Dinorwic Quarry, Llanberis

Name: Dinorwic Quarry
Address: Llanberis, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Llanberis

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Dinorwic quarry is a large former slate quarry, now home to the Welsh National Slate Museum, located between the villages of Llanberis and Dinorwig in Wales. At its height at the turn of the century, it was the second largest slate quarry in Wales, after the neighbouring Penrhyn quarry near Bethesda. Dinorwic covered 700 acres consisting of two main quarry sections with 20 galleries in each. Extensive internal tramway systems connected the quarries using inclines to transport slate between galleries. Since its closure in 1969, the quarry has become the site of the National Slate Museum, a regular film location, and an extreme rock climbing destination. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 1787 (237 years ago)Coordinates: 53°7'34"N, 4°5'53"W

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Llanberis United Kingdom

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Day trips

Dinorwic Quarry – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dolbadarn Castle, National Slate Museum, Elidir Fawr, St Padarn's Church.

0.9 miSW
Dog-friendly medieval ruins with views
Dolbadarn Castle, Llanberis
24 min walk • Dolbadarn Castle is a fortification built by the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great during the early 13th century, at the base of the Llanberis Pass, in northern Wales.
0.8 miSW
History museum, Museum
National Slate Museum, Snowdonia National Park
21 min walk • The National Slate Museum is located at Gilfach Ddu, the 19th-century workshops of the now disused Dinorwic quarry, within the Padarn Country Park, Llanberis, Gwynedd.
1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Elidir Fawr, Snowdonia National Park
25 min walk • Elidir Fawr is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales, the northernmost peak in the Glyderau. To the north of the summit is a small lake, Marchlyn Mawr, which is the upper reservoir for Dinorwig power station, a pump-storage power station hidden inside the mountain.
1.3 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Padarn's Church, Llanberis
32 min walk • Saint Padarn's Church, Llanberis is a parish church of the Church in Wales in Llanberis.
0.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Peris
23 min walk • Llyn Peris is a lake in Snowdonia, Wales, approximately 1.8 km long and situated close to the villages of Llanberis and Nant Peris, and the smaller twin of Llyn Padarn. The lake was formed glacially and is an example of a moraine-dammed lake.
1.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Marchlyn Mawr, Snowdonia National Park
36 min walk • Marchlyn Mawr reservoir is a high level lake in Snowdonia behind Elidir Fawr mountain. It is used as the high level water source for Dinorwig power station, a closed-loop pumped storage hydroelectric generating facility.