Gwydir Forest, Betws-y-Coed

Name: Gwydir Forest
Address: Betws-y-Coed, United Kingdom

#3 among attractions in Betws-y-Coed

Natural attraction, Top attraction, Park, Forest

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Gwydir Forest, also spelled Gwydyr, is located in Conwy county borough and the Snowdonia National Park in Wales. It takes its name from the ancient Gwydir Estate, established by the John Wynn family of Gwydir Castle, which owned this area. ()

Elevation: 981 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°7'34"N, 3°49'41"W

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Betws-y-Coed United Kingdom

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Gwydir Forest – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Llyn Geirionydd, Gwydir Castle, St Grwst's Church, Llyn Glangors.

1 miW
Natural attraction, Body of water, Park
Llyn Geirionydd, Trefriw
25 min walk • Llyn Geirionydd lies in a valley in North Wales where the northern edge of the Gwydyr Forest meets the lower slopes of the Carneddau mountains.
1.2 miE
Forts and castles
Gwydir Castle, Llanrwst
31 min walk • Gwydir Castle is situated in the Conwy valley, Wales, a mile to the west of the ancient market town of Llanrwst and 1.5 miles to the south of the large village of Trefriw.
1.5 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic architecture
St Grwst's Church, Llanrwst
38 min walk • St Grwst's Church, Llanrwst, is located in Church Street, Llanrwst, Conwy, Wales. It is an active Church in Wales parish church and is part of the Aberconwy Mission Area in the archdeaconry of St Asaph, and the diocese of St Asaph.
~1680 ftW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Glangors, Snowdonia National Park
9 min walk • Llyn Glangors is a lake in the Gwydir Forest in north Wales. It lies at a height of 900 ft and covers an area of 15 acres. An artificial reservoir, it was created to supply water for the nearby Pandora lead mine.
1.4 miNW
Ruins
Klondyke mill, Snowdonia National Park
36 min walk • Klondyke Mill was an ore processing mill on the edge of the Gwydir Forest, near Trefriw, north Wales. Constructed in 1900, the mill was built to receive lead ore from Pandora mine, some 2 miles away - with which its history is inextricably linked - this ore travelling along a tramway which followed the eastern shore of Llyn Geirionydd.
1.2 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Bodgynydd, Snowdonia National Park
32 min walk • Llyn Bodgynydd is a lake in the Gwydir Forest in North Wales. It covers an area of some 14 acres, and lies at a height of 822 feet a.s.l.
1.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Parc, Snowdonia National Park
32 min walk • Llyn Park is a lake in the Gwydir Forest in North Wales. Lying at a height of 664 feet, it covers an area of 22 acres, and is long and narrow in shape.
0.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Grey Mare's Tail, Snowdonia National Park
23 min walk • The Grey Mare's Tail is a waterfall on the very edge of the Snowdonia National Park near Gwydir Castle in the county of Conwy, north Wales. It lies just off the B5106 road between the town of Llanrwst and the large village of Trefriw.