Llanberis,
North Wales, UK |
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The town of Llanberis is one of the main bases for walking within
the Snowdonia National Park. Set in a stunning location just northeast
of Snowdon, surrounded by mountains and fringed by two lakes,
it is the start of the Snowdon Mountain Railway which runs five
miles to the mountain's summit.
The cliff-faces
of the beautiful Llanberis Pass are used as training ground for
Everest, and at the end of the valley is Pen-y-Pass, the starting
point for the main walks up to Snowdon.
The town's lakes are popular for watersports and walks, and on
a wooded hill near the lakes is the lovely ruin of Dolbadarn Castle,
a Welsh castle built in the 13th century by Llywelyn the Great.
Llanberis
was once a slate mining town and, overlooking the lake, the Welsh
Slate Museum is housed in the old Victorian workshops of the Dinorwig
Slate Quarries. At the beginning of the 20th century the quarries
were one of the largest in Wales, employing around 3000 men. You
can also take a 40-minute trip along the lake's shore on the Llanberis
Lake Railway, which runs along a stretch of the line once used
to transport the slate to the coast. More recently, Electric Mountain
offers the opportunity to descend into the mountain's tunnels
and visit the dramatic Dinorwig underground hydroelectric power
station.
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