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Things to do in Gwynedd
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Sightlore has 21 places to explore in Gwynedd, and 7 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Gwynedd's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Harlech Castle
Harlech Castle in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales, is a Grade I listed medieval fortification built onto a rocky knoll close to the Irish Sea.
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Dolbadarn Castle
Dolbadarn Castle is a fortification built by the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great during the early 13th century, at the base of the Llanberis Pass, in northern Wales.
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Caernarfon Castle
Caernarfon Castle is a medieval fortress in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.
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National Slate Museum
The National Slate Museum (previously known as the Welsh Slate Museum and the North Wales Quarrying Museum) is located at Gilfach Ddu, the 19th-century workshops of the now disused Dinorwic quarry, within the Padarn Country Park, Llanberis, Gwynedd.
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Portmeirion
Portmeirion is a colourful tourist village in the style of an Italian village, designed by Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975 on a hillside above the Dwyryd estuary.
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Snowdon
Snowdon, or Yr Wyddfa, is a mountain in Snowdonia in North Wales. With an elevation of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Wales, and the highest in the British Isles south of the Scottish Highlands.
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Snowdon Mountain Railway
The Snowdon Mountain Railway is a narrow gauge rack-and-pinion mountain railway in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is a tourist railway that travels for 4.7 miles (7.6 km) from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales.
Discovery routes in Gwynedd
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Snowdonia (Eryri)
From Caernarfon Castle up the Snowdon Mountain Railway to the highest peak in Wales, Dolbadarn Castle, the National Slate Museum, the Italianate village of Portmeirion and Harlech Castle.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Caernarfon Castle
Caernarfon Castle is a medieval fortress in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.
Snowdon Mountain Railway
The Snowdon Mountain Railway is a narrow gauge rack-and-pinion mountain railway in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is a tourist railway that travels for 4.7 miles (7.6 km) from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales.
Dolbadarn Castle
Dolbadarn Castle is a fortification built by the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great during the early 13th century, at the base of the Llanberis Pass, in northern Wales.
Portmeirion
Portmeirion is a colourful tourist village in the style of an Italian village, designed by Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975 on a hillside above the Dwyryd estuary.
Harlech Castle
Harlech Castle in Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales, is a Grade I listed medieval fortification built onto a rocky knoll close to the Irish Sea.
Beaumaris Castle
Beaumaris Castle, in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales, was built as part of Edward I's campaign to conquer north Wales after 1282. Plans were probably first made to construct the castle in 1284, but this was delayed due to lack of funds and work only began in 1295 following the…
Britannia Bridge
Britannia Bridge is a bridge in Wales that crosses the Menai Strait between the Isle of Anglesey and the city of Bangor.
Caernarfon Town Walls
Caernarfon's town walls are a medieval defensive structure around the town of Caernarfon in North Wales. The walls were constructed between 1283 and 1292 after the foundation of Caernarfon by Edward I, alongside the adjacent castle.
Criccieth Castle
Criccieth Castle is a ruined thirteenth-century castle in Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales. It is located on a rocky headland overlooking Tremadog Bay and consists of an inner ward almost surrounded by an outer ward.
Dinas Emrys
Dinas Emrys (Welsh for 'Emrys's city') is a rocky and wooded hillock near Beddgelert in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.
Menai Suspension Bridge
The Menai Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales.
Nant Gwrtheyrn
Nant Gwrtheyrn is a Welsh language and heritage centre, located near the village of Llithfaen on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, Gwynedd, in northwest Wales.
Penrhyn Castle
Penrhyn Castle is a country house in Llandygai, Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, constructed in the style of a Norman castle. The Penrhyn Estate was founded by Ednyfed Fychan.
Castrum Segontium
Segontium is a Roman fort on the outskirts of Caernarfon in Gwynedd, North Wales.
Museums
National Slate Museum
The National Slate Museum (previously known as the Welsh Slate Museum and the North Wales Quarrying Museum) is located at Gilfach Ddu, the 19th-century workshops of the now disused Dinorwic quarry, within the Padarn Country Park, Llanberis, Gwynedd.
Ffestiniog Railway
The Ffestiniog Railway is a heritage railway based on 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) narrow-gauge, in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a major tourist attraction located mainly within the Snowdonia National Park.
Llanberis Lake Railway
The Llanberis Lake Railway is a 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in (597 mm) narrow gauge heritage railway that runs for 2.5 miles (4 km) along the northern shore of Llyn Padarn in north Wales in the Snowdonia National Park.
Places of worship
Bangor Cathedral
Bangor Cathedral is the cathedral church of Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It is dedicated to its founder, Saint Deiniol. The site of the present building of Bangor Cathedral has been in use as a place of Christian worship since the sixth century.
Nature
Snowdon
Snowdon, or Yr Wyddfa, is a mountain in Snowdonia in North Wales. With an elevation of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Wales, and the highest in the British Isles south of the Scottish Highlands.
Aber Falls
Aber Falls is a waterfall located about two miles (3 km) south of the village of Abergwyngregyn, Gwynedd, Wales.
Dolgoch Falls
The Dolgoch Falls (also known as the Dol-goch falls, or the Dôl-goch falls are a series of three waterfalls near Tywyn in Gwynedd, North Wales. The falls are part of the stream called Nant Dôl-goch, which flows into the Afon Fathew.
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