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Llandudno
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Bala
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Bala is a small market town at the fringes of the Snowdonia National Park, and is situated at the northernmost edge of Llyn Tegid. Its name means ‘outflow of a lake’, and the town is twinned with its namesake in Ontario, Canada.
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Bangor
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Bangor is situated on the north Welsh coast, and is one of the UK’s smallest cities with a population of just 20,000 of whom many are students at the city’s University. Bangor boasts a Cathedral and reputedly the longest High Street in Wales.
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Barmouth
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Barmouth – Abermaw – is a picturesque and tranquil coastal town at the junction of the River Mawddach Estuary and Cardigan Bay. It is a popular little seaside resort, much loved by English poet William Wordsworth.
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Betws-Y-Coed
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Betws-Y-Coed is one of Snowdonia’s principal villages. It is situated towards the north east of the National Park, and sits at the junction of the River Conwy and its three tributaries - the Llugwy Lledr and Machno.
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Blaenau Ffestiniog
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Tucked away in the Snowdonia National Park, Blaenau Ffestiniog is a charming little town that was once a major force in the region’s slate quarrying industry. Deliberately omitted from the National Park, the town is the terminus of the Ffestiniog Railway.
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Caernarfon
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Caernarfon is a small town situated on the north coast of Wales. It is dominated by the magnificent Caernarfon Castle, which was built by Edward I in the 13th Century to subdue the Welsh.
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Conwy
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Conwy is a small but important medieval walled town on the north Wales coast, at the mouth of the River Conwy. It is dominated by the majestic Conwy Castle, built in the late 13th Century by Edward I.
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Dolgellau
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Dolgellau is a small market town towards the west of the Snowdonia National Park. There was a Roman settlement on the site now occupied by the town, and the last Welsh Parliament was held at Dolgellau in the 15th Century.
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Harlech
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Harlech is dominated by the spectacular Harlech Castle - built by Edward I in the late 13th Century. The castle was overrun by Welsh rebel Owain Glyn Dwr in 1404 and a parliament was then held here, albeit temporarily.
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Llanberis
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Llanberis is situated on the north western fringes of the Snowdonia National Park. Originally a slate quarrying town, Llanberis is today besty known for the nearby Dinorwig Hydro-Electric power station.
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Llangollen
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Llangollen is situated to the east of Snowdonia on the River Dee, and is a small town with a strong connection with the railways – both the famous Llangollen Railway and as the venue for the recreation of the Rainhill Trials in 2002.
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Porthmadog
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Porthmadog is an attractive little coastal town with a proud heritage as a harbour and as a centre for shipbuilding. Slate was ferried to Porthmadog via the Croesor Tramway, Ffestiniog Railway, Gorseddau Tramway and Welsh Highland Railway for export overseas.
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Portmeirion
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Portmeirion contains a wonderful and strange collection of buildings, statues, gardens and curiosities. Dubbed ‘a home for fallen buildings’ to where an eclectic collection of buildings from around the world has been transported and rebuilt, Portmeirion has become something of a cult venue, due in no small part to it being the setting for the 1960s Patrick McGoohan classic ‘The Prisoner’.
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Tywyn
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Tywyn is a charming little seaside resort on the Welsh coast. It has an attractive beach and enjoys views of Cardigan Bay. The town’s St Cadfan’s Church contains a stone bearing the oldest known written Welsh.
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Machynlleth
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Situated in the Dovey Valley, at the southernmost edge of the Snowdonia National Park, Machynlleth claims to be the Ancient Capital of Wales, and due to those of an alternative lifestyle, the town is also regarded as the Alternative Capital of Wales.
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Isle of Anglesey
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The Isle of Anglesey – Ynys Mon – is an island off the north coast of Wales. It is separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait, across which span two bridges: The Menai Suspension Bridge and the Britannia Bridge.
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