Cymer Abbey

Places to see in ( Dolgellau - UK )

Places to see in ( Dolgellau - UK )

Dolgellau is a market town in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, lying on the River Wnion, a tributary of the River Mawddach. Dolgellau is traditionally the county town of the historic county of Merionethshire, which lost its administrative status when Gwynedd was created in 1974. Dolgellau is the main base for climbers of Cader Idris.

Today, the economy of Dolgellau relies chiefly on tourism, although agriculture still plays a role; a farmers' market is held in the town centre on the third Sunday of every month. It is believed that Dolgellau Cricket Club, founded in 1869 by Frederick Temple, is one of the oldest cricket clubs in Wales.

The surrounding area is known for its wild but beautiful countryside and places of historical interest. It is popular with tourists who enjoy activities such as walking, hiking, horse riding, white-water rafting and climbing. Dolgellau is the main base for climbers of Cadair Idris. Aircraft enthusiasts also use the town as the base for the Mach Loop. Dolgellau is a good centre for visiting a number of nearby narrow-gauge heritage railways, including the Corris Railway, the Fairbourne Railway and the Talyllyn Railway.

The Great Western Railway line from Ruabon to Llangollen was extended via Corwen and Llanuwchllyn to Dolgellau, where it formed an end-on connection with the Cambrian Railways line from Barmouth Junction and a shared station was opened there in 1868. The Ruabon Barmouth line was closed in the 1960s under the Beeching Axe. The railway line was converted some years ago into the Llwybr Mawddach (or Mawddach Trail) which now runs for some eight miles from Dolgellau to Morfa Mawddach railway station, near Fairbourne on the coast. It is maintained by the Snowdonia National Park and is very popular with walkers and cyclists. It passes some estuarine areas that are important for water birds.

The site of Dolgellau railway station itself, along with about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of former trackbed, was used to construct the Dolgellau bypass in the late 1970s. Historical attractions, apart from the town itself, include the 12th century Cymer Abbey, a short walk from Dolgellau. The tourist information centre also has an exhibition on Quakers and there is a Quaker graveyard in the town. A field known as Camlan, in nearby Dinas Mawddwy, has been claimed as the site of the last battle of King Arthur.

( Dolgellau - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Dolgellau . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Dolgellau - UK

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Abaty Cymer Abbey

Cyfres o wibdeithiau o safleodd Tywysogion Gwynedd

Whistle-stop tour of Prines of Gwynedd sites.

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snowdoniaheritage.info

WALES precipice walk, Dolgellau (HD-video)

Music by Plethyn (cwm y coed).
There are a lot of walks near Dolgellau.
We chose the precipice walk. It is a 4 miles easy walk with beautiful sights.

Torrent Walk Brithdir down towards Dolgellau

Mainly just me learning to put clips together but serves well as a view of the Torrent Walk, if you have a pushchair dont even try it! its ok with children say age 4 upwards, paths quite narrow and then there is the drop down into the river to think about. A lovely walk with sensible chidren though!

I never did make the second video sorry!

A weekend in Wales Vlog March 2015

This is the one where we had a wet but lovely (child free!) weekend away in Wales to celebrate Adams 30th birthday.

While there we stayed at 'Caban Coch', near Machynlleth, a lovely find on the Canopy & Stars website. The location, as well as being beautiful was a great base for adventuring and from here we visited Llechwedd Slate Caverns, Portmeirion, Cymer Abbey, Snowdonia National Park, and Barmouth Bay.

27th February- 2nd March 2015

The owner of Siop Yr Hen Bost kindly let me film her amazing bookshop in Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Music is Where the road meets the sun by Katie Herzig.

Snowdonia National Park - North Wales - From The Air

A brief tour of some of the sights of North Wales (Snowdonia National Park) by air.

Drone - DJI Mavic Air