Y Garn, Penmaenpool
#3 among attractions in Penmaenpool
Facts and practical information
For other hills of the same name, see Y Garn. ()
Penmaenpool United Kingdom
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Y Garn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Pistyll Cain, Barmouth Bridge, Mawddach Trail, Cymer Abbey.
WaterfallPistyll Cain, Dolgellau
86 min walk • Pistyll Cain, also written as Pistill Cain and Pistill Y Caen, is a renowned waterfall in Meirionnydd in north Wales. It lies north-east of Ganllwyd off the A470 trunk road between Dolgellau and Trawsfynydd.
BridgeBarmouth Bridge
181 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
89 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
63 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
111 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
94 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.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainRhinog Fawr, Snowdonia National Park
113 min walk • Rhinog Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Rhinogydd range. It is the third highest summit of the Rhinogydd, losing out to Y Llethr and Diffwys respectively.
MuseumTŷ Siamas, Dolgellau
92 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
80 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, MountainRhinog Fach, Snowdonia National Park
89 min walk • Rhinog Fach is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales and forms part of the Rhinogydd. Technically, Rhinog Fach is a subsidiary summit of Y Llethr, but is a Marilyn.
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainDiffwys, Snowdonia National Park
68 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.
Wales