Zip World Caverns: Underground Zipline Adventure, Llechwedd Slate Mine, Blaenau Festiniog, Wales
Zip World Caverns is the latest world class adventure from Zip World UK. Set underground in the old Llechwedd Slate Mines this new adventure course takes you on a subterranean adventure involving ziplines, rope bridges, obstacles and tunnels. Think Indiana Jones, in a Welsh slate mine style. Check out this video to see what it's all about and hear from Commercial Director, Sean Taylor about ZipWorld plans for expansion.
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Descending for the Victorian Mine Tour at Llechwedd Slate Caverns in Blaenau Ffestiniog
This train took us down into the slate mine to start our Victorian Mine Tour. This tour is the main attraction at Llechwedd Slate Caverns in Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales: Slate Mine Experience
More info about travel to Wales: The slate mine at Llechwedd played a blockbuster role in Wales' slate mining heritage. Visitors can take a train ride deep into the mountain to learn of the harsh working conditions and traditional mining techniques. Singing helped the miners endure their harsh lives, and the tradition continues today in Welsh men's choirs.
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Places to see in ( Blaenau Ffestiniog - UK )
Places to see in ( Blaenau Ffestiniog - UK )
Blaenau Ffestiniog is a historic mining town in Wales. It is in the historic county of Merionethshire, although currently administered as part of the unitary authority of Gwynedd. Blaenau Ffestiniog at one time was the second largest town in North Wales, behind Wrexham. Today, the town relies heavily on tourists, who come to see the many attractions within and around the town such as the Ffestiniog Railway and the Llechwedd Slate Caverns.
The revived Ffestiniog Railway and the Zip World Slate Caverns are popular tourist attractions, as is the Antur Stiniog downhill mountain biking centre. Recent attractions include the Zip World Titan zip-line site, which also now features the Bounce Below slate mine activity centre. Located in the mountains of Snowdonia, the town's slate industry declined during the early 20th century. The town's economy is now largely dependent on tourism. Although the town is in the centre of the Snowdonia National Park, the boundaries of the Park exclude the town and its substantial slate waste heaps.
Blaenau Ffestiniog is in the traditional county of Merionethshire. It is made up of a number of distinct areas, several of which take their names from settlements that predate the town, including Rhiwbryfdir, Glanypwll and Cwmbowydd. Other local villages, notably Tanygrisiau and Manod, are sometimes considered part of Blaenau Ffestiniog. The mountains around Blaenau Ffestiniog form the watershed between the River Lledr flowing to the north (a tributary of the River Conwy) and the River Dwyryd flowing to the west.
Blaenau Ffestiniog is known as the town with one of the highest rainfall in Wales. The town has several reservoirs, one of which supplies the Ffestiniog Hydro Power Station with water. Stwlan Dam can be seen in between two of the main mountains in the area, Moelwyn Bach and Moelwyn Mawr.
The main access route to Blaenau Ffestiniog is via the A470 road which runs north to Llandudno and south to Dolgellau and beyond. The A496 runs south from the town down to the coastal resort of Barmouth, and connects with the A487 towards Porthmadog and the Llŷn Peninsula. Immediately to the north of the town the A470 climbs steeply to the Crimea Pass and meets the A5 at Betws-y-Coed, towards Wrexham and Shrewsbury.
Bus services in the town are mainly provided by Express Motors with routes available to Porthmadog, Dolgellau and to Llandudno via Betws-y-Coed and Llanrwst. Town circular services via Tanygrisiau are operated hourly on weekdays by John's Coaches.
Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station, on the site of the former Great Western station, is used by the Ffestiniog Railway and the Conwy Valley Line, their previous stations being no longer in use. The Conwy Valley Line runs to the North Wales coast at Llandudno Junction with links to Chester, Holyhead, Manchester and the rest of the UK. The station sees thousands of visitors each year.
Blaenau Ffestiniog has several major tourist attractions, including the Ffestiniog Railway and the Llechwedd Slate Caverns, a former slate mine open to visitors. Llechwedd is often listed as one of Wales' top 5 visitor attractions. Near Blaenau Ffestiniog there are miles of mountain landscape with derelict quarries, rivers, various lakes and walking routes.
( Blaenau Ffestiniog - UK ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting the city of Blaenau Ffestiniog . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Blaenau Ffestiniog - UK
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Yo guys! In this Vlog I take on the Slate Caverns and Titan at Zip World in North Wales! Hope you enjoy :D
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Caverns: Prepare for another world! Zip World Caverns is a remarkable, uniquely exhilarating and atmospheric underground adventure. It's a challenging and rewarding experience, as you're (safely) left to your own devices after completing the training course, using our specialised safety system. You traverse via ferrata, cross rope bridges, navigate ladders and tunnels, and fly on 10 separate zip lines.
