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Dolbadarn Castle
© Victor Naumenko (view gallery)
Dolbadarn Castle stands rather forlornly on its rocky hillock some 80 feet above Llyn Padarn, on the eastern side of the main A4086 roadway between Caernarfon and Snowdonia. The castle dates to the 13th century, but remains in solid condition. Built by the mighty Llywelyn ap Iorwerth (Llywelyn the Great) sometime before 1230, the castle not only predates the English fortresses of the Edwardian conquest, it also provides solid documentation of the extent of Llywelyn's influence and ingenuity. Its position at the tip of Llyn Padarn allowed the garrison to blockade anyone's movement through that part of the north, then as now a main link to the rest of Wales. The military worth of the spot was evidently recognized as early as the 6th century but surviving masonry dates no earlier than the 1200's. The dominant feature at the site is the impressive round tower, built of slate and rubble. Looks are deceiving, for this great keep encloses a surprisingly complex series of chambers and once rose three stories. Today, the tower reaches 40 feet in the air, is 40 feet in diameter, and is still girded by walls 8 feet thick.

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Snowdon 010
© Paul Lakin (view gallery)

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Mount Snowdon
© Ken Hulmes (view gallery)
A view from the top of Mount Snowdon on a late October afternoon.

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Cwm Idwal
© John Godley (view gallery)

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Snowdon 011
© Paul Lakin (view gallery)

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Picturesque Llanberis
© Raymond Thurlby (view gallery)

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Spring snow
© Thomas Crossley (view gallery)
Was not too cold for some lambs to be seen

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Llanberis Slate Museum
© Paul Lakin (view gallery)

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Llyn Padarn 2
© Paul Lakin (view gallery)

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Snowdon 007
© Paul Lakin (view gallery)

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Looking through the Castle wall.
© Patrick Thurlby (view gallery)

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A picture of Llanberis
© Barbara Whiteman (view gallery)
Looking at Mount Snowdon from the boat on Llanberis lake in LLanberis in Wales. The tiny peak second from the right is Snowdon this can only be seen from the lake.

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Snowdonia train ride
© Graham John Willetts (view gallery)

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A picture of the Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis, North Wales.
© Nicholas. R. Taylor. (view gallery)

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On the way to the Summit of Mount Snowdon, Llanberis, North Wales.
© Nicholas. R. Taylor. (view gallery)

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Llanberis, Wales
© Barbara Whiteman (view gallery)
Inside the old slate mines in LLanberis in Wales. This water was like glass, hence the mirror image, the clue is the orange bouy.

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The Snowdon Plaque.
© Raymond Thurlby (view gallery)

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At the Welsh Slate Museum. The Toilet, not much comfort to sit and read the paper!!!
© Raymond Thurlby (view gallery)

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View from Mount Snowdon.
© Peter Evans (view gallery)

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At last a house that someone still lives in.
© Peter Evans (view gallery)

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A picture of the Snowdon Mountain Railway, Llanberis, North Wales.
© Nicholas. R. Taylor. (view gallery)

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On the way to the Summit of Mount Snowdon, Llanberis, North Wales.
© Nicholas. R. Taylor. (view gallery)

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Looking over the waters at Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales
© Trevor Summerson (view gallery)
Beautiful countryside, if in this area you must visit the Electric Mountain the underground Electric Generating plant .

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Workers Cottages
© Raymond Thurlby (view gallery)

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Taken from Snowdon.
© Peter Evans (view gallery)
View over the Pass of Llanberis.

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Snowdonia National Park.
© Peter Evans (view gallery)

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Busy summit
© Paul Lakin (view gallery)

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Snowdon 013
© Paul Lakin (view gallery)

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Llanberis area 011
© Paul Lakin (view gallery)