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-- Location -- The Area -- Things to do --
Things to do
Here is a list of some of the things that North Wales has to offer:
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The magnificent coastline. Cardigan Bay with many superb beaches, the Lleyn Peninsula and Llandudno, queen of North Wales resorts, all only 40 miles or so away. |
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Ancient castles. Some like Castell Dinas Bran and Castell y Bere were built by the Welsh princes to keep invaders out (and included in our suggested touring routes) and later ones like Harlech and Caernarfon were built to control the country for the Crown. |
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Mountains. With Snowdon itself the highest in England and Wales and 14 other peaks over 3,000 feet, Cader Idris and the Berwyns, all different and magnificent |
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Outdoor Pursuits. North Wales has many opportunities for walking, climbing, mountain-biking, water sports (with many international canoeing venues) riding, fishing, shooting, etc. etc and we will be pleased to advise on all these and more if you enquire. Please ask in advance so that we can get as much information for you as possible. |
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Great rivers and lakes. The Dee, Conway, Dovey and Mawddach rivers offering canoeing, white water rafting and fishing. Lakes like Bala, the largest natural lake in Wales, Talyllyn under the slopes of Cader Idris, Lake Vyrnwy, surrounded by forest, and many dramatic mountain lakes, many of which we will be pleased to direct you to and some included in the suggested touring routes. |
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Culture. North Wales is the heartland of the Welsh language, one of the oldest surviving languages in Europe. In many areas you will hear Welsh spoken in shops and pubs as part of everyday life (don’t worry-Welsh speakers can speak English too). There are eisteddfodai in many towns and villages which are competitive festivals of music and other arts, and famous world wide is the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod held in the first full week of July in Llangollen which claims truly that it is twinned with the world. There is an excellent theatre and arts complex at Mold and many local choirs and music societies. |
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Nature. North Wales has a diverse range of habitats: coastal cliffs and salt marshes, woodland natural and man-made, moorlands, pasture and high mountains which suit equally diverse populations of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, insects and plants. We will be pleased to point you in the right direction for deer or feral goats, colonies of nesting seabirds, wildfowl and waders etc. |
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