Sygun Copper Mine, Beddgelert

Name: Sygun Copper Mine
Address: Snowdonia National Park, Beddgelert, LL55 4NE, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1766 890595

#2 among attractions in Beddgelert

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Sygun Copper Mine is a Victorian copper mine which closed in 1903 but was renovated and reopened by the Amies family as a tourist attraction in 1986, focusing on audio-visual tours of the underground workings. Sygun Copper Mine was once a main supplier of minerals in Wales. It is located about one mile outside of the village of Beddgelert in the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales. ()

Coordinates: 53°1'6"N, 4°4'52"W

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Snowdonia National ParkBeddgelert LL55 4NE United Kingdom

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+44 1766 890595

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Nearby attractions include: Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, St Mary's Church, Aberglaslyn Pass, Dinas Emrys.

4.2 miN
Climbing
Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, Snowdonia National Park
108 min walk • Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, or "Cloggy", is a north-facing rhyolite set of cliffs located on the northern flank of Snowdon mountain.
1 miSW
Church
St Mary's Church, Beddgelert
26 min walk • The Priory and Parish Church of Saint Mary is in Beddgelert, in the Snowdonia area of Gwynedd, Wales. It is a Grade II* listed building, on the site of one of the oldest Christian establishments in Wales. An early Christian community was established there in the 6th century AD which is mentioned by Gerald of Wales.
1.5 miS
Nature, Canyon, Natural attraction
Aberglaslyn Pass, Snowdonia National Park
39 min walk • The Aberglaslyn Pass is a narrow gorge of considerable beauty in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, north Wales. The A498 road/A4085 road follows a relatively level route along the Afon Glaslyn through the pass from Beddgelert to Prenteg and then continues at the edge of the Traeth Mawr via Tremadog to Porthmadog.
~1290 ftN
Forts and castles
Dinas Emrys, Beddgelert
7 min walk • Dinas Emrys is a rocky and wooded hillock near Beddgelert in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. Rising some 76 m above the floor of the Glaslyn river valley, it overlooks the southern end of Llyn Dinas in Snowdonia.
3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Lliwedd, Snowdonia National Park
78 min walk • Y Lliwedd is a mountain, connected to Snowdon in the Snowdonia National Park, North Wales. Its summit lies 898 metres above sea level. The eastern flanks are steep cliffs rising above Glaslyn and Llyn Llydaw. Y Lliwedd is the most conspicuous of the peaks for those who approach Snowdon via the Miners' and Pyg tracks.
1.7 miS
Bridge
Pont Aberglaslyn, Snowdonia National Park
44 min walk • Pont Aberglaslyn is a stone arch bridge over the Afon Glaslyn and the surrounding hamlet, located near Beddgelert and Nantmor in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.
2.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Pitt's Head, Snowdonia National Park
64 min walk • Pitt's Head is a distinctive rock located at grid reference SH576515, close to the A4085 road in Gwynedd, Wales. Its distinction lies in a resemblance to the profile of politician William Pitt the Younger.
2.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel Hebog, Snowdonia National Park
70 min walk • Moel Hebog is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales which dominates the view west from the village of Beddgelert. It gives name to a whole range of peaks in the north-western corner of Snowdonia, which include the Nantlle Ridge and Mynydd Mawr.
4.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel-yr-hydd
119 min walk • Moel-yr-hydd is a subsidiary summit of Moelwyn Mawr in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Moelwynion. The mountain overlooks the village of Tanygrisiau and Tanygrisiau railway station from where the mountain can easily be ascended.
1.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Yr Aran, Snowdonia National Park
44 min walk • Yr Aran is a mountain peak on a ridge radiating south from Snowdon, Wales' highest mountain, with beautiful views of the summit of Snowdon, Moel Hebog and the Nantlle Ridge.
3.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Moel yr Ogof, Snowdonia National Park
79 min walk • Moel yr Ogof is a summit in Snowdonia. It is a subsidiary summit of Moel Hebog and a sister peak to the lower Moel Lefn. There is an asbestos trial mine located on the summit.