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Gwynedd is a local authority area in North Wales.

Cities, towns and villages

Map of Gwynedd

Cities

• Bangor

Towns

• Bala
• Bethesda
• Blaenau Ffestiniog
• Caernarfon
• Dolgellau
• Harlech
• Porthmadog
• Pwllheli
• Tywyn

Villages

• Aberdaron
• Aberdyfi
• Abersoch
• Beddgelert
• Bontnewydd
• Capel Curig
• Criccieth
• Llanberis
• Nefyn
• Portmeirion
• Penmaenpool
• Rhiw

Other destinations

Most of the county falls within two regions.

• Snowdonia National Park
• Llŷn - sometimes wrongly spelled 'Lleyn', a peninsula whose name is derived from the same Celtic root as the Irish province of Leinster

Understand

Talk

Most local people are bilingual and can speak Welsh and English.

Get in

Get around

See

• Plas yn Rhiw - beautiful, though not large, National Trust property east of Aberdaron [1] [2]

• Penrhyn Castle National Trust - a mock-Norman edifice of the 19th century. Can be considered well over the top in the desire to impress but the kitchen quarters and the walled garden are particularly to be recommended. [3]

• The Spinnies [4] Tow splendidly situated bird hides administered by the North Wales Wildlife Trust. Birds frequently seen include little egrets and kingfishers. Near the coast immediately east of Penrhyn Castle estate.

• Parc Glynllifon [5] Lord Newbrough's estate south of Caernarfon - the arboretum and a modern amphitheatre are particularly worth seeing.

See Snowdonia National Park and Lleyn for further suggestions.

Itineraries

Do

Eat

Sleep

• Pale Hall, Palé Estate, Llandderfel, nr Bala, Gwynedd, Wales, LL23 7PS. UK, ☎ 01678 530285, [6]. Palé Hall is a privately owned luxurious Victorian Country House Hotel near Bala in North Wales, set amongst 16 acres of gardens on the edge of Snowdonia National Park. Palé is a delightful discovery for discerning visitors - a lovingly restored Victorian country manor set in refreshingly tranquil and beautiful surroundings.

Drink

Stay safe

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