Pitt's Head, Snowdonia National Park

Name: Pitt's Head
Address: Snowdonia National Park, United Kingdom

#35 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Rock

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Facts and practical information

Pitt's Head is a distinctive rock located at grid reference SH576515, close to the A4085 road in Gwynedd, Wales. Its distinction lies in a resemblance to the profile of politician William Pitt the Younger. ()

Coordinates: 53°2'31"N, 4°7'33"W

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Snowdonia National Park United Kingdom

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Day trips

Pitt's Head – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Snowdon, Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, St Mary's Church, Sygun Copper Mine.

2.8 miNE
Mountain with panoramic views
Snowdon, Snowdonia National Park
72 min walk • Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales, at an elevation of 1,085 metres above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside the Scottish Highlands. It is located in Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd.
2.9 miNE
Climbing
Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, Snowdonia National Park
75 min walk • Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, or "Cloggy", is a north-facing rhyolite set of cliffs located on the northern flank of Snowdon mountain.
2.4 miSE
Church
St Mary's Church, Beddgelert
60 min walk • The Priory and Parish Church of Saint Mary is in Beddgelert, in the Snowdonia area of Gwynedd, Wales. It is a Grade II* listed building, on the site of one of the oldest Christian establishments in Wales. An early Christian community was established there in the 6th century AD which is mentioned by Gerald of Wales.
2.5 miSE
Mine, Historical place, History museum
Sygun Copper Mine, Beddgelert
64 min walk • Sygun Copper Mine is a Victorian copper mine which closed in 1903 but was renovated and reopened by the Amies family as a tourist attraction in 1986, focusing on audio-visual tours of the underground workings.
2.4 miSE
Forts and castles
Dinas Emrys, Beddgelert
61 min walk • Dinas Emrys is a rocky and wooded hillock near Beddgelert in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. Rising some 76 m above the floor of the Glaslyn river valley, it overlooks the southern end of Llyn Dinas in Snowdonia.
3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Mawr, Snowdonia National Park
77 min walk • Mynydd Mawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales, approximately 7 km west of Snowdon itself, overlooking Llyn Cwellyn and being the northern outlier of the Moel Hebog group. A popular ascent starts from Rhyd Ddu. On its western flank are the remains of ancient settlements and field systems.
2.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Hebog, Snowdonia National Park
75 min walk • Moel Hebog is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales which dominates the view west from the village of Beddgelert. It gives name to a whole range of peaks in the north-western corner of Snowdonia, which include the Nantlle Ridge and Mynydd Mawr.
1.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Garn, Snowdonia National Park
43 min walk • Y Garn is a top of Mynydd Drws-y-Coed in Snowdonia, north Wales and is the easterly end of the Nantlle Ridge. It has steep north facing cliffs, the summit area being the highest point on a broad rocky plateau.
1.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yr Aran, Snowdonia National Park
46 min walk • Yr Aran is a mountain peak on a ridge radiating south from Snowdon, Wales' highest mountain, with beautiful views of the summit of Snowdon, Moel Hebog and the Nantlle Ridge.
1.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Drws-y-Coed, Snowdonia National Park
43 min walk • Mynydd Drws-y-Coed is a peak on the Nantlle Ridge in Snowdonia, north Wales. It is located at the easterly end of the ridge, and is a subsidiary summit of Trum y Ddysgl.
2.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel yr Ogof, Snowdonia National Park
66 min walk • Moel yr Ogof is a summit in Snowdonia. It is a subsidiary summit of Moel Hebog and a sister peak to the lower Moel Lefn. There is an asbestos trial mine located on the summit.

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How to get to Pitt's Head by public transport?

The nearest stations to Pitt's Head:

Train

Rhyd Ddu (18 min walk)