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Penrhyn Castle, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 4HN. Tel: 01248 353084.
19th-century fantasy castle with spectacular contents and grounds.
Magnificent views over Snowdonia, a unique furniture collection
and the best private art collection, in context, in Wales. Large
gardens and grounds with formal Victorian walled garden, Dolls
museum, extensive Victorian kitchens, railway museum and adventure
playground. National Trust. Charges apply. www.nationaltrust.org.uk.
About 2 miles northeast of Bangor.
Cochwillan Old Hall, Tal-y-Bont,
Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 3AZ. Tel: 01248 355 853. The hall is considered
one of the best examples of a Welsh medieval estate centre and
it survives almost unaltered. The most striking feature of the
late 15th century hall house is the roof of three bays, divided
by trusses of hammer-beam type. The moulded hammer-beams have
embattled crests and plain ends with pinholes in them; as these
probably originally carried carved heads or heraldic shields,
new shields have been fitted to harmonize with the ancestry of
the old families of Cochwillan. About 3 miles east of Bangor.
Segontium Roman fort and museum, Llanbeblig Road, Caernarfon
LL55 2LN. Tel : 01286 675625. The Segontium Roman fort was an
auxiliary fort built by the Romans when they spread their conquest
of Britain into Wales, and dates back to 77 AD.The museum tells
the story of the conquest and occupation of Wales and contains
fine examples of the finds excavated from the Segontium site.
www.nmgw.ac.uk. About 8 miles southwest of Bangor.
The Llanberis Lake Railway,
Gilfach Ddu, Llanberis, Caernarfon, Gwynedd. LL55 4TY. Tel: 01286
870549. The Llanberis Lake Railway offers unrivalled views of
the mountains of Snowdonia from viewpoints quite inaccessible
by road, all for a modest price. Starting at Gilfach Ddu station
in the Padarn Country Park, the trip begins with a ride on the
recently opened extension up to Llanberis Village, passing the
Welsh Slate Museum and historic Dolbadarn Castle on the way.
www.lake-railway.co.uk. About 8 miles south of Bangor.
Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis, Gwynedd LL55 4TY.
Since 1896, the Snowdon Mountain Railway has been making it easy
to claim this mountain peak as one of your lifetime achievements.
In a tremendously ambitious feat of engineering, and uniquely
in Britain, a rack and pinion railway was built which rises to
within 66ft of the summit of the highest mountain in England
and Wales. www.snowdonrailway.co.uk. About 9 miles south of Bangor.
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