White water fun and hiking in Snowdonia national park
Clemens BDay away trip in Wales. Awesome white water orca experience on river Tryweryn on the edge of Snowdonia, North Wales. And hiking up to the top of mt. Snowdon. 25-26.05.2015
White Water Rafting | Bala, Wales
The National White Water Centre is situated in Snowdonia National Park. The park first came into existence in October 1951, covering 837 square miles and was the first designated National Park in Wales. When the Information Centre in Bala first opened in the 1960’s, it attracted 1,500 visitors in its first season.
LLYN CELYN
Ten years after the creation of Snowdonia National Park, construction began on Llyn Celyn reservoir. The reservoir was built for a number of reasons, one of which was to supply drinking water to the Chester to Liverpool area. Its creation involved the damming of the River Tryweryn resulting in the flooding of Capel Celyn and adjacent farmland. The village was a strong-hold of Welsh culture and language and, with the reservoir appearing to provide no immediate benefit to the local community, the move was strongly opposed by inhabitants of Capel Celyn. In 1965 the village was flooded and Llyn Celyn was created, covering more than 770 acres and destroying 12 farms. The reservoir is up to 43 metres deep and can hold up to 71,200 mega litres of water; this would take 91 days to empty on a constant 9 cumec release. In October 2005 Liverpool County Council issued a formal apology for the flooding of the village, which was met with mixed responses from the people involved.
PADDLESPORT AND THE CENTRE
It took less than 10 years for people to begin kayaking on the newly dammed River Tryweryn, and by the mid 1970’s it was a popular destination for white water kayakers and canoeists. The Centre hosted its first Canoeing World Championship in 1981, and continues to hold events and international competitions. In 1985 the UK’s first commercial rafting operation was set up on the Tryweryn and we continue to be Britain’s favourite white water rafting destination. The National White Water Centre building, on the banks of the River Tryweryn, was officially opened in July 1995 by the Chairman of the Sports Council for Wales, Mr Ossie Wheatley.
Southern Snowdonia National Park
Southern Snowdonia National Park
Walia Snowdonia National Park 2009
Places to see in ( Bala - UK )
Places to see in ( Bala - UK )
Bala is a market town and community in Gwynedd, Wales. Formerly an urban district, Bala lies within the historic county of Merionethshire. Bala lies at the north end of Bala Lake (Welsh: Llyn Tegid), 17 miles (27 km) north-east of Dolgellau.
Bala is little more than one wide street, Stryd Fawr (High Street, literally Great Street). The High Street and its shops can be quite busy in the summer months with many tourists. Bala was ranked having the 20th highest percentage of Welsh language speakers in Wales by electoral division, in the United Kingdom
Set within the Bala Fault, Bala Lake (Welsh: Llyn Tegid) is the largest natural lake in Wales at almost 4 miles in length and half a mile wide. At 138 feet, its depths could hide the tower of St Giles Church in Wrexham and still have 3 feet of water above. The lake has occasionally been known to freeze over—most recently in the severe winters of 1947 and 1963. The rare Gwyniad fish — trapped in the lake at the end of the last Ice Age, some 10,000 years ago — is in danger because its natural home is increasingly unsuitable. A member of the whitefish family, it is found only in Bala Lake.
Cwm Hirnant, a valley running south from Bala, gives its name to the Hirnantian Age in the Ordovician Period of geological time. Bala lies on the A494, a major trunk road that leads to Dolgellau, 18 miles to the southwest, and to Ruthin, Mold and Queensferry to the northwest. The closest major urban areas to Bala are Wrexham at 30 miles, Chester at 40 miles, and Liverpool, 52 miles to the northeast.
The Afon Tryweryn, a river fed from Llyn Celyn which runs through Bala, is world-famous for its white water kayaking. International governing bodies, the International Canoe Federation, the European Canoe Union and the British Canoe Union all hold national and international events there. The Canolfan Tryweryn National Whitewater Centre has its home in Bala. There are at least three local campsites that cater for the influx of canoeists from many parts of the world.
