North Wales History & Heritage

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   Anglesey Sea Salt Co/Halen Mon

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   Type:

   Heritage / Visitor Centre

   Brynsiencyn, LLANFAIRPWLL

   Tŷ Halen is home for our hand-harvesting process and 'behind the scenes’ tours and tutored salt tasting. Our saltcote also has a contemporary, design-led gift shop.

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   Plas Brondanw

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   Type:

   Historic Site

   Penrhyndeudraeth, Portmeirion

   Portmeirion Village and Gardens on the shores of Snowdonia makes a magical day out for all the family. Shops, cafes, beaches and woodland walks.

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   Castell Dinas Bran

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   Type:

   Historic Site

   LLANGOLLEN

   Along the valley’s floor, the waters of the River Dee cut a wide arc around the base of Castell Dinas Bran, a conical tor surmounted by the evocative ruins of a native Welsh castle, built in the 1230s, above the town of Llangollen. Believed to have…

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   Beaumaris Pier

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   Type:

   Pier

   BEAUMARIS

   Beaumaris Pier was originally opened in 1846 but was rebuilt in 1872. The pier is great for crabbing and is close to the town centre and facilities and car parking nearby.

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   Denbigh Castle

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   Type:

   Castle / Fort

   Denbigh

   Denbigh castle and town walls were built between 1282 and 1311. The castle was built for Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln who had been granted the lordship of Denbigh by King Edward 1st during his campaign against the Welsh. Designed by master castle…

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   Bangor City Council

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   Type:

   Civic / Public Buildings

   BANGOR

   Bangor Borough and the Bangor Corporation – the predecessor of the present-day City of Bangor Council – was established by Royal Charter in Queen Victoria's reign in 1883. For the following 90 years the Council took responsibility for the provision…

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   Vale of Rheidol Railway

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   Type:

   Steam Railway

   Aberystwyth

   View 12 miles of spectacular countryside and changing scenery as the train takes you on a journey into the setting of George Borrow's "Wild Wales."

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   Plas Mawr

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   Type:

   Historic House / Palace

   Conwy

   Never was a building better named. Plas Mawr, or the Great Hall, is quite simply the finest surviving Elizabethan town house anywhere in Britain.

   This was a golden age when fabulously wealthy merchants invested in mansions, rich fittings and lavish…

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   Tŵr Mawr - Ynys Llanddwyn Island

   Type

   Type:

   Lighthouse

   BODORGAN

   Built in the early 1800's, Twr Mawr was modelled on the windmills of Anglesey. It marks the Western entrance to the Menai Strait, and is situated on a small tidal island named Ynys Llanddwyn just off the West Coast of Anglesey.

   The name…

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    St Michael's Old Church

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    Type:

    Church / Chapel

    BETWS-Y-COED

    The oldest building in Betws y Coed is located on the banks of the river Conwy – St Michael’s Church. The church was built in the 14th century and is home to the stone effigy of Gruffydd ap Dafydd Goch. The church is open to the public 10am-5pm…

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    Conwy Town Walls

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    Type:

    Historic Site

    CONWY

    Conwy is a town rich in history dominated by its 13th-century castle built by Edward I. The walled town of Conwy overlooks the estuary of the River Conwy over towards Deganwy. The town is home to one of Wales’ largest recreational boating harbours.…

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    St Dyfnog’s Holy well

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    Type:

    Historic Site

    DENBIGH

    St Dyfnog’s Holy well is also nearby, though it is a very simple site today, the well was said to have been lined with marble in the 18th century, with statues arranged around the outside, and there were changing rooms for pilgrims so they could…

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    Mostyn Gallery

    Type

    Type:

    Gallery

    Llandudno

    Behind an impressive 1901 terracota façade in the strikingly beautiful seaside town of Llandudno is Wales' leading gallery of contemporary art - MOSTYN.

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    South Stack

    Type

    Type:

    Lighthouse

    HOLYHEAD

    South Stack is one of Anglesey’s must-see landscapes. Situated on Holy Island, it is Anglesey’s most westerly point, 3 miles to the west of Holyhead. The lighthouse was built in 1809 to mark the tiny island and is reached by a descent of 400 steps…

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    Amgueddfa Syr Henry Jones Museum

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    Type:

    Museum

    ABERGELE

    The Sir Henry Jones Museum exists to commemorate the achievements of Sir Henry Jones, and to interpret his life in the context of a 19th Century Welsh rural community. This is accomplished through museum collections, displays and educational…

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    Beaumaris Castle

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    Type:

    Castle / Fort

    BEAUMARIS

    Beaumaris Castle was commissioned by Edward 1st during his conquest of Wales in the 13th century.

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    Barclodiad y Gawres

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    Type:

    Historic Site

    TY CROES

    Barclodiad y Gawres "The Giantess's Apronful" is a type of monument known as a decorated Cruciform Passage Grave, and its location here in Anglesey makes it very unusual. Tombs of this type are usually only found in Ireland.

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    St Tysilio's Church

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    Type:

    Church / Chapel

    MENAI BRIDGE

    On the other side of Beaumaris is the town of Menai Bridge is St Tysilio's Church, Church Island, in the small island in the Menai Strait. The church was constructed in the 15thcentury. There is a memorial for the local men killed during the world…

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    Menai Heritage Bridge Museum

    Type

    Type:

    Heritage / Visitor Centre

    Menai Bridge

    Menai Bridge is a small town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in north Wales. It overlooks the Menai Strait and lies by the Menai Suspension Bridge, built in 1826 by Thomas Telford

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    Harlech Castle

    Type

    Type:

    Castle / Fort

    Harlech

    Harlech Castle, built between 1282 and 1289 by Edward 1st during his invasion of Wales. The Castle has a deep military history and withheld many a siege until failing to Owain Glyndwr in 1404

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