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Is there any sites in Llanberis where I can park my car overnight for 1 day as I am planning a camping trip?

Hi there.
We have a rough plan prepared for our trip to Snowdonia and need and advice to make sure we do not miss any 'must see/ be there'. We are mainly interested in nature - amazing views and great waterfalls and other wonders of nature (something of which there is plenty in Snowdonia), perhaps an old castle. We are certainly not that much interested in towns and villages and museums.

Short climbs can be managed but my friends by no means are hikers, so climbing any mountains out of question. If you think there is something really worth viewing that is missing from our list than please do say so (as this is the main reason for this post). It would be even better, as our plan is kind of full, if you could not only make a suggestion of what we are missing but also what we should drop from our list to make time for that new thing?. Actually I'm not quite sure if the list below isn't too tightly packed anyway and what with all the travelling around.

We plan to spend there 3 days and 2 nights. Will leave very early and get to our first attraction around 9 am. I have not yet checked if what we want to see can be fitted in that time but in rough order of our trip this is what we hope to see:

Pass of the Cross (off A470 at Dinas-Mawddwy),
Rhiwargor Waterfall (by Lake Vyrnwy or Llyn Efyrnwy)
Hirnant Pass (or through Cwm Cynllwyd and Bala Lake, depending on which rout we choose)
Betws-y-Coed (for Fairy Glen and Conwy Falls)
Swallow Falls
Lyn Ogwen (with short climb up Cwm Idwal, perhaps Llyn Bochlwyd and Ogwen falls)
then up A5 through Nant Ffrancon (Falcon Valley, right?)
if we have time than Caernarfon Castle
then down through Pass of Llanberis (and mountain railway up Snowdon)
Dolbadarn Castle
then down A498 to Pass of Aberglaslyn
then down A496 to Harlech Castle
Barmouth (for Panorama Walk or rather few glimpses)
Dolgellau (for Torrent Walk - ther is also apparently well worht seeing a route from Dolgellau to Arthog on B-roads)
and that would be about it


Any comments, suggestion would very welcome. Suggestions of which roads to take to reach our destinations so that to have the best views etc. are more than welcome. I know 3 days is not a lot but that's what we have and we are determined to make best of it. We did this kind of thing in Pembrokeshire last year and it did work - we had a glimpse of Pembrokshire magic that we marvel at to this day.

hello, i need to get to holly head by sept 27 at 11:00am but for really cheap. please help me!!!!

Hiya, we are going camping in Beddgelert in March and we're taking our dog with us, can anybody tell us of any pubs near by that allow dogs in the bar area? Also we one of the nights we are going to try and get something to eat in the village, can anyone tell me somewhere we can grab a bite to eat with a dog if not is there a small fish and chip shop etc in the village. many thanks, Grace

I plan to be in Holyhead on the 4th. February 2008 enroute to Dublin with my daughter. I would like to know if you have private locked parking facilities.

Hi. Could anyone tell me about the places suitable to use kite buggies in the North Wales? I have heard it is around Llandudno, am I right? THANK YOU

Hi guys,

I'm planning visiting the area for the first time in early October this year. I have several questions I hope some of you can help me out with...

1. What are the hiking conditions like on Snowdon at that time of year?
2. I plan on climbing Snowdon via The Llanberis Path on one day and hiking in the area for my other days. Where would you recommend as a base? A nice village with B&B and pubs hopefully.
3. What would you recommend for my toher hike, not involving Snowdon but starting from the same base.
4. Any specific B&B to recommend in the suggested base area?

Many Thanks
Ryan

Can I see pictures of the inside of the house? i live in the U.S. so i don't think i would be able to see the house in person.

we would just like to know the ferry times from holyhead to dun laoghaire for the month of oct 2006

Hi. I'm only just beginning to look into this but how close can you get to Mount Snowdon, and any nearby hostel / hotel to use as a base, on public transport? ie what's the nearest train station, then do I need to get a bus....? The internet has proved quite unhelpful so far.... Any help at all will be much appreciated...

Hi everyone. I'll be visiting Snowdonia for a few days in August - on a quick break from London. I want to hike; I don't want to rent a car. So where should I stay? Ideally I'd take the train to Betws Y Coed or thereabouts. I'd like to hike around Snowdon, but hear that there's an area to the northeast of Snowdon that's actually supposed to be much nicer and less crowded (name escapes me? Glyer something, perhaps) I'm also open to suggestions for other destinations. Thanks.

