For my delayed birthday celebrations we took a trip to Blaenau Ffestiniog to take advantage of ZipWorld’s Monday 2-4-1 offer. The evening before, I had posted a poll up on the Facebook page because I just couldn’t decide on whether to go for Titan or Fforest Coaster – . The poll […]
Eryri (Snowdonia)
Things to do and see in Eryri (Snowdonia)
Santa Grottos in Snowdonia
There’s so many different Santa Grottos in Snowdonia this year so I’m going to run through just some of my faves! Amgueddfa Lechi Top of the list has to be the Amgueddfa Lechi / National Slate Museum. Santa will be setting up his grotto at the Quarrymen Houses (Fron Haul) […]
Ropeworks Active Llanberis
Adventure tourism and getting outside is all the rage at the moment. Wales and North Wales specifically can’t be beat! What with all the wonderful mountains and lakes you have here. In an effort to make the most of it, one our recent outings was to Ropeworks Active in Llanberis. […]
Halloween Events in Snowdonia
There are loads of Halloween events in Snowdonia this year. There is just so many that I don’t know what to do! As I can’t go through them all so here’s some of the highlights! 1) Amgueddfa Lechi Llanberis Slate Museum One of my favourite places to visit and I’ve […]
Slate Mountain Wales Rally GB
Last Friday I attended the inaugral Slate Mountain stage of the Wales Rally GB. It’s a brand new stage set in the wonderful Llechwedd Slate Caverns, Blaenau Ffestiniog. The stage is 1.3 miles long and takes in the twists and turns of the slate tips. Not only were there twists […]
6 Slate Themed Days Out in Snowdonia
What can I say, I love Welsh Slate! So let me run through some top slate themed days out in and around Snowdonia. 1) Llechwedd Slate Caverns I’ve not been on the Llechwedd tours for a few years but I know the Deep Mine Tour has had a revamp in […]