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/index_main.htm
West Highland Railway (It has a request halt sign just 400 metres away from the campsite)
.5

http://www.bangor.ac.uk/ml/whr/
train

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.
8

slate museum

http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/slate/

A trip on the Snowdon Star is not only a good boat ride but it also provides some great photo opportunities.

boat, Snowdon Star

http://www.silver-birches.org.uk/snowdon-star.shtml

 

Vivian Diving Centre

http://www.divevivian.com/

   
Dinas Dinlle, beach
10
http://www.forces-of-nature.co.uk/dbdriven/beachguide/beachguide.php?action=display_location&loc_id=105
Portmeirion, Italian style village.
The TV series 'The Prisoner' was filmed here.
 

Portmeirion

http://www.portmeirion-village.com/


Porthmadog, harbour, town and home to the Ffestiniog railway.
15
http://www.porthmadog.co.uk/
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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 using the e-mail link on the contacts page.
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