Things to do in Betws-y-Coed and North Wales

From walking, hiking, mountain biking and the plethora of other outdoor and mountain sports, to castles, churches, shops, golf courses and landscapes that are out of this world, Snowdonia has it all.

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Castles
Railways
Activities
Museums And Mines
Other things to do

Castles

Gwydir Castle (5 miles / 10 minutes)
Dolwyddelan Castle (7 miles / 10 minutes)
Conwy Castle (18 miles / 25 minutes)
Penrhyn Castle (20 miles / 35 minutes)
Denbigh Castle (25 miles / 45 minutes)
Beaumaris Castle (27 miles / 50 minutes)
Criccieth Castle (28 miles / 45 minutes)
Caernarfon Castle (28 miles / 45 minutes)
Bodelwyddan Castle (30 miles / 40 minutes)

Railways

Conwy Valley Railway (1 miles / 5 minutes)
Ffestiniog Steam Railway (12 miles / 20 minutes)
Snowdon Mountain Railway (15 miles / 30 minutes)
Llanberis Steam Railway (15 miles / 30 minutes)
Welsh Highland Steam Railway (28 miles / 45 minutes)
Talyllyn Steam Railway (50 miles / 1 hour)

Activities

Walking Gwydir forest (Betws-y-Coed)
Walking Snowdon (15 miles / 30 minutes)
Tree Tops, High ropes course (3 miles / 5 minutes)
Mountain Biking, Marin (3 miles / 5 minutes)
Salmon Fishing (1 mile / 5 minutes)
Go Below, mine exploring (2 miles / 5minutes)
Gwydir Riding Stables (5 miles / 15 minutes)
Canoeing, Plas y Brenin (8 miles / 20 minutes)
Dry Slope Skiing, Plas y Brenin (8 miles / 20 minutes)
Climbing, Plas y Brenin (8 miles / 20 minutes)
Quad Biking, Corwen (15 miles / 25 minutes)

Museums And Mines

Conwy Valley Railway Museum (1 miles / 5 minutes)
Go Below, mine exploring (2 miles / 5minutes)
Llechwedd Slate Mines (10 miles / 10 minutes)
Weslh Slate Mines (15 miles / 30 minutes)
Sygun Copper Mine (17 miles / 30 minutes)

Other things to do in North Wales