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Anglesey, Conwy, and Gwynedd.
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Bala Lake Railway, Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd Tel: 01678 540666. The
2ft gauge line offers a delightful 9 mile return journey along
Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), through the beautiful scenery of the
Snowdonia National Park. Location: On the outskirts of Bala.
Cymmer Abbey, near Dolgellau.
Cymmer Abbey was founded in 1198. The buildings were never completed
and of the church, only the nave was ever built. The situation
is typically Cistercian, in a remote valley with fast-flowing
streams. Today the site is in the care of the Welsh Historic
Monuments. Remains of the church and of the cloister layout can
be viewed by the public. About 13 miles southwest of Bala.
Pistyll Rhaeadr, Tel: 01691 780392. Situated in the Berwyn mountains,
Pistyll Rhaeadr is 240 ft (74 metres) tall, the highest waterfall
in Wales & England. It is found in a remote location in Powys,
near Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant, and is definitely the hardest of
the Seven Wonders to reach. Hundreds of people visit the imposing
falls every year, there is a coffee and gift shop and a campsite
nearby. www.pistyllrhaeadr.co.uk. About 15 miles east of Bala,
reached off the B4580 from Bala to Oswestry road.
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