An annual music festival known as 'Wa Bala' is also held in the town. The venue hosts local Welsh bands and is similar in format to Dolgellau's Sesiwn Fawr. Nearby are the mountains Aran Fawddwy and Arenig Fawr. Coleg y Bala is at the top of the hill on the road towards Llyn Celyn. The Victoria Hall is a small old cinema, that had been a community hall. There are several chapels: notably Capel Mawr and Capel Bach. The livestock market on Arenig Street is still going strong. Bro Eryl estate was built just after World War II.
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White Water Rafting in Snowdonia on the Upper Tryweryn - GoPro HERO4 BLACK
Snowdonia - Tryfan, The Glyders, Snowdon by Crib Goch & Whitewater Rafting
London Adventure Group trip to Snowdonia in May 2014 with walks that included Tryfan & The Glyders, Snowdon by Crib Goch an shorter walk to Betws-y-Coed. Also whitewater rafting.
Places to see in ( Llandovery - UK )
Places to see in ( Llandovery - UK )
Llandovery is a community and market town in Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the River Tywi and the A40/A483 roads. The town is served by Llandovery railway station, where there is a park and ride to Llanelli and Shrewsbury via the Heart of Wales Line. Llandovery — a corruption of Llanymddyfri, meaning Llan ymlith y dyfroedd (Church enclosure amidst the waters) — owes its name to its position between the River Tywi and the Afon Brân just upstream of their confluence. A smaller watercourse, the Bawddwr, runs through and under the town. Llandovery is twinned with Pluguffan in Brittany, France.
Attractions in the town include the remains of Llandovery Castle, built in 1110 and almost immediately captured by the Welsh, changing hands between Normans and Welsh until the reign of King Edward I of England. The castle was used by King Henry IV while on a sortie into Wales when he executed Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan in the marketplace. It was later attacked by the forces of Owain Glyndŵr in 1403.
A 16-foot (4.9 m) high stainless steel statue to Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan was unveiled in 2001 on the north side of Llandovery Castle, overlooking the place of his execution six hundred years earlier. He had led the army of King Henry IV on 'a wild goose chase' under the pretence of leading them to a secret rebel camp and an ambush of Glyndŵr's forces. King Henry lost patience with him, exposed the charade and had him half hanged, disemboweled in front of his own eyes, beheaded and quartered - the quarters salted and dispatched to other Welsh towns for public display.
The Physicians of Myddfai practised in the area. Llandovery is also the place where one of the first independent Welsh banks, The Black Ox, was established by a wealthy drover (later to become part of Lloyds TSB bank). The building is part of the King's Head inn which was the home of The Bank of the Black Ox.
Also in the town are a charity-run theatre (Llandovery Theatre), a heritage centre and Llandovery College. A tourist information and heritage centre is situated in the heart of the town. It houses exhibitions on the Tonn Press, the area's droving history and the nineteenth-century geologist Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, whose work in the area resulted in the assignment of the name Llandovery to rocks of a certain age across the entire world. The Llandovery Epoch is the earliest in the Silurian Period of geological time.
In a small market place in the centre of Llandovery is Llandovery Town Hall (1857-8) by the architect Richard Kyke Penson. There is a courtroom over an open market, in an Italianate style. The building has two storeys with open arcades. At the rear are police cells with iron grilles and entry to the courtroom (now used as a library) under a clock tower. Many visitors use Llandovery as a touring base for the western part of the Brecon Beacons National Park which lies immediately to the south of the town. For others it is a stop en route to Pembrokeshire and West Wales. Large numbers of motorcyclists congregate, particularly at weekends, in the West End cafe on Broad Street, part of the A40. The Dolaucothi Gold Mines are located 10 miles (16 km) away near Pumpsaint on the A482, a road which follows the line of the original Roman road to Llanio fort.
Llandovery lies immediately to the north of Brecon Beacons National Park and Fforest Fawr Geopark, an area whose geological heritage is celebrated. These designated landscapes are centred on Bannau Sir Gâr or the Carmarthen Fans, themselves a part of the Black Mountain, an upland area which extends north towards the town as Mynydd Myddfai and Mynydd Bach Trecastell. The small village of Myddfai is located within the National Park, four miles (6 km) to the south east of Llandovery. The Llyn Brianne dam is 11 miles (18 km) to the North located in rugged and impressive countryside above Rhandir-mwyn. On the journey to the dam, visitors also pass the site of Twm Siôn Cati's Cave at the RSPB's Dinas reserve.
