Surrounded on the west by the Atlantic, Wales neighbours England along its eastern borders.
The Cambrian Mountain range runs the length of central Wales, and is the source of the river Severn (the second longest river in the U.K.)

For any visitor to Wales, especially to the north of Wales, it is bordering on the sinful not to venture into the Snowdonia National Park!

A region of slate mountains thrown up from the earth's core, some five hundred million years ago, creating an industry which at its height, at the tail end of the last century, provided thousands of jobs producing the finest of roofing tiles, and the school 'slates' upon which generations of children throughout the world learned to write, has ironically, become recognised as a region of outstanding beauty.

The park is a mixture of moorland, forestry, and mountains, covering an area of eight hundred and fifty square miles ( 1275 square kilometres) Snowdon, the highest of these mountains has two peaks, Yr Wyddfa, which is the highest point in the United Kingdom, south of the Scottish Highlands, stands at 3560feet, and Crib-y-Ddisgl at 3493 feet.

The Swallow Falls

Slate Miner

At the base of Snowdon itself, nestling among the rock strewn terrain, is the small town of Llanberis. This town has narrow streets with terraced houses built on sites blasted out of the rock, and is typical of a slate quarrying town. In fact, until the Dinorwic mine closed down in the late 1960's, it was the home to three thousand people, who were employed there, possibly making it the world's largest slate quarry of its time.

Nowadays, the main industry evolves around tourism, and the town is not without the ubiquitous souvenir industry; however, the attractions are plentiful.

Snowdon itself provides the biggest draw. Its majestic prominence as a sight to be seen , needs no promotion; but there are many other attractions to explore around the great mountain's periphery.

Beddgelert's Grave