Snowdonia National Park (Wales)

Advantages: Something for everyone, breathe-taking scenery, good food.
Disadvantages: Rain.

...Wales and in particular the Snowdonia National park, which totals 823 square miles of the wildest land you will see anyway in the world. A mere 26,000 people live and work in this area of unspoilt beauty some making a bare living from the land others practising crafts handed down through generations. Millions of people visit North Wales every year but the National park stays unchanged by time. Looking at the geology its hard to imagine the sheer ...
...Silurian ages spanning over 400 million years, it makes a person feel like a tiny speck in time. The last Ice age lingered a long while here which still shows in the rocks and crags abundant throughout the land and the formation of rocky gorges through which waterfalls abound. Snowden or Yr Wydffa is the highest mountain at 3,560 feet above sea level, second highest to Ben Nevis in the UK. Not far from here are the three peaks Yr Tryfan, Glyder Fawr ... Read review

Advantages: Picturesque, Plenty To See And Do
Disadvantages: Can Get Busy During The Summer Months

...GENERAL INFORMATION The Snowdonia National Park Or Eryri as it is known in Welsh was designated a National Park in 1951 when it became the third National Park to be created in England and Wales. The Park covers a vast area of 838 square miles, which incorporates two different Mountain ranges, the Carneddau, and Glyderau Mountain ranges. The highest peak in these Mountains is Yr Wyddfa which means "The Tomb" in Welsh, standing 3560 feet above sea ...
...PEOPLE & CULTURE Snowdonia is positioned right in the heart of Welsh speaking Wales and almost 70% of the 27,500 people who live and work within the boundaries of the Park speak Welsh as their mother tongue. 70 % of the land within the Park is in Private ownership with the remainder being owned by the Forestry Commission, the Ministry of Defence, the National Trust and various Local Authorities. The main employment within the Park is with the Forestry ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap, beautiful, active
Disadvantages: It might be wet in May

...(last year) holiday in the Snowdonia national park turned out to be one of the best we've ever had. The other half and I were both still students, stressed out before finals and in need of a budget getaway before plunging in to the depths of revision in May. After a little bit of research on the internet to look for campsites, we piled our gear into the back of our A reg VW and headed for the hills of Wales. The first campsite we stayed at, in Waunfawr, ...
...After a week in Snowdonia we got back in the car and headed for Anglesey. The whole week cost us about £50 each, including food and petrol. We mostly took packed lunches as we were on a budget, but there are masses of places to eat and drink. In May all the attractions and campsites are quiet (some are cheaper), and it is entirely possible to camp and have a good time despite the rain! You probably do need your own transport to get around, although ... Read review

Advantages: Lots to do
Disadvantages: None

The Snowdonia National Park has some of the most beautiful and breath-taking scenery in England and Wales. You can walk on the moors, sail on a mountain lake, explore the numerous copper mines and even cycle for miles on safe cycle routes. What's more you can enjoy the wildlife and beauty when doing it. The Snowdonia National Park Authority works with local landowners, to look after the area, but at the same time, they allow visitors to visit and ...
...If you do visit Snowdonia don't forget to ride the Snowdon Mountain Railway, the little train runs at regular intervals from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon. If you're lucky enough to ride it on a fine sunny day, the views are just magnificent. In the same area, there is also a twin lake at the foot of Snowdon with a massive carpark. The more energetic can go hiking along the various trails. The less energetic can enjoy a picnic by the lake side, ... Read review

Advantages: Some of the best riding in the UK
Disadvantages: If you're a die hard MTB nut, none

...back from a week in Snowdonia with some friends and, as anyone who knows me would expect, my mountain bike. You see, right now North Wales is very much the in place to go for mountain biking, something to do with the fact that IMBA (International Mountain Bicycling Association) have decided that Wales is on a par with the sport's birthplace of California in terms of places to go and have a bit of two wheeled fun. The main centre for all the fuss ...
...Porthmadog, which is where we decided to have our week of two wheeled fun. We spent the week in a self catering log cabin in Trawsfynydd, only about three miles away from the trailhead at Coed-y-Brenin. The cabins are privately owned and are let out via Trawfynydd Holidays Ltd for quite reasonable sums of money. We paid £270 for a week in a six bed cabin, although the costs vary throughout the year. Being privately owned they are a little more homely ... Read review

Advantages: Superbly Pretty Mediterranean-Style Village On the Welsh Coast...
Disadvantages: Half the fun is getting there... or perhaps not.

...you tend to find in charity shops. The dining room, at breakfast, was awfully, shabbily genteel, and would, I imagined, have made the perfect setting for a scene in a B Grade Horror film. Anyway, we continued on, through Buxton then veering due west towards Wales. We arrived at the Snowdonia National Park, and paused to ascend Britain's tallest mountain in a little red mountain train. The views were a little disappointing. We walked down again, or ran down, as it happened, because my husband refused to be overtaken. We passed the elderly, the infirm, and harassed looking couples with screaming children in unsuitable buggies. Poor fools, we thought. What possessed them? Near the bottom, there was a picturesque little stream, so we undressed and swam about for a bit. This was more like it. It's no fun, having dashed down Britain's tallest... Read review

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Advantages: Peaceful, luxury, relaxing, historic, beautiful grounds, elegant, makes you feel like a princess or prince
Disadvantages: Distance from parking to reception and your room with luggage

..., Llandudno, Great Orm Country Park, Trefriw Woollen Mill and Snowdonia National park. This is Wales and so you have lots of beautiful views, small villages, small village pubs and beautiful countryside. **** LOCATION **** Bodelwyddan Castle and Hotel Denbighshire, North Wales LL18 5YA 01745 585088 From the M6 Exit the M6 at junction 19a Follow the M56 to Chester/North Wales Take A55 to North Wales You will find Bodelwyddan Castle just off Junction 25 Of the A55 Call Warner's booking line - 0870 601 6012 Or book on line at www.warnerbreaks.co.uk North Wales LL18 5YA **** CONCLUSION **** Well once again we have enjoyed a Warner break, this one is not as elegant as the other Historic Hotels Warner own, but it is still steeped in history, with the old building, courtyards etc, which is something we love... Read review

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Advantages: Super Location, plenty to do, low cost
Disadvantages: Poor weather, sometimes too quiet

...Radio Lancashire but that is based in Blackburn. The food seen is also pretty diverse with all the usual foods such as Chinese, Indian, Italian and the usual fast food outlets. As well as these the town offers some more unusual fair with a Japanese Sushi Bar recently opening on Fishergate. There is also an excellent Mexican restaurant plus Thai, Austrian and Greek. There is plenty of beautiful countryside close by as well as being within one hour of 5 National Parks – the Lake District, The Yorkshire Dales, The Peak District and Snowdonia National Park in North Wales. There are also many historical attractions close by such as Hoghton Towers (where James 1 knighted a loin of Beef thus creating the sirloin!) and Salmesbury Hall and Rufford Hall both beautiful Jacobean Houses that can be visited and enjoyed by the public. The major... Read review

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