Spinnies, Bangor

#6 among attractions in Bangor

Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area

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Spinnies Aberogwen is a Nature reserve located 2 miles East of Bangor, in Gwynedd unitary authority, north west Wales. The reserve is owned and managed by North Wales Wildlife Trust. ()

Coordinates: 53°13'39"N, 4°4'43"W

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Bangor United Kingdom

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Spinnies – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: GreenWood Forest Park, Beaumaris Castle, Penrhyn Castle, Bangor Cathedral.

5.8 miSW
Amusement, Park, Theme park
GreenWood Forest Park, Y Felinheli
148 min walk • Nestled in the heart of North Wales, GreenWood Forest Park offers a unique blend of eco-friendly entertainment and outdoor adventure that sets it apart from your typical amusement park. Located near the city of Y Felinheli, this family-focused attraction is renowned...
2.6 miN
Medieval stronghold built by Edward I
Beaumaris Castle, Beaumaris
67 min walk • Beaumaris Castle, a historical fortress in Beaumaris, Wales, stands as a testament to medieval military architecture. Designed by the master castle-builder James of St. George, the construction of this massive stone castle began in 1295 under the reign of Edward I.
0.7 miW
Forts and castles, Specialty museum, Museum
Penrhyn Castle, Bangor
18 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.
2 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic architecture
Bangor Cathedral, Bangor
52 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.
1.6 miW
53°13'42"N • 4°7'1"W
St Deiniol Golf Club, Bangor
41 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
0.7 miW
Museum
Penrhyn Castle Railway Museum
18 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.
2.6 miN
Historical place, Architecture, Museum
Beaumaris Gaol, Beaumaris
66 min walk • Beaumaris Gaol is a disused gaol located in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales. Although no longer in use it remains largely unaltered and is now a museum open to visitors, with around 30,000 visiting each year.
1.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bangor Mountain, Bangor
48 min walk • Bangor Mountain is a scarp face of a hill below which the city of Bangor in Gwynedd, Wales, sits. Though not a mountain in the true sense of the word it is so-called because of the way it rears up behind Bangor and appears mountainous, especially from the Glan Adda, High Street and Hirael areas of the city.
2.2 miW
Universities and schools
Bangor University, Bangor
55 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.
2.6 miN
Church
St Mary's and St Nicholas's Church, Anglesey
66 min walk • St Mary and St Nicholas Church, Beaumaris, is a fourteenth century Grade I listed building in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales.
1.4 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lôn Las Ogwen, Bangor
37 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".