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An incredible combination of dramatic landscape and history. If you love your history and heritage and culture. This tour will blow your mind. Add in a little physical walking, at the end of this tour, you'll be a cultural expert of wales mining and heritage history.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
Llandudno Train Station (Red bus stop directly outside main entrance)
Itinerary
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Castell Conwy (Pass by)
We pass through the old castle town of Conwy. We will see the towering ancient castle and the beautiful Conwy estuary and historic village
Admission ticket free -
1
Our first stop is the dramatic Penrhyn Quarry. Here we see first hand the early beginnings of the slate industry, and how the modern era now uses these dramatic landscapes and lakes for the adrenaline and adventure industry.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Nant Ffrancon Pass (Pass by)
We drive through this glacial valley carved out during the last ice age. Here the mountains tower around us.
Admission ticket free -
Llyn Ogwen (Pass by)
This spectacular driving route and views,and passing the famous lake, we reveal ancient myths and legends of this area and location.
Admission ticket free -
2Snowdonia-Eryri National Park
Snowdonias most iconic view without climbing the summit. Snowdonia viewpoint has a 360 panoramic spectacular photo opportunity
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Sygun Copper Mine
Sygun Copper Mine is one of the wonders of Wales – a remarkable and impressive example of how our precious industrial heritage can be reclaimed, restored and transformed into an outstanding attraction. A self-guided audiovisual tours allow you to explore the old workings on foot. There are winding tunnels and large, colorful chambers, magnificent stalactite and stalagmite formations and copper ore veins which contain traces of gold, silver and other precious metals.
1 hour 15 minutes • Admission ticket not included -
(Pass by)
Another breathtaking drive down traditional snowdonia farmland, lakes and history surrounding us everywhere
Admission ticket free -
4
Take a gentle 2 mile stroll around the disused quarry. There are many old buildings and ruins, tunnels and a Cornish Beam Engine to explore, as well as flooded mines and an insight to the history of slate mining in years gone by.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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This place will literally blow your mind. The workings of men practically everywhere, the views, the now empty and disused old buildings and machinery left within. The old barracks where workers would live in freezing cramped conditions. This is a place where all wish to return.
1 hour 10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6National Slate Museum
Visit our Slate Museum. Set within some of the most spectacular scenery in North Wales . The slate industry was one of the main economic motors of Wales. Step back in time and immerse yourself in a variety of talks and demonstrations to give you a real insight into the hardships of past quarry life.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Cancellation Policy
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
You will not receive a refund if you cancel.
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