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Touring Frongoch in United Kingdom
Frongoch in the region of Wales is located in United Kingdom - some 178 mi or ( 287 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .
Time in Frongoch is now 06:55 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Yspytty-Ifan, Sheffield, Helens, Preston, and Pentrefoelas. Being here already, consider visiting Yspytty-Ifan . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Frongoch ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Ben the Border Collie returns to Wales compete in sheepdog trials
'Ben' (ISDS 265384) a tri-colour, working Border Collie, born in North Wales in 2003 and at the age of three months, exported to begin a working-career as a herding and competition sheepdog, returned ..
Alwen Reservoir
Alwen Reservoir Location North Wales The Alwen Reservoir or Cronfa Alwen is a 5km long reservoir near Pentre-Llyn-Cymmer in the county borough of Conwy, North Wales, held back by the 27 metre high Alw ..
Castle Crashing Adventure!
I like to get as medieval as I can as often as possible. Twitter :: twitter.com Thanks for watching! Sharing, liking, or just honest feedback is hugely appreciated :3 *derp* ..
Mid-Welsh Madness
A short update from quite possibly the greatest CCC trip ever; an amazing group, lots of good food, and most importantly buckets of rain! We paddled the Upper Tryweryn, the Upper and Middle Conwy, the ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Frongoch railway station
Frongoch railway station was a railway station on the Great Western Railway's Bala Ffestiniog Line in Wales. It closed to passenger services on 2 January 1960 and freight services on 27 January 1961. The station building and signal box are now in use as a private residence. It was converted to a holiday home during the early 1970s when it was rescued from complete dilapidation. Initially the signal box was converted and the local council agreed that 2½ people could sleep in it.
Located at 52.94 -3.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Frongoch internment camp
Frongoch internment camp at Frongoch in Merionethshire, Wales was a makeshift place of imprisonment during the First World War. Until 1916 it housed German prisoners of war in an abandoned distillery and crude huts, but in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland, the German prisoners were moved and it was used as a place of internment for approximately 1,800 Irish prisoners, among them such notables as Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith.
Located at 52.94 -3.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. Retail, transport and educational infrastructure are centred around the largest town of Wrexham, with other important areas including Rhyl, Llandudno and the small city of Bangor. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England.
Located at 52.94 -3.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Canolfan Tryweryn
Canolfan Tryweryn is the National White Water Centre for Wales, and is based near Bala in North Wales. It developed the first commercial white water rafting operation in the UK in 1986, and since then has grown to become the largest and most well-respected rafting organisation in the UK. The centre is home to paddlesport National Governing Body Canoe Wales and Rescue 3 (UK) who run a number of Safety & Rescue courses.
Located at 52.95 -3.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Afon Tryweryn
For the flooding of the Tryweryn Valley, see Llyn Celyn. The Tryweryn is a river in north Wales which starts at Llyn Tryweryn in the Snowdonia National Park and after 19 kilometres joins the river Dee at Bala. It is one of the main tributaries of the Dee and has been dammed to form Llyn Celyn.
Located at 52.92 -3.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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