Llyn Alwen

#1488 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Llyn Alwen is a small natural upland lake on Mynydd Hiraethog in Conwy County Borough, Wales at SH 898 565. It lies on the rolling Silurian moorland to the north-west of Mwdwl-eithin and about 10 km to the east of Betws y Coed. The discharge from the lake flows under the A543 road to form the headwater of Alwen Reservoir. The area was used as a special stage during the 2015 Wales Rally GB. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 1257 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°5'41"N, 3°38'50"W

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Llyn Alwen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Conwy Falls, Alwen Reservoir, Llyn Brenig, Llyn Aled.

5.8 miW
Natural attraction, Park, Trail
Conwy Falls, Betws-y-Coed
149 min walk • Conwy Falls is a waterfall on the River Conwy at Bro Garmon in Conwy County Borough in Wales. The falls and surrounding area are a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The nearby cafe, adjacent to the A5, is an interesting example of the work of the Welsh architect Clough Williams-Ellis, of Portmeirion fame.
3.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Alwen Reservoir
81 min walk • The Alwen Reservoir or Cronfa Alwen is a 5 kilometres long reservoir near Pentre-Llyn-Cymmer in Conwy County Borough, Wales.
4.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Brenig
123 min walk • Llyn Brenig is a reservoir located on Denbigh Moors in North Wales. The artificial lake, which was constructed between 1973 and 1976, was created by building an embankment dam across the Afon Brenig valley.
1.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Aled
34 min walk • Llyn Aled is a lake on Mynydd Hiraethog in the Conwy County Borough. It is situated north of the A543 and 7 kilometres to the north-east of the village of Pentrefoelas.
2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mwdwl-eithin
50 min walk • Mwdwl-eithin is the highest point on the Denbigh Moors of North Wales. This gently rising mountain lies about 10 miles east of Betws-y-Coed. On its summit is a trig point and a ruined building which still provides shelter against a storm. A few metres away is a large raised stone cairn.
5.1 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Garmon's Church, Snowdonia National Park
131 min walk • St Garmon's Church, Capel Garmon, is a redundant Anglican parish church in the village of Capel Garmon, Conwy, Wales. The church was restored and reseated in 1862–63 by the Lancaster architect E. G. Paley at a cost of £880.
4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Maelogan
103 min walk • Moel Maelogan is a hill on the western edge of Mynydd Hiraethog in north Wales, and overlooking the Conwy Valley. It is known mostly as the general location of a wind farm.
2.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Denbigh Moors
60 min walk • Denbigh Moors is an upland region in Conwy and Denbighshire in north-east Wales, between Snowdonia and the Clwydian Range. It includes the large reservoirs Llyn Brenig and Llyn Alwen, and the Clocaenog Forest, which has one of Wales's last populations of red squirrels.
6.3 miSW
Neighbourhood
Rhiw Llwyd, Snowdonia National Park
161 min walk • Rhiw Llwyd is the name of an early medieval Wales lordship which was created in the Kingdom of Gwynedd in the 12th century for Tomas ap Rhodri ab Owain Gwynedd and his successors. The location of this lordship is not certain but it seems likely it refers to a hill of the same name between Penmachno and Ysbyty Ifan in Gwynedd.
6 miSE
Village
Cerrigydrudion
154 min walk • Cerrigydrudion, sometimes spelt Cerrig-y-drudion, is a village and community in Conwy, Wales. Until 1974 it was part of the historic county Denbighshire, when it became part of the newly formed county of Clwyd.