Cymer Abbey, Dolgellau
#4 among attractions in Dolgellau
Facts and practical information
Cymer Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey near the village of Llanelltyd, just north of Dolgellau, Gwynedd, in north-west Wales, United Kingdom. ()
Cymer Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Cadair Idris, St Mark's Church, Mawddach Trail, Llyn y Tri Greyenyn.
Natural attraction, Park, MountainCadair Idris, Dolgellau
104 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.
Church, Art Nouveau architectureSt Mark's Church, Snowdonia National Park
70 min walk • St Mark's Church, Brithdir, is a redundant church in the hamlet of Brithdir, Gwynedd, Wales. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building, and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.
Hiking, Hiking trailMawddach Trail, Dolgellau
26 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.
LakeLlyn y Tri Greyenyn, Dolgellau
107 min walk • Llyn y Tri Greyenyn was a small lake not far from Cadair Idris in the old parish of Tal-y-llyn, Merionethshire in north Wales. It was located at the head of the valley of Cwm Rhwyddfor on the pass called Bwlch Llyn Bach between Minffordd and Cross Foxes; Llyn y Tri Greyenyn is the 'llyn bach’’ in the pass’s name.
Nature, Natural attraction, LakeLlyn Gwernan, Penmaenpool
61 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
32 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
30 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 Garn, Penmaenpool
63 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
114 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainCyfrwy, Snowdonia National Park
104 min walk • Cyfrwy is a subsidiary summit of Cadair Idris in the Snowdonia National Park, in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. It lies to the west of Cadair Idris and is often climbed with Cadair Idris by taking the Pony Path.
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