Coedydd Aber National Nature Reserve, Snowdonia National Park

#226 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

Natural attraction, Protected area

Coedydd Aber National Nature Reserve location map

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Coedydd Aber National Nature Reserve lies tucked away in a steep valley on the northern flanks of the Carneddau mountains, roughly midway between Bangor and Llanfairfechan in Gwynedd, Wales. ()

Coordinates: 53°13'15"N, 4°1'30"W

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Coedydd Aber National Nature Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aber Falls, Penrhyn Castle, Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum, Jerusalem Chapel.

1.4 miSE
Natural attraction, Park, Trail
Aber Falls, Abergwyngregyn
37 min walk • Nestled within the verdant landscape of North Wales, Aber Falls (Rhaeadr Fawr in Welsh) is a stunning natural attraction that draws visitors to the quaint village of Abergwyngregyn. This majestic waterfall is a testament to the beauty of Welsh nature, cascading...
2.9 miW
Forts and castles, Specialty museum, Museum
Penrhyn Castle, Bangor
74 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.
2.9 miW
Museum
Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum
75 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.
3.2 miSW
Church
Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda
81 min walk • Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales is a Presbyterian Church of Wales chapel built in 1841–1842 and reconstructed in 1872–1875. Of colossal size, the chapel can accommodate 980 people in its horseshoe amphitheatre. Still an active chapel, it is a Grade I listed building.
2.9 miS
Mountain
Carneddau, Snowdonia National Park
74 min walk • The Carneddau are a group of mountains in Snowdonia, Wales. They include the largest contiguous areas of high ground in Wales and England, as well as six or seven of the highest peaks in the country—the Fifteen Peaks. The range also encloses a number of lakes such as Llyn Cowlyd and Llyn Eigiau, and the Aber Falls waterfalls.
3.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Foel-fras, Snowdonia National Park
90 min walk • Foel-fras is a mountain in the Carneddau range, about 10 km east of Bethesda in North Wales. It lies on the border between the counties of Gwynedd and Conwy. With a summit elevation of 944 m it is officially the eleventh-highest summit in Wales.
2.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Llwytmor, Snowdonia National Park
68 min walk • Llwytmor is a satellite peak of Foel-fras, and forms a part of the Carneddau range. The summit is 849 metres above sea level and it contains a series of boulderfields, a shelter and several cairns. It is the 27th highest peak in Wales.
2.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Spinnies, Bangor
58 min walk • Spinnies Aberogwen is a Nature reserve located 2 miles East of Bangor, in Gwynedd unitary authority, north west Wales. The reserve is owned and managed by North Wales Wildlife Trust.
3.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Carnedd Gwenllian, Snowdonia National Park
91 min walk • Carnedd Gwenllian is a minor summit of the Carneddau range in Snowdonia, Wales, and included in the Welsh 3000s. From the summit, distant views to the north can extend as far as Ireland and the Isle of Man, and to the South as far as the Berwyn Ranges.
3.7 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lôn Las Ogwen, Bangor
95 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".
3.7 miW
Harbor
Port Penrhyn, Bangor
95 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.