Bontddu, Penmaenpool
#2 among attractions in Penmaenpool
Facts and practical information
Penmaenpool United Kingdom
Bontddu – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: St John's Church, Cadair Idris, St David's Church, Barmouth Bridge.
- 4.1 miSWChurch, Gothic Revival architecture
St John's Church, Barmouth
105 min walk • St John's Church, Barmouth, Gwynedd, Wales was built between 1889 and 1895 and designed by the Chester architects Douglas and Fordham. The foundation stone was laid by Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom.
- 4.3 miSENatural attraction, Park, Mountain
Cadair Idris, Dolgellau
111 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.
- 4.1 miSWChurch
St David's Church, Barmouth
105 min walk • St David's Church is a Church in Wales church by the harbour of Barmouth, Gwynedd, west Wales. It is part of the Bro Ardudwy Ministry Area.
- 3.9 miSWBridge
Barmouth Bridge
100 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 miEHiking, Hiking trail
Mawddach Trail, Dolgellau
88 min walk • The Mawddach Trail is a cycle path route, part of Lôn Las Cymru, which runs for some 8 miles from Dolgellau to Morfa Mawddach railway station, by Barmouth bridge on the Cambrian coast.
- 3 miEHistoric walking areas, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Cymer Abbey, Dolgellau
78 min walk • Cymer Abbey is a ruined Cistercian abbey near the village of Llanelltyd, just north of Dolgellau, Gwynedd, in north-west Wales, United Kingdom.
- 2.6 miSENature, Natural attraction, Lake
Llyn Gwernan, Penmaenpool
68 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.
- 4.1 miSWChurch, Gothic Revival architecture
St Tudwal's Church, Barmouth
105 min walk • St Tudwal's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Barmouth, Gwynedd. It is situated on the King Edward Road leading from Barmouth to Llanaber. It was built in 1905 and is in the Dolgellau Deanery of the Diocese of Wrexham.
- 3.6 miEChurch, Romanesque architecture
Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Church, Dolgellau
91 min walk • Our Lady of Sorrows Church or its full name Our Lady of Seven Sorrows Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Dolgellau, Gwynedd. It was built in 1966 and is a Grade II listed building. It is situated on Meyrick Street close to the centre of town. It is administered in the Dolgellau Deanery of the Diocese of Wrexham.
- 3.5 miEMuseum
Tŷ Siamas, Dolgellau
90 min walk • Tŷ Siamas is the 'National Centre for Folk music' in Wales, and is situated in Dolgellau. Tŷ Siamas opened its doors to the public on Easter 2007, following extensive renovation and development of the old Neuadd Idris, which was formerly the market hall for the town of Dolgellau.
- 4.4 miNNature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Y Llethr, Snowdonia National Park
112 min walk • Y Llethr is the highest mountain in the Rhinogydd range of Snowdonia, in north Wales. The summit consists of a flat grassy top marked only by a small cairn. The summit is more in keeping with its southern flanks than its rugged northern approach.