This medieval building was built some time between 1460 and 1485 during the Wars of the Roses by Gruffudd Vaughan, a local Lancastrian supporter. Secret...

A Barmouth rector founded this hut in 1890 as a place for sailors to meet friends or quietly read. Here, local families could trace the...

This scenic, walkers` and cyclists` trail runs along a disused railway trackbed from Dolgellau to Morfa Mawddach and continues over the toll bridge to Barmouth....

Barmouth Railway Bridge stretches for over half a mile across the mouth of the beautiful River Mawddach, and a walk along its footpath beside the...

On a small hill near Barmouth`s harbour stands an unusual, small, round building. Built in 1834, when Barmouth was a busy port, it served as...

The gorse covered hillside above Barmouth known as Dinas Oleu has the distinction of being the first property to be given to the National Trust....

The Last Haul is a remarkable sculpture of three fishermen hauling a net. It is made from a block of marble recovered in the 1980s...

This nature reserve is part of an Afon Mawddach Site of Special Scientific Interest. During the 1800s peat was cut in the bog and taken...

The Cregennen Lakes are two, beautiful lakes lying at 800 feet above sea level and surrounded by moorland. The lakes are popular with fishermen and...

Arthur`s Quoit is the name given to a Neolithic burial chamber located near Corsygedol above Talybont. It is said that King Arthur threw the capstone...

This impressive Neolithic burial site consists of two chambers and it was completely enclosed in a huge cairn measuring about 120 feet long by 50...

This Site of Special Scientific Interest is one of the largest areas of common reed in Wales. It is an important breeding site for wetland...

Lying below the southern crags of Cader Idris, Tal-y-llyn is one of the most famous fishing lakes in Wales. The road to it from Dolgellau...

St Mary`s Church dates from 1716. Its magnificent roof is supported by unusual wooden pillars that were dragged over the pass of Bwlch Oerddrws from...

This remote abbey was founded in 1198 by the Cistercian order for the mother abbey at Cwmhir in Powys. The monks farmed sheep and bred...

One of the most famous chapels in Wales stands above the River Artro inland from Llanbedr. It was built in 1850 and worshippers were baptised...

This museum relates to the history of the narrow gauge railways of the British Isles. The collection ranges from complete locomotives to smaller items...

The Talyllyn Railway is a narrow gauge, steam railway that makes a journey of seven miles from Tywyn on the coast to Nant Gwernol in...

St Cadfan`s Church houses the Cadfan Stone, a stone bearing inscriptions thought to be the oldest written examples of the Welsh language. After arriving by...

Lying at sea level in the Dysynni Valley with views of Snowdonia`s mountains, Broad Water is a beautiful place to visit at any time of...