Machynlleth transmitting station, Machynlleth

#11 among attractions in Machynlleth

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The Machynlleth transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located on a hill about 2.5 kilometres west of the town of Machynlleth, in Powys, Wales. It was originally built by the BBC, entering service in June 1965 acting as a relay transmitter for the now-defunct 405-line VHF television system. ()

Coordinates: 52°35'13"N, 3°53'3"W

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Machynlleth transmitting station – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: MOMA, Hughes Memorial, Owain Glyndŵr's Parliament House, Corris Craft Centre.

1.4 miE
Theater, Art museum, Museum
MOMA, Machynlleth
35 min walk • MOMA Machynlleth or Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth is an arts centre and gallery adjacent to Y Tabernacl in Machynlleth, Powys, Wales. The Tabernacle was converted in the mid-1980s from a Wesleyan chapel into a centre for the performing arts. Since then the Museum of Modern Art has grown up alongside it, with six exhibition spaces.
4.9 miN
Memorial
Hughes Memorial, Corris
126 min walk • The Hughes Memorial in Corris is a memorial obelisk commemorating Alfred W Hughes, who served as a surgeon in the Second Boer War. He died of fever in South Africa in 1900. In 2013, Professor Chris Williams of Swansea University described it as one of the most important objects in Welsh history.
1.5 miE
Specialty museum, Museum, Vernacular architecture
Owain Glyndŵr's Parliament House, Machynlleth
38 min walk • Owain Glyndŵr's Parliament House was traditionally the building where Owain Glyndŵr held a parliament after being crowned Prince of Wales in 1404. However the origin of the building is probably later.
4.9 miN
Classes and workshops, Arts and crafts
Corris Craft Centre, Corris
125 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.
3.1 miSW
Forts and castles
Glandyfi Castle, Machynlleth
79 min walk • Glandyfi Castle in Glandyfi, Ceredigion, Wales, is a mock castle dating from the early 19th century. It was built for George Jeffreys, described by some as an evangelist, and by others as a barrister, circa 1819.
3.1 miNE
Museum
Centre for Alternative Technology, Snowdonia National Park
80 min walk • The Centre for Alternative Technology is an eco-centre in Powys, mid-Wales, dedicated to demonstrating and teaching sustainable development. CAT, despite its name, no longer concentrates its efforts exclusively on alternative technology, but provides information on all aspects of sustainable living.
1.5 miW
Church
St Peter ad Vincula, Pennal
39 min walk • The parish church of St Peter ad Vincula in the village of Pennal in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, is notable as the site of the last senate meeting held by the Welsh prince, Owain Glyndŵr. It was founded in the 6th century, supposedly by St Tannwg and St Eithrias, and is the only church in Wales with this dedication.
1.3 miE
Park, Music venue
Plas Machynlleth, Machynlleth
34 min walk • Plas Machynlleth is the former Welsh residence of the Marquesses of Londonderry. It is situated in the market town of Machynlleth in Powys, Wales.
1.8 miSW
Park
Cors Dyfi, Machynlleth
46 min walk • The Dyfi Osprey Project is a conservation project at the Cors Dyfi nature reserve near Derwenlas, in the county of Powys, Wales, under the management of the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust.
1.5 miNE
Bridge
Dyfi Bridge, Machynlleth
39 min walk • The Dyfi Bridge, also known as the Machynlleth Bridge, Dovey Bridge, Pont Dyfi or Pont ar Dyfi, is a road bridge carrying the A487 road across the River Dyfi north of Machynlleth, Powys, Wales. It is described as "one of the finest bridges in Montgomeryshire" by the Gwynedd Archaeological Trust.
3.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tarren y Gesail, Snowdonia National Park
89 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.