Places Of Interest

Airworld Aviation Museum – Open Saturday and Sundays 10.00 – 14.00 (last entry 15.00) Admission – Adults £7.00 Pensioners £5.00 Under 16’s £5.00  
Address - Airworld Aviation Museum, Caernarfon Airport, Dinas Dinlle, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL54 5TP. (MAP) 10 minutes, 5 Miles from site
Website - https://www.airworldmuseum.com/
Located on the airfield of the former RAF Llandwrog, the museum has an impressive collection of aircraft and aviation memorabilia. The museum offers the opportunity to get close up to some historic aircraft. Set on an active airfield, the museum houses iconic machines such as the Hawker Hunter, D.H. Vampire, along with the only T2 BAe Harrier remaining worldwide.  Please see our website for latest additions to the collection. Part of the museum is devoted to the creation of the RAF Mountain Rescue Service, started here at RAF Llandwrog in 1942, whilst other sections describe the wartime airfields of North Wales. The gift shop sells model kits and souvenirs. Free car parking on site.
 
Trefor is a village (MAP) 12 minutes (7 Miles) form the site on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, in Gwynedd, Wales. It had a population of 1,067 at the 2021 Census. Trefor is in the Community of Llanaelhaearn, and Llithfaen is nearby. There is a beach in Trefor and also a shop in the village centre. It was in the historic county of Caernarfonshire. The following places will need you to park up in Trefor and have a bit of a walk.

Trefor Sea Stacks – Always open (MAP)
Address - Sea Stacks, Llŷn Peninsula, Trefor, Caernarfon
 
Cei Trefor – Always open (MAP)
Address - Llanaelhaearn LL54 5LB
 
Traeth Trefor – Always open (MAP)
Address - Beach Rd, Caernarfon LL54 5LB
 

Caernarfon Castle – Open Daily 09.30 – 17.00 - Admission Adult £12.50, 65 plus £11.90, Children (5 – 17) £8.80
Address - Caernarfon Castle, Castle Ditch, Caernarfon LL55 2AY (MAP) 12 minutes (7.5 Miles) from Site
Website - https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/caernarfon-castle#overview
Royal fortress-palace built on legends and bitter medieval conflict. Caernarfon Castle is recognised around the world as one of the greatest buildings of the Middle Ages. This fortress-palace on the banks of the River Seiont is grouped with Edward I’s other castles at Conwy, Beaumaris and Harlech as a World Heritage Site. But for sheer scale and architectural drama Caernarfon stands alone. Here Edward and his military architect Master James of St George erected a castle, town walls and a quay all at the same time. This gigantic building project eventually took 47 years and cost a staggering £25,000.The castle was born out of bitter war with Welsh princes. So of course its immense curtain walls and daunting King’s Gate were designed to withstand assault. But the polygonal towers, eagle statues and multi-coloured masonry sent a more subtle message.
 
Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways – Open daily 09.00 – 16.00. Admission depends on what you want to do, and what trains are running

Address - Harbour Station, Porthmadog LL49 9NF (MAP) 26 minutes (17 miles) from site.
Website - https://www.festrail.co.uk/
Outstanding scenery, comfortable carriages and historic steam engines await you here in the heart of Snowdonia. Glorious coastlines, ancient oak woodlands, mountains, rivers and castles, all beckon as you embark on your journey on our award winning railways. With some of the most comfortable carriages on any preserved railway – standard or narrow gauge – you can step back in time to a more civilised age.

Cwmorthin Waterfall – Always open.
Address - Cwmorthin Rd, Tanygrisiau, Blaenau Ffestiniog LL41 3ST (MAP)
43 Minutes (26miles from Site)
From a recent review - Free carpark, waterfall was right there, walk past the falls up the steep path and onto the quarry then onto the next quarry. A few waterfalls and old buildings to look at on the way. Very scenic, absolutely beautiful, it's a good walk to get the heart pumping in places, but nothing to strenuous. Definitely worth a visit.

