Tŷ Siamas, Dolgellau

Name: Tŷ Siamas
Address: Eldon Square, Dolgellau LL40 1RD, Dolgellau, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1341 421800

#8 among attractions in Dolgellau

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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. The centre houses an interactive exhibition which allows visitors to experience Welsh music. ()

Established: 2007 (17 years ago)Coordinates: 52°44'33"N, 3°53'9"W

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Eldon Square, Dolgellau LL40 1RDDolgellau United Kingdom

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+44 1341 421800

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Tŷ Siamas – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cadair Idris, St Mark's Church, Mawddach Trail, Cymer Abbey.

3.1 miS
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Cadair Idris, Dolgellau
80 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.
2.2 miE
Church, Art Nouveau architecture
St Mark's Church, Snowdonia National Park
57 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.
~820 ftN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Mawddach Trail, Dolgellau
4 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.
1.2 miNW
Historic walking areas, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Cymer Abbey, Dolgellau
30 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 miSE
Lake
Llyn y Tri Greyenyn, Dolgellau
78 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.
3.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Craig Cwm Amarch, Snowdonia National Park
93 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.
1.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Gwernan, Penmaenpool
46 min walk • Llyn Gwernan is a lake in Gwynedd, Wales and an important geological site, notable for an unusual thickness of Devensian Late-glacial organic deposits.
3.6 miSE
Hill
Mynydd Ceiswyn, Dolgellau
93 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.
~390 ftSE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Church, Dolgellau
2 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.
3.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Garn, Penmaenpool
92 min walk • Y Garn is a mountain in the southern Snowdonia, Wales, north of Dolgellau. It is an outlier of the Rhinogydd range, rising above the Coed-y-Brenin forest and the Rhaeadr Du waterfalls.
3.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tyrrau Mawr, Snowdonia National Park
79 min walk • Tyrrau Mawr or Craig-las is a subsidiary summit of Cadair Idris in the Snowdonia National Park, in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. It lies to the west of Cyfrwy, and can be climbed by taking a west bearing from the Pony Path at Rhiw Gwredydd.