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National Slate Museum
Fascinating museum in a former quarry workshop at the foot of Snowdon, telling the story of the Welsh slate industry that roofed the world.
7 km · about 15 min drive
Wales, United Kingdom · Europe
Bethesda works well as a base: 10 minutes from Deiniolen, 9km from Tryfan.
Bethesda is a town located in Wales, United Kingdom. With a population of 4,735, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Bethesda sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Bethesda to your route.
Jerusalem Chapel, Bethesda, Gwynedd, Wales is a Presbyterian Church of Wales chapel built in 1841–1842 and reconstructed in 1872–1875. Of colossal size, the chapel can accommodate 980 people in its horseshoe amphitheatre. Still an active chapel, it is a Grade I listed building.
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Bethesda is located in Wales, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 53.1815 latitude, -4.0583 longitude.
Bethesda has a population of approximately 4,735 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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museum
Fascinating museum in a former quarry workshop at the foot of Snowdon, telling the story of the Welsh slate industry that roofed the world.
7 km · about 15 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A roadside glacial lake cradled by the Glyderau and Carneddau, with Idwal Cottage as a hiker's gateway.
8 km · about 15 min drive
bridge
Thomas Telford's pioneering 1826 suspension bridge over the swirling Menai Strait, the historic road gateway to Anglesey and one of the world's first great suspension bridges.
8 km · about 15 min drive
castle
The most technically perfect medieval castle in Britain, the unfinished masterpiece of Edward I's iron ring of fortresses on Anglesey.
9 km · about 20 min drive
mountain pass
A dramatic glacial pass beneath Snowdon's crags, a magnet for climbers and one of Wales's great driving roads.
9 km · about 15 min drive
natural wonder
A jagged 3,000-foot peak rising straight from the Ogwen Valley road, crowned by the leap-of-faith Adam and Eve stones.
9 km · about 15 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Wales's highest peak at 1,085 metres, accessible by multiple walking routes or the Snowdon Mountain Railway, with views spanning to Ireland.
13 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The starting point for Snowdon summit trails at 359 metres, with views down the Llanberis Pass flanked by towering slate mountains.
14 km · about 25 min drive
April to October
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