Borthwnog, Penmaenpool
#4 among attractions in Penmaenpool
Facts and practical information
Borthwnog is a family name given to the Borthwnog estate in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. ()
Penmaenpool United Kingdom
Borthwnog – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Cadair Idris, Barmouth Bridge, Mawddach Trail, Cymer Abbey.
Natural attraction, Park, MountainCadair Idris, Dolgellau
103 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.
BridgeBarmouth Bridge
123 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.
Hiking, Hiking trailMawddach Trail, Dolgellau
64 min walk • The Mawddach Trail is a cycle path route, part of Lôn Las Cymru, which runs for some 8 miles from Dolgellau to Morfa Mawddach railway station, by Barmouth bridge on the Cambrian coast.
Historic walking areas, Sacred and religious sites, ChurchCymer Abbey, Dolgellau
52 min walk • Cymer Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey near the village of Llanelltyd, just north of Dolgellau, Gwynedd, in north-west Wales, United Kingdom.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeLlyn Gwernan, Penmaenpool
55 min walk • Llyn Gwernan is a lake in Gwynedd, Wales and an important geological site, notable for an unusual thickness of Devensian Late-glacial organic deposits.
Church, Romanesque architectureOur Lady of Seven Sorrows Church, Dolgellau
67 min walk • Our Lady of Sorrows Church or its full name Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Dolgellau, Gwynedd. It was built in 1966 and is a Grade II listed building. It is situated on Meyrick Street close to the centre of town. It is administered in the Dolgellau Deanery of the Diocese of Wrexham.
MuseumTŷ Siamas, Dolgellau
66 min walk • Tŷ Siamas is the 'National Centre for Folk music' in Wales, and is situated in Dolgellau. Tŷ Siamas opened its doors to the public on Easter 2007, following extensive renovation and development of the old Neuadd Idris, which was formerly the market hall for the town of Dolgellau.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainY Llethr, Snowdonia National Park
115 min walk • Y Llethr is the highest mountain in the Rhinogydd range of Snowdonia, in north Wales. The summit consists of a flat grassy top marked only by a small cairn. The summit is more in keeping with its southern flanks than its rugged northern approach.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainY Garn, Penmaenpool
67 min walk • Y Garn is a mountain in the southern Snowdonia, Wales, north of Dolgellau. It is an outlier of the Rhinogydd range, rising above the Coed-y-Brenin forest and the Rhaeadr Du waterfalls.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainDiffwys, Snowdonia National Park
82 min walk • Diffwys is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, near Barmouth and forms part of the Rhinogydd. On the north side is an exposure of the Caerdion Syncline. It is technically a subsidiary summit of Y Llethr, missing Marilyn status by 2m. It is therefore like Rhinog Fach a sub Marilyn. The summit has a trig point.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainTyrrau Mawr, Snowdonia National Park
104 min walk • Tyrrau Mawr or Craig-las is a subsidiary summit of Cadair Idris in the Snowdonia National Park, in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. It lies to the west of Cyfrwy, and can be climbed by taking a west bearing from the Pony Path at Rhiw Gwredydd.
Wales