Llyn Gwernan, Penmaenpool

Name: Llyn Gwernan
Address: Penmaenpool, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Penmaenpool

Nature, Top attraction, Natural attraction, Lake

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Llyn Gwernan is a lake in Gwynedd, Wales and an important geological site, notable for an unusual thickness of Devensian Late-glacial organic deposits. ()

Area: 7.22 acres (0.0113 mi²)Elevation: 554 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°43'35"N, 3°55'10"W

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Penmaenpool United Kingdom

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

Nearby attractions include: Cadair Idris, St Mark's Church, Barmouth Bridge, Mawddach Trail.

1.9 miS
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Cadair Idris, Dolgellau
49 min walk • Cader Idris is a mountain in the historic county of Meirionnydd, Wales. It lies at the southern end of the Snowdonia National Park near the town of Dolgellau.
3.9 miNE
Church, Art Nouveau architecture
St Mark's Church, Snowdonia National Park
100 min walk • St Mark's Church, Brithdir, is a redundant church in the hamlet of Brithdir, Gwynedd, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.
5.1 miW
Bridge
Barmouth Bridge
130 min walk • Barmouth Bridge, or Barmouth Viaduct is a Grade II* listed single-track wooden railway viaduct across the estuary of the Afon Mawddach near Barmouth, Wales. It is 820 metres long and carries the Cambrian Line. It is the longest timber viaduct in Wales and one of the oldest in regular use in Britain.
1.9 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Mawddach Trail, Dolgellau
48 min walk • The Mawddach Trail is a cycle path route, part of Lôn Las Cymru, which runs for some 8 miles from Dolgellau to Morfa Mawddach railway station, by Barmouth bridge on the Cambrian coast.
2.4 miNE
Historic walking areas, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Cymer Abbey, Dolgellau
61 min walk • Cymer Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey near the village of Llanelltyd, just north of Dolgellau, Gwynedd, in north-west Wales, United Kingdom.
3.4 miSE
Lake
Llyn y Tri Greyenyn, Dolgellau
86 min walk • Llyn y Tri Greyenyn was a small lake not far from Cadair Idris in the old parish of Tal-y-llyn, Merionethshire in north Wales. It was located at the head of the valley of Cwm Rhwyddfor on the pass called Bwlch Llyn Bach between Minffordd and Cross Foxes; Llyn y Tri Greyenyn is the 'llyn bach’’ in the pass’s name.
2.4 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Craig Cwm Amarch, Snowdonia National Park
62 min walk • Craig Cwm Amarch is not synonymous with Craig y Cau but names the headwall of Cwm Amarch on Cadair Idris in the Snowdonia National Park, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. There seems to be some confusion over naming by people who are not local.
4.4 miE
Hill
Mynydd Ceiswyn, Dolgellau
113 min walk • Mynydd Ceiswyn is a mountain in Wales. It is the peak south of Waun-oer in the Dyfi Hills. On the east side of the mountain is the valley of the Nant Ceiswyn, and Cwm Hengae lies to the south.
1.8 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Church, Dolgellau
46 min walk • Our Lady of Sorrows Church or its full name Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Dolgellau, Gwynedd. It was built in 1966 and is a Grade II listed building. It is situated on Meyrick Street close to the centre of town. It is administered in the Dolgellau Deanery of the Diocese of Wrexham.
3.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tal-y-llyn Lake, Snowdonia National Park
99 min walk • Tal-y-llyn Lake, also known as Talyllyn Lake and Llyn Myngul, is a large glacial ribbon lake in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is formed by a post-glacial massive landslip damming up the lake within the glaciated valley. The hamlet of Talyllyn lies at the west end of the lake.
1.8 miNE
Museum
Tŷ Siamas, Dolgellau
46 min walk • Tŷ Siamas is the 'National Centre for Folk music' in Wales, and is situated in Dolgellau. Tŷ Siamas opened its doors to the public on Easter 2007, following extensive renovation and development of the old Neuadd Idris, which was formerly the market hall for the town of Dolgellau.