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Delve into Bethesda in United Kingdom
Bethesda in the region of Wales with its 4,565 residents is a city in United Kingdom - some 203 mi or ( 326 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital .
Current time in Bethesda is now 04:01 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Wrexham, Sheffield, Oxford, Menai Bridge, and London. While being here, make sure to check out Wrexham . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Bethesda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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slate quarry near bethesda
a slate quarry in ogwen bank (wales)near bethesda ..
Llanberis Lake Railway
The Llanberis Lake Railway at the foot of Snowdon in North Wales offers a memorable trip behind one of the quaint, historic steam engines that used to work in the nearby Dinorwic Slate Quarry. Visit w ..
Mount Snowdon Railway, Llanberis North Wales
Follow Hylonlad blog at: www.artspeck.com Mount Snowdon Railway leaving from Llanberis Station, is a nostalgic railway trip to the top of Mount Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales at 3560 feet high ..
The Not So Great Escape - The Foxbusters S2
Todd finds himself behind enemy lines. As he attempts everything he can to escape the chickens declare a public holiday. Created by Cosgrove Hall From Series 2 (2000) sadly never released on DVD. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Mynydd Llandygai
Mynydd Llandygai (from Welsh mynydd "mountain", Llandygai "Church of St Tegai") is a small, partly forested hill in Gwynedd, North Wales. It forms the start of the Glyderau ridge. It is also the name of the quarry village at the base of the hill situated at the edge of Snowdonia National Park at grid reference SH600656. The village lies at about 1,000 feet above sea level and gets strong winds and above average rainfall.
Located at 53.17 -4.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Penrhyn Quarry
The Penrhyn Slate Quarry is a slate quarry located near Bethesda in north Wales. At the end of the nineteenth century it was the world's largest slate quarry; the main pit is nearly 1 mile long and 1,200 feet deep, and it was worked by nearly 3,000 quarrymen. It has since been superseded in size by slate quarries in China, Spain and the USA. Penrhyn is still Britain's largest slate quarry but its workforce is now nearer 200.
Located at 53.17 -4.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Rachub
Rachub is a small village of about 700 people in Dyffryn Ogwen (Ogwen Valley), Gwynedd, Wales, about half a mile away from the nearby, larger village of Bethesda. It forms part of Bethesda community.
Located at 53.19 -4.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Marchlyn Mawr
Marchlyn Mawr reservoir is a high level lake in Snowdonia behind Elidir Fawr mountain. It is used as the high level water source for Dinorwig power station, a closed-loop pumped storage hydroelectric generating facility. It is said that nearby lies the cave containing Arthur's treasure, a source of bedazzlement to the wanderer who sees it, and of disaster to the pilferer who touches it.
Located at 53.14 -4.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Dinorwig
Dinorwig is a small village located high above Llyn Padarn, near Llanberis, in Wales. It is thought that it was part of the territory of the Ordovices tribe, and that 'Dinorwig' means "Fort of the Ordovices". The village has a long history of slate quarrying. The Romans used local slate for the construction of Segontium, and slates from the valley were used in the construction of Caernarfon Castle. The main local quarry was the Dinorwic Quarry, which was worked from the late 1770s until 1969.
Located at 53.13 -4.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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