Port Penrhyn, Bangor

Name: Port Penrhyn
Address: Bangor, United Kingdom

#8 among attractions in Bangor

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Facts and practical information

Port Penrhyn is a harbour located just east of Bangor in north Wales at the confluence of the River Cegin with the Menai Strait. It was formerly of great importance as the main port for the export of slate from the Penrhyn Quarry, the largest slate quarry in the world at the end of the nineteenth century. It was built, and later expanded, by the Pennant family of the nearby Penrhyn Castle. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°14'5"N, 4°6'41"W

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Port Penrhyn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Penrhyn Castle, Bangor Cathedral, St Deiniol Golf Club, Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum.

0.9 miSE
Forts and castles, Specialty museum, Museum
Penrhyn Castle, Bangor
24 min walk • Penrhyn Castle is a country house in Llandygai, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, in the form of a Norman castle. It was originally a medieval fortified manor house, founded by Ednyfed Fychan.
0.9 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic architecture
Bangor Cathedral, Bangor
23 min walk • Bangor Cathedral is a cathedral in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It is dedicated to its founder, Saint Deiniol. The site of the present building of Bangor Cathedral has been in use as a place of Christian worship since the 6th century.
0.5 miSW
53°13'42"N • 4°7'1"W
St Deiniol Golf Club, Bangor
13 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
0.9 miSE
Museum
Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum
23 min walk • The Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum is a museum of industrial railway equipment, located at Penrhyn Castle near Bangor in Wales. In the nineteenth century, Penrhyn Castle was the home of the Pennant family, owners of the Penrhyn slate quarry at Bethesda.
0.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bangor Mountain, Bangor
21 min walk • Bangor Mountain is a scarp face of a hill below which the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, Wales, sits. Though not a mountain in the true sense of the word it is so-called because of the way it rears up behind Bangor and appears mountainous, especially from the Glan Adda, High Street and Hirael areas of the city.
0.9 miSW
Universities and schools
Bangor University, Bangor
23 min walk • Bangor University is a public university in Bangor, Wales. It received its Royal Charter in 1885 and was one of the founding institutions of the federal University of Wales.
~0 ftN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lôn Las Ogwen, Bangor
1 min walk • Lôn Las Ogwen is a 17.7 km cycle route in the National Cycle Network which runs south from the NCN 5 at Porth Penrhyn on the north coast of Wales to Llyn Ogwen in Snowdonia. Lôn Las is Welsh for "Green Lane".
0.5 miW
53°14'8"N • 4°7'21"W
Garth Community Centre, Bangor
12 min walk • Piers and boardwalks, Neighbourhood
0.6 miNW
Piers and boardwalks
Garth Pier, Bangor
16 min walk • Garth Pier is a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. At 1,500 feet in length, it is the second-longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles.
1.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Cytir Mawr, Anglesey
35 min walk • Cytir Mawr is a local nature reserve in Llandegfan, Anglesey, Wales.
0.7 miS
Neighbourhood
Maesgeirchen, Bangor
19 min walk • Maesgeirchen is a large housing estate on the edge of the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, with roughly 4,000 inhabitants.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Port Penrhyn?

Nearby attractions include Garth Community Centre, Bangor (12 min walk), Garth Pier, Bangor (16 min walk), Maesgeirchen, Bangor (19 min walk), Bangor Mountain, Bangor (21 min walk).

How to get to Port Penrhyn by public transport?

The nearest stations to Port Penrhyn:

Bus

Bangor Bus Station • Lines: 79 (20 min walk)
Bangor bus station (20 min walk)

Train

Bangor (34 min walk)