Blaenau Ffestiniog
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Blaenau Ffestiniog is a town in Gwynedd, Wales. Once a slate mining centre in historic Merionethshire, it now relies heavily on tourism, drawn to the Ffestiniog Railway and Llechwedd Slate Caverns. It
St David's Church, Blaenau Ffestiniog, 2014
The Old Market Hall, 2015
Looking down towards Blaenau Ffestiniog town in summer, 2013
A view of Blaenau Ffestiniog from Graig Ddu, c. 1875; NLW3361243
Llechwedd Slate Caverns
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Llechwedd is a visitor attraction near Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. It details the history of slate quarrying in the town and specifically the Llechwedd quarry in which it is located. The main
Blaenau Ffestiniog
…a town in Gwynedd, Wales. Once a slate mining centre in historic Merionethshire, it now relies heavily on tourism, drawn to the Ffestiniog Railway and Llechwedd Slate Caverns. Its population reached 12,000 at the peak of the slate industry, and fell with the decline in demand for slate. The population of the community…
The entrance to the Llechwedd Deep Mine Tour and narrow gauge railway (left).
The Quarry Explorer Tour reaches the highest point of the Llechwedd Quarry site.