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Snowdonia (Eryri)

Yr Wyddfa, Slate Valleys and Castles by the Sea

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2 daysIdeal stay₹11,340From / night₹2,770Food / dayFreeEntry

North Wales' mountain national park, now officially Eryri: the climb or the mountain railway up Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) from Llanberis, the waterfalls of Betws-y-Coed, the slate caverns of Blaenau Ffestiniog, Portmeirion's Italianate village, and Edward I's castles at Caernarfon and Conwy. Trains reach Bangor and Llandudno Junction from London (about 3 hours 15) and Manchester; buses or a car go on into the park. The railway runs from spring to autumn and reaches the summit only in good weather.

Highlights

  • Climb Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) by the Llanberis path
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway
  • Caernarfon and Conwy castles
  • Betws-y-Coed and Swallow Falls
  • Portmeirion
  • Zip World over a slate quarry

Things to do

  • Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) hike from LlanberisMorning · 7h
  • Snowdon Mountain RailwayApr–OctMorning · 2h 30m
  • Caernarfon CastleAfternoon · 2h 30m
  • Betws-y-Coed and Swallow FallsAfternoon · 3h
  • Conwy Castle and wallsMorning · 2h 30m

Tours & tickets

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When to go

Best time: May – September

Heads up

Snowdon Railway Closed, Mountain in Winter Conditions

The Snowdon Mountain Railway runs from spring to autumn, and to the summit only from about May in good weather. In winter Yr Wyddfa's paths are often under snow and ice: walk to the summit only with an ice axe, crampons and the experience to use them, or keep to the valleys, castles and waterfalls.