Castell y Bere, Tywyn

Name: Castell y Bere
Address: Llanfihangel y Pennant, Tywyn, SH 669086, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 29 2050 0200

#1 among attractions in Tywyn

Top attraction, Ruins, Forts and castles

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Castell y Bere is a Welsh castle near Llanfihangel-y-pennant in Gwynedd, Wales. Constructed by Llywelyn the Great in the 1220s, the stone castle was intended to maintain his authority over the local people and to defend the south-west part of the princedom of Gwynedd. In 1282, war with Edward I of England resulted in the death of Llywelyn's grandson, Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, and Castell y Bere fell to English forces. Edward I expanded the castle further and established a small town beside it. In 1294 the Welsh leader Madog ap Llywelyn mounted a major revolt and the castle was besieged and apparently burnt. Edward did not repair it and it became ruined. Today it is in the hands of Cadw and operated as a tourist attraction. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1221 (803 years ago)Coordinates: 52°39'30"N, 3°58'16"W

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Llanfihangel y PennantTywyn SH 669086 United Kingdom

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+44 29 2050 0200

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Castell y Bere – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dolgoch Falls, Cadair Idris, Corris Craft Centre, Barmouth Bridge.

2.8 miS
Natural attraction, Waterfall, Park
Dolgoch Falls, Snowdonia National Park
72 min walk • The Dolgoch Falls are a series of three waterfalls near Tywyn in Gwynedd, Mid Wales. The falls are part of the Nant Dol-gôch stream, which flows into the Afon Fathew, and form a popular walk from the nearby Dolgoch station on the Talyllyn Railway.
3.9 miNE
Natural attraction, Park, Mountain
Cadair Idris, Dolgellau
99 min walk • Cader Idris is a mountain in the historic county of Meirionnydd, Wales. It lies at the southern end of the Snowdonia National Park near the town of Dolgellau.
5.1 miE
Classes and workshops, Arts and crafts
Corris Craft Centre, Corris
130 min walk • Corris Craft Centre is a craft and leisure complex in Corris, on the A487 near Machynlleth, mid-Wales. It is sometimes referred to as King Arthur's Labyrinth, one of the attractions on the site. Celebrating 40 years in 2022.
4.8 miNW
Bridge
Barmouth Bridge
122 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.
3.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Craig Cwm Amarch, Snowdonia National Park
88 min walk • Craig Cwm Amarch is not synonymous with Craig y Cau but names the headwall of Cwm Amarch on Cadair Idris in the Snowdonia National Park, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. There seems to be some confusion over naming by people who are not local.
5.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Gwernan, Penmaenpool
133 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.
5.3 miE
Rock
Broad Vein Mudstone Formation, Corris
135 min walk • The Broad Vein Mudstone Formation is an Ordovician lithostratigraphic group in Mid Wales. The rock of the formation is silty mudstone, intensely bioturbated in places. It varies in colour from a pale to a medium blue. This formation has been commercially quarried as slate in several locations along its length.
3.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tal-y-llyn Lake, Snowdonia National Park
82 min walk • Tal-y-llyn Lake, also known as Talyllyn Lake and Llyn Myngul, is a large glacial ribbon lake in Gwynedd, North Wales. It is formed by a post-glacial massive landslip damming up the lake within the glaciated valley. The hamlet of Talyllyn lies at the west end of the lake.
2.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Graig Goch, Snowdonia National Park
74 min walk • Graig Goch is a 586m high hill in the Gwynedd area in Wales and lying within Snowdonia National Park. The hill falls within the communities of Llanfihangel-y-Pennant and Corris, the summit being located in the former.
3.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tarren y Gesail, Snowdonia National Park
79 min walk • Tarren y Gesail is a mountain in Snowdonia, north Wales. It is one of the Marilyns of the Cadair Idris group. Lying to the south of Cadair Idris, it and its neighbour Tarrenhendre form the bulk of the Tarren subgroup.
3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tarrenhendre, Snowdonia National Park
77 min walk • Tarrenhendre is a mountain in Snowdonia, North Wales. It is one of the Marilyns in the Cadair Idris group. Lying to the south of Cadair Idris, it and its neighbour Tarren y Gesail form the bulk of the Tarren subgroup.