Visitor attractions and information - Bala
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 Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd Tel: 01678
540666. The 2ft gauge line offers a delightful 9 mile return
journey along Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), through the beautiful scenery
of the Snowdonia National Park. Location: On the outskirts of Bala. |
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Cymmer
Abbey, near Dolgellau. Cymmer Abbey was founded in 1198. The
buildings were never completed and of the church, only the nave
was ever built. The situation is typically Cistercian, in a remote
valley with fast-flowing streams. Today the site is in the care
of the Welsh Historic Monuments. Remains of the church and of
the cloister layout can be viewed by the public. About 13 miles
southwest of Bala. |
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Pistyll Rhaeadr, Tel: 01691 780392. Situated
in the Berwyn mountains, Pistyll Rhaeadr is 240 ft (74 metres)
tall, the highest waterfall in Wales & England. It is found
in a remote location in Powys, near Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant,
and is definitely the hardest of the Seven Wonders to reach.
Hundreds of people visit the imposing falls every year, there
is a coffee and gift shop and a campsite nearby. www.pistyllrhaeadr.co.uk. About 15 miles east of Bala, reached off the B4580
from Bala to Oswestry road. |
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Bala lies in the northwestern county of Gwynedd in
North Wales, an area bordered by the Irish Sea with a beautiful
coastline and the stunning Snowdonia National Park at its heartland.
It is a region of craggy mountains with lakes, rivers and waterfalls,
dense forests and miles of golden sandy beaches. It is a large
county though sparsely populated and has numerous visitor attractions
with Portmeirion village, the film set for The Prisoner, Mount
Snowdon the highest mountain in England and Wales and the Talyllyn
Railway.
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