Things to Do: Local Attractions

EATING OUT - BETWS-Y-COED:

The Royal Oak Hotel. Grill Bistro Open 7.45am – 8.45pm 7 days per week. Restaurant Open Weds to Sat inclusive 6.30 pm – 8.45pm 01690 710219 www.royaloakhotel.net

The Stables
Food served 12.00 – 10pm Mon – Saturday 12.00 – 9.30 pm Sunday
Children catered for. Good Quality and value for money. Regular Entertainment
01690 710219

The Three Gables Family Restaurant
Walking parties catered for.
01690 710328

The Craig-y-Dderwen Riverside Hotel
On the banks of the river Conwy, this idyllic Restaurant offers a varied menu of Welsh, Modern and Vegetarian Dishes.
Tea Garden for Cream Teas.
01690 710293
www.snowdonia-hotel.com

Log onto www.betws-y-coed.co.uk for further information

GOLF

Betws y Coed Golf Club Tel 0169071055 www.golf-betws-y-coed.co.uk (7 miles away) Handicap Certificate required. Ffestiniog Golf Club Tel 01766 831829 The Highest golf club in Wales (11 miles away)

Check out www.visitsnowdonia.info for full information about the courses in the locality.

CANOEING AND RAFTING:

FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY

Ffestiniog Railway – Take a 13 mile ride on a railway steeped in history. Open daily from mid March to early November. www.festrail.co.uk Llechwedd Slate Caverns(Blaenau Ffestiniog) – Winner of every major tourism award. Open daily from May to February. E-mail – quarrytours@aol.com.

Trefriw Woollen Mills – Manufacturers of traditional Welsh bedspreads, rugs and tweeds. See the looms and hydro electric turbines. Open all year round.
www.t-w-m.co.uk

Bodnant Garden(nr Colwyn Bay) – 80 acres of magnificent gardens. Open mid March – end October.
www.bodnantgarden.co.uk

Welsh Mountain Zoo(Colwyn Bay) – Enter a world of natural wonder. Set in beautiful gardens with panoramic scenery above Colwyn Bay. Open all year.
www.welshmountainzoo.org

Welsh Slate Museum(Llanberis) – A living working museum. Shows and demonstrations. Open all year.
www.nmgw.ac.uk

Greenwood Forest Park(Caernarfon) – Family adventure and forest fun. Lots to do whatever the weather. Open mid March – end October.
E mail – info@greenwoodforestpark.co.uk

Chester Zoo – Over 7,000 animals in spacious and natural surroundings, all set in 110 acres of landscaped gardens. Open all year. Excellent day out for all of the family. 1 hour away.
www.chesterzoo.org

Erddig – The most evocative ‘upstairs-downstairs’ house in Britain. Extensive gardens and authentic demonstrations of restored historic machines. Open daily mid March – end October except Thursday and Friday.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Aber Falls – One of the steepest and most beautiful waterfalls in Wales.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Sygun Copper Mine(Beddgelert) – Explore the colourful caverns and tunnels. Open all year.
www.syguncoppermine.co.uk

Snowdon Mountain Railway – Ride to the top on Britain’s highest rack railway. The summit being at 3,560ft (1,085m), it is the highest mountain in Wales and England. Weather permitting trains run every day from mid March – end October.
www.snowdonrailway.co.uk

Piggery Pottery(nr Llanberis) – Paint your own pots. Open all year.

Pen-Y-Bryn(nr Cerrigydrudion) – A fun filled family day out. Get close up to the animals and enjoy many more activities. Open from Easter to end September.
www.pybfarmpark.co.uk

www.visitsnowdonia.info - all information re biking, walking, activities and events in North Wales.

Port Meirion Village and Gardens
Created by architect Clough Williams-Ellis who built the village from 1926 – 1976, fulfilling his dream of creating his own village on a romantic coastal site.
Fun for all the family any time of the year. Explore the beautifully maintained village and gardens. Venture to the Gwyllt woodlands with reare and exotic plants. Nearby there are miles of sandy beaches. NB Dogs are not allowed in the village
www.portmeirion-village.com

CASTLES & OTHER HISTORIC BUILDINGS

Visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk for a full listing of all NT properties and activites in this region.

Plas Mawr, Conwy
Finest surviving Elizabethan gentry town house in Britain in the centre of the historic walled town of Conwy. Noted particularly for its fine decorative plasterwork.

Conwy Castle – “ one of the outstanding achievements of medieval military architecture” according to one distinguished historian. Conwy town is a great day out. Visit the Castle, the smallest house in wales and stroll around the shops and harbour.
Open Summer 1st April – 31 May 9.30am – 5pm Daily, 1 June – 30 September 9.30am – 6pm daily. Winter 1st October – 31st March 9.30am 4pm (Mon – Sat) 11am – 4pm Sun.

Criccieth Castle – Established around 1230 by the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great, the castle is perched on a rocky peninsular.

Caernarfon Castle – “one of the worlds greatest medieval castles” Site of the investiture of HRH Charles the Prince of Wales. Royal Welsh Fusiliers Museum