Titan: The ultimate group zipping experience, Titan is currently the largest zip zone in Europe. Zipping in a seated position, you can see extraordinary views as you zip across the mountains and quarry! On Titan, four of you go down a separate line at the same time. First on Alpha, then Bravo and finally on Charlie.. Each rider travels over 2,000m, the total length of the zip lines is over 8,000m!
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Second video taken at Bounce Below at Llechwedd Slate Caverns in Blaenau Ffestiniog
Bounce Below is a new attraction that has recently been built into the one of the cavities at Llechwedd Slate Caverns. Customers are taken in and out by a train that rides on the original mining rails. Bounce Below consists of 3 large trampolines with rope stairs and slides that connect them together.
First video taken at Bounce Below at Llechwedd Slate Caverns in Blaenau Ffestiniog
Bounce Below is a new attraction that has recently been built into the one of the cavities at Llechwedd Slate Caverns. Customers are taken in and out by a train that rides on the original mining rails. Bounce Below consists of 3 large trampolines with rope stairs and slides that connect them together.
Abandoned forgotten mines (HAUNTING IMAGINES OF A ONCE USED MINE)
This video is about me and a team exploring abandoned mines in Wales here's a little history.A slate roof adorning the Roman fort at Segontium marked the beginning of the Welsh slate industry, which exploded onto the world scene during the Industrial Revolution. Throughout much of the 18th and 19th centuries, Welsh slate was unequaled on the world stage, and the Oakley mine at Blaenau Ffestiniog was the largest of its kind on earth. But today, most slate quarries lie abandoned.
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Llechwedd Slate Mountain Glamping trip
We recently had the chance to go Clamping in Snowdonia National Park in North Wales. There are 6 Glamping pods at Llechwedd Slate Caverns near Blaenau Ffestiniog in North Wales.
Llechwedd is also home to Zip World, Antur Stiniog downhill mountain bike centre, Slate Mountain tours, Llechwedd Deep Mine Tours and slate cavern trampolining.
Snowdonia glamping is an amazing family travel experience. Camping on Slate Mountain provides you with some amazing views. The North Wales sky shines bright with stars.
Glamping in Snowdonia is a must.
Abandoned slate mine in North wales
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Took these pictures last Spring witht the family down the slate mine in North Wales
Duke At Slate Quarries (1956)
Dinorwic Slate Quarry, North Wales.
Duke of Edinburgh visits Dinorwic Slate Quarries. He drives a locomotive of a little train, with officials behind. Various images of smoking chimney, people working and Duke browsing. Train takes Duke and officials in the mountain to the quarry itself. Quarry workers wave to Prince Philip. A few shots of a mountain with workers hanging off the cliffs. Duke talks to the workers.
Note: There is no paperwork for this item in file. It seems that his item was dropped at the last moment and never released.
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What It's Like To Ride The World's Fastest Zip Line!
ZipWorld Velocity in Wales catapults you down over an old slate mine at over 100mph! It is the longest in Europe and the fastest in the world!
What It's Like To Ride A Speedboat on Loch Ness!
Here is what it's like to go down it, from the journey up to the top to the disembark at the end. A birds-eye view. It's absolutely incredible. It is definitely even higher and quicker than it looks here when you do it in person!
If you like the look of it, you can find out more in their website
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Blaenau Ffestiniog To The Great Orme, North Wales
Using my new GoPro Hero4 Black, I decided to film some test footage.
I drove from Blaenau Ffestiniog to The Great Orme in North Wales, UK, attaching the GoPro to the roof of my car, filming some very beautiful scenery.
Zip World Penrhyn Quarry In WALES: ZIP WORLD VLOG!
WALES VLOG - Zip world slate caverns is a giant underground cave and mining complex that's been turned into a rock climbing and zip lining center! At times it was scary! They were actually in Llechwedd Slate Mine, Blaenau Festiniog in North Wales.
I spent a week in Wales, England. This trip was to do some hiking, see what it’s like walking around the streets, and exploring the Welsh countryside. This video is a sort of combination between a street walking video and a hiking vlog. I wouldn’t say Wales is a great place for digital nomads, but it’s certainly nice to get away and explore the countryside.
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Slate cutting demonstration after out Victorian Mine Tour at Llechwedd Slate Caverns
This slate cutting demonstration was done after our Victorian Mine Tour at the Llechwedd Slate Caverns in Blaenau Ffestiniog. The tour was the main attraction at this place and it is worth every penny.
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