Craig yr Aderyn, Snowdonia National Park

Name: Craig yr Aderyn
Address: Snowdonia National Park, United Kingdom

#158 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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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. ()

Area: 220.99 acres (0.3453 mi²)Coordinates: 52°38'26"N, 4°0'4"W

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Snowdonia National Park United Kingdom

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Craig yr Aderyn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dolgoch Falls, Cadair Idris, Castell y Bere, Narrow Gauge Railway Museum.

1.4 miS
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Park
Dolgoch Falls, Snowdonia National Park
37 min walk • 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.
5.6 miNE
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Cadair Idris, Dolgellau
144 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.
1.7 miNE
Ruins, Forts and castles
Castell y Bere, Tywyn
45 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.
5.4 miSW
Museum
Narrow Gauge Railway Museum, Tywyn
138 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.
5.3 miN
Bridge
Barmouth Bridge
136 min walk • Barmouth Bridge, or Barmouth Viaduct is a Grade II* listed single-track wooden railway viaduct across the estuary of the Afon Mawddach near Barmouth, Wales. It is 820 metres long and carries the Cambrian Line. It is the longest timber viaduct in Wales and one of the oldest in regular use in Britain.
5.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Craig Cwm Amarch, Snowdonia National Park
133 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.
5.4 miSW
52°35'1"N • 4°5'21"W
Talyllyn Railway, Tywyn
138 min walk • Scenic railroads, Tours, Museum
5.1 miSE
Church
St Peter ad Vincula, Pennal
130 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.
5.1 miSW
Church
St Cadfan's Church, Tywyn
130 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.
4.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tal-y-llyn Lake, Snowdonia National Park
123 min walk • Tal-y-llyn Lake, also known as Talyllyn Lake and Llyn Myngul, is a large glacial ribbon lake in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is formed by a post-glacial massive landslip damming up the lake within the glaciated valley. The hamlet of Talyllyn lies at the west end of the lake.
4.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Graig Goch, Snowdonia National Park
110 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.

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Train

Quarry Siding (29 min walk)