Hello,
Would it be best to rent a car in Dublin and drive to Wales for 4 days and then return to Shannon Air port or ferry over, rent in Holleyhead and drop off there?
I don't know anything about the local car rental / insurance regulations and would like to make it easy on myself. Any thoughts on this and links would be helpful!
Bill

Hi all
My wife and I are in the process of planning a driving holiday around the UK this coming summer. Our itinerary, at the moment is to leave Sussex where we live and drive to Wales and the Snowdonia National Park, spending a few days touring around the park before driving on to the Lake District, where we will spend another few days, and then driving onto the Yorkshire Dales, where we will spend another few days, before heading south and home, a total of about 12 to 14 days.
My question is, ?if you have been to any of the above locations, which routes would you recommend that give the most spectacular views and are there any little villages that you thought were out of this world and well worth a visit?.
Thank you for any help.

Id like to go to Bala in Gwynedd to do some genealogical reserach but am having trouble finding a way to get there. I am assuming that Manchester is the best airport to fly into but Ive yet to find a rail connection. Is there there a train or am I better off renting a car and attempting to drive on the correct side of the road?

My boyfriend Rob and I are leaving for Snowdonia tomorrow morning and we haven't yet decided which of the paths up Mount Snowdon we would like to take. We are using the trip as part of our training towards climing Mt Kilimanjaro in September, so we'd like a relatively challenging climb, but with no steep and dangerous cliff drops which might cause us to fall and possibly die, thereby never actually making it to Africa! We'd like the route to be interesting and varied in it's terrain, and we would also like to stay away from the crowds if that's going to be possible on bank holiday weekend. Can anyone recommend a route to the summit which will satisfy all our requirements?

Many thanks

Jules

Will be in Snowdonia during mid september for 5 days - obviously the major sights are well known to me, but are there any hidden gems out there?

Also what would you consider a tourist trap as opposed to a genuinely good attraction?

And... Any great pubs and restaurants out there too?

Will be staying in the Vale of Ffestiniog...

Cheers,


Gwilym

While walking up the Watkins Path I noticed a type of road going up the side of the mountain, this is very steep in places and unsuitable for a vehicle. Anyone know what it is?

hi there. Me and my friend want to go camping and walking in snowdonia around tryfan, however transportation is a problem. We can only go for four days.
I live in Pembrokeshire so it's really not that far away from me, however we need to use public transport to get there. everytime i try looking it up on national express for coaches or the check rail timetables the shortest journeys i can find are 9 hours which is way to long.
Does anyone know a quicker way of getting from Pembrokeshire (or near to there) to snowdonia?
thanks
nemo

Hi,
has anyone ever taken the National Express coach from Oxford which arrives at 1:25 at night? Are there B&Bs close by? Is it safe to walk there? Well lit? I don't think Holyhead is such a big town that there are many people around in the middle of the night, so I'm not sure if I shouldn't stay overnight somewhere else and take an earlier coach.
I'd appreciate any advice.
Christine

Have any one here tried the Horseshoes before? I did the Pyg and Miners tracks last fall and they were quite fun. I was told that the Horseshoes is a lot harder than those two but it is possible and save for climbers with no scrambling experience to tackle the Horseshoe in a fine weather? Many thanks!

Hi, in a few weeks I'll be travelling in Wales.I was considering taking the mountain railway up Mount Snowdon. However, on their website I read that you have only 30 minutes on top and then have to take the train down.To me, that sounds like the "out of the bus, take a picture, back in the bus" tourgroups. What if I want stay up for more than 30 minutes? That doesn't seem to be possible.
I also considered walking. The LLanberis Path is - according to guide books - "easy". Can anyone here tell me what "easy" means? I do a lot of walking and am reasonably fit, but I have problems when there is a sharp drop right next to a path.I once fell down a gorge and ever since I have problems with this.Is there any type of this during the course of the LLanberis path?
I'd be very thankful if anyone here could answer these questions.
Christine

I'm looking for a wheelchair-accessible B&B on Anglesey for myself from June 24th to June 25th. The closer to Holyhead Ferryport, the better. If you know a place that might be suitable, please write!
Thanks a million, Winfried