Dolgoch Falls, Snowdonia National Park

Name: Dolgoch Falls
Address: Snowdonia National Park, United Kingdom

#7 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

Natural attraction, Waterfall, Park

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The Dolgoch Falls are a series of three waterfalls near Tywyn in Gwynedd, Mid Wales. The falls are part of the Nant Dol-gôch stream, which flows into the Afon Fathew, and form a popular walk from the nearby Dolgoch station on the Talyllyn Railway. ()

Elevation: 292 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°37'12"N, 3°59'41"W

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Dolgoch Falls – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castell y Bere, Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, Talyllyn Railway, St Peter ad Vincula.

2.8 miN
Ruins, Forts and castles
Castell y Bere, Tywyn
72 min walk • Castell y Bere is a Welsh castle near Llanfihangel-y-pennant in Gwynedd, Wales. Constructed by Llywelyn the Great in the 1220s, the stone castle was intended to maintain his authority over the local people and to defend the south-west part of the princedom of Gwynedd.
4.7 miSW
Museum
Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, Tywyn
120 min walk • The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum is a purpose-built museum dedicated to narrow-gauge railways situated at the Tywyn Wharf station of the Talyllyn Railway in Tywyn, Gwynedd, Wales. The museum has a collection of more than 1,000 items from over eighty narrow-gauge railways in Wales, England, the Isle of Man, Ireland and Scotland.
4.7 miSW
52°35'1"N • 4°5'21"W
Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn
120 min walk • Scenic railroads, Tours, Museum
3.9 miSE
Church
St Peter ad Vincula, Pennal
100 min walk • The parish church of St Peter ad Vincula in the village of Pennal in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, is notable as the site of the last senate meeting held by the Welsh prince, Owain Glyndŵr. It was founded in the 6th century, supposedly by St Tannwg and St Eithrias, and is the only church in Wales with this dedication.
4.4 miSW
Church
St Cadfan's Church, Tywyn
113 min walk • St Cadfan's Church is situated in Tywyn in the county of Gwynedd, formerly Merionethshire, Wales. The church is noted for its Romanesque architecture and for housing the Cadfan Stone, a stone cross dating from ninth century or earlier which is inscribed with the oldest known written Welsh.
4.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Graig Goch, Snowdonia National Park
120 min walk • Graig Goch is a 586m high hill in the Gwynedd area in Wales and lying within Snowdonia National Park. The hill falls within the communities of Llanfihangel-y-Pennant and Corris, the summit being located in the former.
4.9 miSE
Park
Cors Dyfi, Machynlleth
127 min walk • The Dyfi Osprey Project is a conservation project at the Cors Dyfi nature reserve near Derwenlas, in the county of Powys, Wales, under the management of the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust.
3.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tarren y Gesail, Snowdonia National Park
97 min walk • Tarren y Gesail is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales. It is one of the Marilyns of the Cadair Idris group. Lying to the south of Cadair Idris, it and its neighbour Tarrenhendre form the bulk of the Tarren subgroup.
2.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tarrenhendre, Snowdonia National Park
53 min walk • Tarrenhendre is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales. It is one of the Marilyns in the Cadair Idris group. Lying to the south of Cadair Idris, it and its neighbour Tarren y Gesail form the bulk of the Tarren subgroup.
2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mynydd Esgairweddan, Snowdonia National Park
51 min walk • Mynydd Esgairweddan is a hill near Pennal in southern Gwynedd, Wales. Nearby is the tiny settlement of Esgairweddan. It is very close to the site of the old Roman fort of Cefn Caer.
1.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Craig yr Aderyn, Snowdonia National Park
37 min walk • Craig yr Aderyn is a hill rising to a height of 258 metres above sea level on the south bank of the River Dysynni near Llanfihangel-y-Pennant in the county of Gwynedd, north-west Wales. Craig yr Aderyn has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of the choughs and other birds that breed there.

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How to get to Dolgoch Falls by public transport?

The nearest stations to Dolgoch Falls:

Train

Dolgoch (4 min walk)
Quarry Siding (14 min walk)