harlech Castle (27 min) Huge castle with 2 rings of walls, site of the longest siege in British history, plus family events. Llanfair Slate Caverns (30 min) Cave and mining Glasfryn Parc (14 min) Bowling and wakeboarding Gelert's Grave (21 min) Statue & tombstone dedicated to the faithful hound of a medieval prince in a popular folk tale. Sygun Copper Mine (26 min) Victorian-era copper mine offering self-guided tours with audio on the industry's history & miners. Haven Hafan y Môr Holiday Park (7 min) Yr Eifl (29 min) A range of green hills with trekking paths on a picturesque peninsula with mountain & sea views. Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways (11 min) Volunteer-manned, narrow gauge steam train running through 14 miles of rural pasture and forests. Amgueddfa Lloyd George Museum (2 min) Aberglaslyn Pass (20 min) Wooded gorge with a river, accessed via a hiking trail passing railroad tracks & a stone buttress. Harlech Beach (32 min) Long uninterrupted beach known for its grassy sand dunes & views of the Snowdonia Mountains. Castell Cricieth (7 min) Castle built by Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great, later remodelled, with twin-towered gatehouse. |