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A collection of world's national parks. From towering mountains to green forests and vast beaches, each park offers a set of unique landscapes and captivating activities
A collection of world's national parks. From towering mountains to green forests and vast beaches, each park offers a set of unique landscapes and captivating activities
established
Oct 18, 1951
location
Wales, United Kingdom
coordinates
52.8520 N 3.9373 W
area
2,132 km2823 mi2
visitors
6 million (in 2019)
Snowdonia National Park is located in the northwestern part of Wales, covering a large portion of the Snowdonia mountain range, including Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales.
The park is a natural playground with diverse landscapes ranging from soaring mountain peaks to rolling hills, dense forests, sparkling lakes, and rugged coastlines. Snowdonia is also home to an abundance of wildlife, including rare and endangered species such as the red squirrel, otter, and black grouse.
The park is a popular destination for outdoor activities such as hiking, rock climbing, mountaineering, mountain biking, kayaking, and canoeing. Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales, offers stunning panoramic views of the surrounding landscape and attracts thousands of visitors each year. The park also has several other notable mountains, including Tryfan, Glyder Fawr, and Y Garn.
In addition to its natural beauty, Snowdonia National Park has a rich cultural heritage with numerous historic sites and cultural attractions. The park is home to over 350 historic buildings, including medieval castles, stately homes, and ancient burial chambers. Visitors can also explore traditional Welsh villages and towns such as Betws-y-Coed, Beddgelert, and Caernarfon, where they can learn about the history, culture, and traditions of Wales.
Overall, Snowdonia National Park is a stunning destination with something to offer for everyone. Whether you are a nature lover, an adventure seeker, or a history buff, you will find plenty of things to see and do in this beautiful part of Wales.
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location
Wales, United Kingdom
coordinates
52.8520 N 3.9373 W
area
2,132 km2823 mi2
visitors
6 million (in 2019)
most visited attraction
Mount Snowdon
closest city
Bangor
travel time from Bangor
20-30 minutes
travel time from London
4-5 hours
popular activity see & do
hiking
popular activity see & do
rock climbing
popular activity see & do
mountain climbing
popular activity see & do
mountain biking
popular activity see & do
canoeing
I walked from the Betws-y-Coed side and the scenery is beautiful. This is a perfect walk for everyone no matter what fitness level you are as it’s not steep and not a large area. Definitely worth a trip if you want to kill around half a day.Also the village of Betts-y-Coed is beautiful.
There are few things to be disappointed with here. Get off the main roads and explore the small, one lane roads in the back country. We enjoyed a day with no cars or people, just lots of beautiful terrain…. And sheep. Everywhere. Several times, we had to wait for them to clear the road. It was really fun.
Snowdonia was my favorite stop during my visit to the U.K. It was breathtakingly beautiful and unspoiled. I could have spent a week just exploring this park with it's craggy boulder studded hills, waterfalls, streams, and bucolic scenes of wandering sheep. I was able to go on a couple nice walks on very scenic paths near Swallow Falls.
Very good walk up I took the llanberris path and it was a steady wash up to the summitIt took roughly 6 hours to get up and back down it was very enjoyable and good feeling after you’ve done it.
Beautiful endless exploring to be done at Snowdonia national park. Lots of sheep around but the areas are clean and people are friendly.
Snowdonia is beautiful. I visited in 2015 and re visited last year again November 2021. This time around I didn’t walk my friend drove up to a height going all round and round (carefully). It was a good experience. Unfortunately, I made video recordings this time around but I can take screenshots and share
