St Mary`s Church dates from 1716. Its magnificent roof is supported by unusual wooden pillars that were dragged over the pass of Bwlch Oerddrws from...

This remote abbey was founded in 1198 by the Cistercian order for the mother abbey at Cwmhir in Powys. The monks farmed sheep and bred...

This Site of Special Scientific Interest is one of the largest areas of common reed in Wales. It is an important breeding site for wetland...

Lying below the southern crags of Cader Idris, Tal-y-llyn is one of the most famous fishing lakes in Wales. The road to it from Dolgellau...

Coed Ganllwyd is a nature reserve known for its ferns, mosses and liverworts. A short walk through the reserve leads to a spectacular waterfall called...

The Cregennen Lakes are two, beautiful lakes lying at 800 feet above sea level and surrounded by moorland. The lakes are popular with fishermen and...

The narrow gauge Corris Railway set in Mid-Wales re-commenced passenger services on June 3rd 2002 after a break of 72 years. With a free museum...

This nature reserve is part of an Afon Mawddach Site of Special Scientific Interest. During the 1800s peat was cut in the bog and taken...

Barmouth Railway Bridge stretches for over half a mile across the mouth of the beautiful River Mawddach, and a walk along its footpath beside the...

On a small hill near Barmouth`s harbour stands an unusual, small, round building. Built in 1834, when Barmouth was a busy port, it served as...

The gorse covered hillside above Barmouth known as Dinas Oleu has the distinction of being the first property to be given to the National Trust....

The Last Haul is a remarkable sculpture of three fishermen hauling a net. It is made from a block of marble recovered in the 1980s...

A Barmouth rector founded this hut in 1890 as a place for sailors to meet friends or quietly read. Here, local families could trace the...

This scenic, walkers` and cyclists` trail runs along a disused railway trackbed from Dolgellau to Morfa Mawddach and continues over the toll bridge to Barmouth....

This medieval building was built some time between 1460 and 1485 during the Wars of the Roses by Gruffudd Vaughan, a local Lancastrian supporter. Secret...

The Fairbourne & Barmouth Steam Railway originated as a horse-drawn tramway for carrying building materials to develop the small seaside resort of Fairbourne. It was...

The Centre for Alternative Technology is Europe’s leading eco-centre. Set in beautiful countryside, the Centre for Alternative Technology is a unique visitor attraction with seven...

With stunning views of the mountains and River Dyfi, the Meirion Mill was the terminus of the Old Mawddwy Railway. Next to the entrance gate,...

Aran Fawddwy at 2970 feet is the highest mountain in southern Snowdonia. On a clear day the views from the summit extend to Cader Idris,...

Arthur`s Quoit is the name given to a Neolithic burial chamber located near Corsygedol above Talybont. It is said that King Arthur threw the capstone...