Bangor Mountain, Bangor

Name: Bangor Mountain
Address: Bangor, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Bangor

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Bangor Mountain is a scarp face of a hill below which the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, Wales, sits. ()

Elevation: 387 ftProminence: 102 ftCoordinates: 53°13'31"N, 4°7'23"W

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Bangor United Kingdom

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Bangor Mountain – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Penrhyn Castle, Bangor Cathedral, St Deiniol Golf Club, Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum.

1.2 miE
Forts and castles, Specialty museum, Museum
Penrhyn Castle, Bangor
30 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.
~1080 ftNW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic architecture
Bangor Cathedral, Bangor
6 min walk • Bangor Cathedral is a cathedral in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It is dedicated to its founder, Saint Deiniol. The site of the present building of Bangor Cathedral has been in use as a place of Christian worship since the 6th century.
~1750 ftNE
53°13'42"N • 4°7'1"W
St Deiniol Golf Club, Bangor
9 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
1.2 miE
Museum
Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum
30 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.
0.4 miNW
Universities and schools
Bangor University, Bangor
11 min walk • Bangor University is a public university in Bangor, Wales. It received its Royal Charter in 1885 and was one of the founding institutions of the federal University of Wales.
0.8 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lôn Las Ogwen, Bangor
21 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".
0.8 miNE
Harbor
Port Penrhyn, Bangor
21 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.
1.3 miNW
Island
Ynys y Bîg, Menai Bridge
33 min walk • Ynys y Bîg is a small private island in the Menai Strait attached to the island of Anglesey by a wooden bridge. The bridge runs from the grounds of a private house, itself also called Ynys y Bîg, preventing any public access. The bridge fell into disrepair but was reconstructed in 2019.
1.3 miW
Island
Ynys Castell, Menai Bridge
34 min walk • Ynys Castell is a small island in the Menai Strait which separates Anglesey and mainland Wales. It is an extruding piece of Precambrian schist lying to one side of the Afon Cadnant estuary. It lies between Ynys y Bîg and Ynys Gaint.
0.7 miN
53°14'8"N • 4°7'21"W
Garth Community Centre, Bangor
18 min walk • Piers and boardwalks, Neighbourhood
0.9 miN
Piers and boardwalks
Garth Pier, Bangor
24 min walk • Garth Pier is a Grade II listed structure in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. At 1,500 feet in length, it is the second-longest pier in Wales, and the ninth longest in the British Isles.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Bangor Mountain?

Nearby attractions include Bangor Cathedral, Bangor (6 min walk), Maesgeirchen, Bangor (9 min walk), Bangor University, Bangor (11 min walk), Garth Community Centre, Bangor (18 min walk).

How to get to Bangor Mountain by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bangor Mountain:

Bus

Bangor bus station (6 min walk)
Bangor Bus Station • Lines: 79 (7 min walk)

Train

Bangor (15 min walk)