Places of Interest
There are so many places of interest to visit around Silver Birches.
I have listed just a few below.
If you have stayed at the site and have a favourite place of interest you would like to share with others please e-mail me details.
| Places of interest | Approx. miles from camp site | Link | |
| Snowdon Ranger Path | 2 |
http://www.snowdon.com/html/routes/routes.htm | |
| Caernarfon castle | 6 |
http://www.castlewales.com/caernarf.html | |
| Beddgelert (Picturesque village) | 7 |
http://www.beddgelerttourism.com/ | |
| West Highland Railway (It has a request halt sign just 400 metres away from the campsite) | 1/4 |
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| Llanberis mountain railway | 8 |
http://www.snowdonrailway.co.uk/ | |
| Padarn Country Park - this is an amazing place as it has such a variety of things to see and do. | Llanberis slate museum. I'm not usually a museum person but this one is well worth a visit, if only to see the water wheel and watch the slate splitting demo. |
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| A trip on the Snowdon Star is not only a good boat ride but it also provides some great photo opportunities. | http://www.silver-birches.org.uk/snowdon-star.shtml
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| Vivian Diving Centre | |||
| Walks | Trails - The Park offers a range of themed trails ranging from a 5 mile trail around Llyn Padarn, shorter Nature Trails amongst the woodland, an Industrial Archaeological trail centred around the Vivian quarry or the Kingfisher Trail suitable for wheelchair users, Trail leaflets available. | ||
| Dinas Dinlle, beach | 10 | http://www.nearestbeach.co.uk/gwynedd/dinas-dinlle-beach-caernarfon/ | |
| Portmeirion, Italian style village. The TV series 'The Prisoner' was filmed here. |
18 | http://www.portmeirion-village.com/
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| Air Museum | 10 | http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~airworld/ | |
| Plas Newydd, National Trust country house | 15 | http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/plas-newydd/ | |
| Porthmadog, harbour, town and home to the Ffestiniog railway. | 15 | http://www.porthmadog.co.uk/ | |
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