The following 3 places are very close together.
1, Llanberis Lake Railway – Trains form 11.00  

Address - Gilfach Ddu, Padarn Park, Llanberis, Caernarfon LL55 4TY (MAP). Admissions – Adults £10.50, Child £5.50, Concessions £9.50. 23 Minutes (14 Miles) from Site.
Website - https://www.lake-railway.co.uk/index.html
Our little steam engines take you on a five-mile return journey alongside Lake Padarn, right in the heart of Snowdonia. The journey takes you past the 13th century Dolbadarn Castle, across possibly Britain's shortest river and past Llanberis' twin lakes. From Llanberis the train runs non-stop through the Padarn Country Park, joining the 1845 slate railway route to run along the shores of Lake Padarn to Penllyn, and giving stunning views of Snowdon, the highest peak in England and Wales. There’s a short stop at Cei Llydan, a beautifully tranquil place that's ideal for a lakeside picnic, and at Gilfach Ddu, where you can visit the National Slate Museum, watch the driver stoking the fire, the engine taking water, or spend some time in our gift shop and cafe. The five mile return trip takes around 60 minutes, and all advertised trains are scheduled to be hauled by one of our vintage steam engines rescued from the nearby Dinorwic slate quarries and lovingly restored.

2, National Slate Museum – Open 10.00 – 17.00
Address Llanberis, Caernarfon LL55 4TY (MAP). Admissions – looks like it is free! 25 Minutes (14.5 Miles) from Site.
Website - https://museum.wales/slate (seems a very slow website to navigate)

From a recent review - Fab museum lots to see. Lovely surroundings too. Well laid out museum. Good videos and nice in person demo of how to slice slate and the tools they use. Nice to see the workers terraces rebuilt as they would have through time. Lovely cafe and nice gift shop too. Can't believe its a free museum. Easy to park and lots to see around the museum too like the railway and walks by the water.

3, Dolbadarn Castle – Open 10.00 – 16.00
Address - A4086, Caernarfon LL55 4UB (MAP) Admissions – Free. 25 minutes (14.5 Miles) from site.
Website - https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/dolbadarn-castle

Occupying a lofty, lonely spot overlooking the waters of Llyn Padarn, native-built Dolbadarn Castle was once a vital link in the defences of the ancient kingdom of Gwynedd. Most likely constructed by Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great) in the late 12th or early 13th century, it stood watch over the strategic route inland from Caernarfon to the upper Conwy Valley. Today the site is dominated by the sturdy round tower, very different in style to the unmortared slate slabs which make up the castle’s curtain walls. Standing 50ft/15.2m high, the tower’s design was probably inspired by that of similar fortresses built by Llywelyn’s rivals in the borderlands of the southern Marches.

Dinorwic Slate Quarry – Very little information and is a bit of a walk if you are up for it. There are some great shots to be had here if you are fit and able.
Address - Unnamed Road, Caernarfon LL55 (MAP) 32 Minutes (15 Miles) from site.
From a recent review - Absolutely loved this place, and glad I visited spent hours just wandering around this huge site. Parking at the bottom where you start the walk up to the quarry, beautiful views from the platform and loved seeing all the sheep and goats near the barrack houses.
 
National Trust - Plas Newydd House and Gardens – Open 10.30 – 17.00
Address - Llanfairpwllgwyngyll LL61 6DQ (MAP) Admission – Adult £7.50, Child £3.75.
Website - https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wales/plas-newydd-house-and-garden
Plas Newydd is an enchanting mansion and gardens, with spectacular views of Snowdonia and the Menai Strait. Home of the Marquess of Anglesey, its previous historic residents include the 1st Marquess, who lost his leg during the Battle of Waterloo, and the flamboyant 5th Marquess. This elegant 18th century house is an interesting mixture of classical and Gothic which also boasts Rex Whistler’s 58-foot mural.  
The Grade I-listed gardens include the Terraces, Rhododendron Garden and Australasian Arboretum. Perfect for enjoying an outdoor adventure, garden highlights include a hand-built treehouse, nature hides, Frisbee™ golf course, playground and resident red squirrels.