National Slate Museum, Snowdonia National Park

Name: National Slate Museum
Address: Gilfach Ddu Country Park, Snowdonia National Park, LL55 4TY, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 300 111 2333

#6 among attractions in Snowdonia National Park

Top attraction, History museum, Museum

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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. The museum is dedicated to the preservation and display of relicts of the Slate industry in Wales. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1972 (52 years ago)Coordinates: 53°7'15"N, 4°6'55"W

Address

Gilfach Ddu Country ParkSnowdonia National Park LL55 4TY United Kingdom

Contact

+44 300 111 2333

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Day trips

National Slate Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dinorwic Quarry, Dolbadarn Castle, Llyn Padarn, St Padarn's Church.

0.8 miNE
Climbing
Dinorwic Quarry, Llanberis
21 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.
~1550 ftS
Dog-friendly medieval ruins with views
Dolbadarn Castle, Llanberis
8 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.
1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Padarn, Llanberis
25 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.
0.5 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Padarn's Church, Llanberis
12 min walk • Saint Padarn's Church, Llanberis is a parish church of the Church in Wales in Llanberis.
0.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Peris
17 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.