Maesgeirchen, Bangor

Name: Maesgeirchen
Address: Bangor, United Kingdom

#17 among attractions in Bangor

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Maesgeirchen is a large housing estate on the edge of the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, with roughly 4,000 inhabitants. ()

Coordinates: 53°13'27"N, 4°6'53"W

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Bangor United Kingdom

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Maesgeirchen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

0.8 miE
Forts and castles, Specialty museum, Museum
Penrhyn Castle, Bangor
22 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.
0.6 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic architecture
Bangor Cathedral, Bangor
15 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.
~1570 ftN
53°13'42"N • 4°7'1"W
St Deiniol Golf Club, Bangor
8 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
0.8 miE
Museum
Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum
22 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.
~1860 ftW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bangor Mountain, Bangor
9 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.
0.7 miNW
Universities and schools
Bangor University, Bangor
19 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.
0.7 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lôn Las Ogwen, Bangor
19 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".
0.7 miN
Harbor
Port Penrhyn, Bangor
19 min walk • Port Penrhyn is a harbour located just east of Bangor in north Wales at the confluence of the River Cegin with the Menai Strait.
0.8 miNW
53°14'8"N • 4°7'21"W
Garth Community Centre, Bangor
22 min walk • Piers and boardwalks, Neighbourhood
1.1 miN
Piers and boardwalks
Garth Pier, Bangor
27 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.
1.1 miW
Universities and schools
Grŵp Llandrillo Menai, Bangor
29 min walk • Grŵp Llandrillo Menai is an umbrella organisation overseeing the operation of three member colleges in North Wales: Coleg Llandrillo, Coleg Menai and Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor. It is Wales's largest further-education institution and one of the largest FE college groups in the UK.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Maesgeirchen?

Nearby attractions include Bangor Mountain, Bangor (9 min walk), Bangor Cathedral, Bangor (15 min walk), Port Penrhyn, Bangor (19 min walk), Bangor University, Bangor (19 min walk).

How to get to Maesgeirchen by public transport?

The nearest stations to Maesgeirchen:

Bus

Bangor bus station (14 min walk)
Bangor Bus Station • Lines: 79 (15 min walk)

Train

Bangor (23 min walk)