Llyn Peris

#2240 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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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. Llyn Peris is named after Saint Peris, an early Christian saint of whom little is known. The lake is flanked on one side by the mountain Elidir Fawr and the former slate quarry of Dinorwig. Above the opposite bank are the hills of Derlwyn and Clogwyn Mawr and a rock formation known as the Lady of Snowdon, due to its resemblance to a human face. The ruins of Dolbadarn Castle are also located on a mound above the lake. ()

Length: 5906 ftElevation: 325 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 53°6'50"N, 4°6'16"W

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WalesUnited Kingdom

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Llyn Peris – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dinorwic Quarry, Dolbadarn Castle, National Slate Museum, Llyn Padarn.

0.9 miN
Climbing
Dinorwic Quarry, Llanberis
23 min walk • 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.
0.5 miNW
Dog-friendly medieval ruins with views
Dolbadarn Castle, Llanberis
12 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.
0.7 miNW
History museum, Museum
National Slate Museum, Snowdonia National Park
17 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.
1.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Padarn, Llanberis
42 min walk • Llyn Padarn is a glacially formed lake in Snowdonia, Gwynedd, north Wales, and is an example of a moraine dammed lake. The lake is approximately 2 miles long and at its deepest point is 94 feet deep, and is one of the largest natural lakes in Wales.
1.2 miSE
Church
St Peris' Church, Snowdonia National Park
31 min walk • Saint Peris' Church, Nant Peris is a parish church of the Church in Wales in Nant Peris.
1.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Elidir Fawr, Snowdonia National Park
43 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.
0.9 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Padarn's Church, Llanberis
24 min walk • Saint Padarn's Church, Llanberis is a parish church of the Church in Wales in Llanberis.