Heritage Trail - Y Strad Fawr - Llanberis, Snowdonia, Wales.
N 53° 07.247 W 004° 07.613
30U E 424587 N 5886300
The town heritage trail - A self guided walking tour around the towns Victorian locations. This sign features central High Street (Y Strad Fawr) & the tourism heritage of Llanberis, Snowdonia, North Wales.
Waymark Code: WMP7PA
Location: North Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/16/2015
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This 'Heritage Trail Marker' is located in the heart of the High Street in Llanberis. The sign shows your current location as well as giving historic infomation about the surrounding area.
This marker is one of eight of this style in Llanberis. The historic markers are placed at Victorian locations, that formed the heritage & history of this small Welsh Town. From the industrial era of the Slate Works in the 1800's to the start of the Tourist era in 1896 with the Snowdon Mountain Railway.
The text is written in Welsh & duplicated in English.
The areas visited are:
Slate Works early 1800's
yr Undeb 1870's
St Padarns Church 1885
Coed Doctor nature reserve 1880's
Y Glyn, Llyn Padarn & Llanberis Lake Railway, 1880's
Llanberis High Street 1886
Parc Padarn 1888
Snowdon mountain Railway 1896
Most locations are dawn to dusk, there is a charge to ride the trains.
There is no official start or finish, for the trail, 'You Are Here' information boards are at all locations.
Most people visit the Snowdon Mountain Railway first, or the Welsh Slate Museum.
Website of stops: (
visit link)