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Gwynedd

County in Wales

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Overview

Gwynedd is a local authority area in North Wales.

Getting there and around

Getting there

By train
The northern part of the county including Bangor can be reached with the North Wales Coast Line from Crewe and Chester, while the Cambrian Line connects the west coast including Barmouth and Pwllheli…
By bus
National Express have services to Caernarfon and Bangor from England.

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Bardsey Island

Bardsey Island (Welsh: Ynys Enlli) is 1.9 miles (3.1 km) off Aberdaron, on the Llŷn Peninsula in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. To the south the island is the lighthouse, visible from most of the North Wales coast.

Snowdonia National Park

Snowdonia National Park, officially known as Eryri National Park since 2022, (Welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) is like a little slice of the Alps tucked above the rolling moors and hills of North Wales. Lakes, castles, waterfalls, and steam railways create a surreal experience right out of The Lord of the Rings.

Llŷn

spelled 'Lleyn' in the English language, a peninsula whose name is derived from the same Celtic root as the Irish province of Leinster

Portmeirion

reconstruction of an Italian renaissance style village, famous for featuring in the 1960s cult science fiction TV series The Prisoner.

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Cities, towns and villages

TalkMost local people are bilingual in Welsh and English including all tourist shops and popular restaurants.

Get inA5 from Shrewsbury then the A470 and A494, or from Shrewsbury the A458 via Welshpool.

Get around

SeeThere are a number of prehistoric monuments in the northern part of the county and in southern portion as well as Roman to Modern sites to visit in Gwynedd.

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Sources and licences

Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Gwynedd" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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