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Temporarily closed (as of 2025). Pop-up exhibits at the Quarry Hospital.
The National Slate Museum is located at Gilfach Ddu, the 19th-century workshops of the now disused Dinorwic quarry, within the Padarn Country Park, Llanberis, Gwynedd. The museum is dedicated to the preservation and display of relicts of the Slate industry in Wales. The museum closed in November 2024 for renovations and will not re-open until 2027.
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Parc Gwledig Padarn
Several walks through Dimorwig Slate Quarry, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Allow 2-3 hours.
One of the finest of the Welsh castles
Rheilffordd yr Wyddfa
Singles and returns available. Singles up the mountain can be pre-booked; those down are subject to availability.