Parc Glynllifon
The magnificent Plas Glynllifon Mansion, an outstanding example
of Regency architecture with a near thousand-year history is set
within a beautiful Grade 1 listed country park. The park features
seventy acres of woodland, lawns and gardens and is home to some of
Wales' rarest plants and animals.
Cae'r Gors
The childhood home of prominent Welsh author Kate Roberts, Cae'r
Gors is a stone-built quarryman's cottage dating from the
nineteenth century. A Grade II listed building; Cae'r Gors has been
sensitively restored as a museum which accurately recreates the
living conditions of the time and explains local customs and
traditions.
Inigo Jones Slate Works
Slate mining is a typically Welsh industry and the Inigo Jones
Slate Works, six miles south of Caernarfon, was founded in 1861 to
produce slates for school classrooms. Today the slate works still
produces a wide range of slate products for domestic and commercial
use and visitors can take a fascinating tour of the workshops,
learn about the 500 million-year history of Welsh slate and try
their hand at slate engraving and calligraphy.
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