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Kayaking in Snowdonia | Adventurous Training
The British Army knows that Adventurous Training offers mental challenge and develops leadership, teamwork, communication, physical fitness and stamina, and moral and physical courage. Kayaking is just one of the nine Adventurous Training disciplines available for all Regular and Reserve personnel.
Watch British Army kayakers tackle the waves in the Tryweryn River in Snowdonia National Park.
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Dinorwig Power Station
Dinorwig Power Station was built in caverns inside Elidir Fawr (a mountain in north Wales) to provide rapid response to sudden demands for electricity. The power station also stores cheap energy produced at night for use during times of peak demand.
Opened by Prince Charles in 1984, the station can generate 1728MW of power within 12 seconds to stabilize demand on the National Grid.
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River Ebbw, South Wales, Park an Play 18.5.13
Video River Guide | The Tryweryn | National White Water Centre | Canolfan Dŵr Gwyn Genedlaethol
Welcome to another Kingston Kayak Club River Guide.
This guide covers the Tryweryn, from the Chipper down to Bala. This includes the National White Water Centre and the Lower Tryweryn. We've only focused on the main rapids, if you can cope with these then you'll manage the sections in between.
The usual release for the Tryweryn is 9 cumecs and this is what is showing in this video. We have annoyed each section of the river, names rapids and key points.
0:18 - Skip Intro
0:18 - River Overview
0:37 - National White Water Centre Section
0:40 - Warm-up
0:58 - Grave Yard
2:56 - International Course
3:02 - Ski Jump
3:18 - Mrs Davies’ Bridge
3:49 - Fedw'r Gog Falls
4:00 - Dog Leg
4:28 - The Fingers
4:56 - Chapel Falls Section
5:09 - NRA/Scaffold Bridge
5:35 - Chapel Falls
5:44 - Lower Tryweryn
6:44 - Bala Mill Falls
7:42 - Get Out & Parking
Disclaimer : White water paddling is a hazardous sport, please ensure you get appropriate training before taking on the river. The grades specified are indicative and will vary in different conditions.
Rivers change so we'd always advise inspection before shooting any rapid.
For a full description of the Tryweryn check out the UK Rivers Guidebook :
National White Water Centre -
Lower Tryweryn -
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Canyoning with Snowdonia Adventure Activities
Canyoning with Snowdonia Adventure Activities
Glamping in Wales - Away From It All - Snowdonia
Glamping in Wales with Away From It All, this video shows the best of the experience of staying with us. away-from-it-all.co.uk
A glamping holiday in one of our luxury domes on a working Farm is an unique experience that you'll never forget. Based in an area of outstanding natural beauty on the Lleyn Peninsula on the door step of the stunning Snowdonia National Park and in the heart of Wales.
Llandegfedd Reservoir
A slow aerial view so you can appreciate this beautiful place in South Wales.
Llandegfedd (Llandegveth) Reservoir is a water supply reservoir set in the beautiful rolling landscapes of South Wales, near Pontypool. This beautiful new place to visit includes a state-of-the-art Watersports and Visitor Centre, which was awarded the Welsh Building of the Year 2016 by the Royal Society of Architects.
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Edited & Graded in Adobe Premiere CC
Music: You By: Grégoire_Lourme
Family Safari, white water rafting, on the River Tryweryn in North Wales
A family friendly trip! Embarking on your lower river adventure along the scenic Tryweryn Valley your crew will tackle rapids, surf waves and enjoy fantastic wild river scenery on your 6km river journey in North Wales.
Visit ukrafting.co.uk for more information or to book.
Garwnant Hydropower Scheme
Natural Resources Wales has created a project to harness the power of the water which pours down from the mountain tops high above the Garwnant visitor centre in the Brecon Beacons.
Wales 2016 Maentwrog to Afon Tryweryn
Trawsfynydd Tales - Interview 1
Sonja Benskin Mesher and Brenda Evans talk about the flooding of the Tryweryn Valley in Gwynnedd. The village of Capel Celyn and the valley were flooded to build a reservoir to supply water to Liverpool. Despite many strong local protests over 8 years to avoid destruction of their homes, the building of the reservoir went ahead in 1965.
Bala Mill Falls, River Tryweryn
Two members of Westhoughton Canoe Club on their first descent of Bala Mill Falls (with differing degrees of success).