For four years the hills of Manod, near the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, became the hidden underground home for nearly 2,000 of the world's greatest artistic masterpieces. The ...

Bleanau Ffestiniog is a town in the county of Gywnedd. It is the slate capital of North Wales, and while the mining of slate is ... in its pomp Blaenau was the second largest town in North Wales ...

Deep Sleep is located in a disused Victorian slate mine below Snowdonia in ... trip leader at 5 pm at their Tanygrisiau Base, near Blaenau Ffestiniog. From there, they begin a 45-minute walk ...

The heritage steam trains run through 14 miles of mountainous landscape, connecting Porthmadog to the former mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog. The line first opened in 1836 to transport slate and ...

An adventure park operator has shared details of enhancements to its mine tour. Zip World’s Deep Mine Tour, which takes visitors to the depths of the Llechwedd caverns, will now feature a range of new ...

By the 1870s, slate was one of Wales' major industries and Blaenau Ffestiniog had become an industrial town. The Dinorwig and Penrhyn quarries were the two largest slate quarries in the world ...

Llan Ffestiniog has a rich history, especially in relation to the slate industry, which was once central to the region’s economy. The town of Blaenau Ffestiniog (a couple of miles away ...

Firefighters battled a large hillside blaze at Blaenau Ffestiniog on Sunday night, March 16. The fire broke out at Cwm Bowydd yesterday evening. North Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it had ...

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