Ceunant Cynfal National Nature Reserve, Snowdonia National Park

Name: Ceunant Cynfal National Nature Reserve
Address: Snowdonia National Park, United Kingdom

#232 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

Natural attraction, Protected area

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Ceunant Cynfal National Nature Reserve is a river gorge which forms part of a wet wooded ravine of the Afon Cynfal near Ffestiniog in Gwynedd, Wales. The reserve is administered by Natural Resources Wales ()

Coordinates: 52°56'56"N, 3°56'38"W

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Ceunant Cynfal National Nature Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Llechwedd Slate Caverns, Moelwyn Mawr, St Twrog's Church, Moel-yr-hydd.

3.9 miN
Tours, History museum, Museum
Llechwedd Slate Caverns, Blaenau Ffestiniog
99 min walk • Llechwedd is a visitor attraction near Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. It details the history of slate quarrying in the town and specifically the Llechwedd quarry in which it is located.
3.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moelwyn Mawr, Snowdonia National Park
86 min walk • Moelwyn Mawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. Its summit overlooks the Vale of Ffestiniog and has views in all directions.
1.9 miW
Church
St Twrog's Church, Snowdonia National Park
49 min walk • Saint Twrog's Church is in the village of Maentwrog in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, lying in the Vale of Ffestiniog, within the Snowdonia National Park. It is in the Deanery of Ardudwy. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade II listed building. A church was founded on the current site in the 6th century by Saint Twrog.
3.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel-yr-hydd
82 min walk • Moel-yr-hydd is a subsidiary summit of Moelwyn Mawr in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. The mountain overlooks the village of Tanygrisiau and Tanygrisiau railway station from where the mountain can easily be ascended.
1.5 miSE
Archaeological site
Tomen y Mur, Snowdonia National Park
39 min walk • Tomen y Mur is a First Century AD Roman fort in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, Wales. The fortification, which lies on the slope of an isolated spur northeast of Llyn Trawsfynydd, was constructed during the North Wales campaigns of governor Gnaeus Julius Agricola in AD 78.
3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Manod Mawr
77 min walk • Manod Mawr is a mountain in North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. Although known as a mountain in the eastern Moelwyns, it and its sister peaks are sometimes known as the Ffestiniog hills.
2.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moelwyn Bach, Snowdonia National Park
72 min walk • Moelwyn Bach is a mountain in Snowdonia, northern Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. It is connected to its parent peak Moelwyn Mawr via the Craigysgafn ridge. It overlooks the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog and the Vale of Ffestiniog.
3.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Craigysgafn, Snowdonia National Park
82 min walk • Craigysgafn is a rocky ridge and a top of Moelwyn Mawr that leads south from Moelwyn Mawr to Moelwyn Bach in Snowdonia, North Wales. It has several gullies which lead directly down to the scree slopes above Llyn Stwlan. Some scrambling is needed in places.
2.1 miW
Nightlife
Oakeley Arms Hotel, Blaenau Ffestiniog
54 min walk • The Oakeley Arms Hotel is a Grade II listed hotel near Maentwrog in North Wales. The original building dates back to the 17th century, and was once part of the nearby Tan-y-Bwlch Estate.
2.4 miW
Universities and schools
Plas Tan y Bwlch, Snowdonia National Park
63 min walk • Plas Tan y Bwlch in Gwynedd, Wales, is the Snowdonia National Park environmental studies centre, administered by the National Park Authority. It is located approximately 6 miles east of the coastal town of Porthmadog, overlooking the valley of the River Dwyryd and the village of Maentwrog.
2.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Manod Mawr North Top
75 min walk • Manod Mawr North Top is a mountain in North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. It lies directly to the north of its parent Manod Mawr, separated by the Graig Ddu Quarry. Crossing the quarry to reach the main summit can be dangerous. There are also a few mine adits on the northern slopes.