We spent the rest of bank holiday weekend visiting Snowdonia National Park, in the wondrous North of Wales. We’ve been saving this trip for a while, and have been been meaning to conquer the infamous Titan Zip Line Experience for 2. (Thank you to membership bespoke for this lovely prize!) It was just one of those things where we figured we waited for some glorious summer weather to visit (as not all of the zip lines are open throughout winter), but well, what do you know, British summer weather is so unpredictable. Anyway, enough about the weather, I’ll let the photos do most of the talking.
Having had quite the late evening on Saturday in London, we had a late leisurely drive to Snowdonia National Park, and I must say, I absolutely love driving through amazing valleys and mountains like these (see below). It really reminds you that the world is a beautiful place.
We spent most of our day just driving along the gorgeous mountains and valleys, and visiting Harlech Beach for a beautiful sunset. There is also a majestic castle that overlooks the the entire bay that I’d imagine has wonderful views.
Dinner was takeaway Fish and Chips (Which i feel is a mandatory meal at the seaside,) but for fear of seagulls attacking our food, no photos were taken. We stayed in a lovely 3 Star Bed and Breakfast called the Gwesty Seren Hotel which I highly recommend! The staff there were some of the best in hospitality, were friendly and couldn’t be more helpful. What I felt was the ultimate brilliance of it all was that this place also caters for anyone with physical and mental disabilities, their carers and families. Some people may feel that this isn’t for them, but I felt that this is a really lovely initiative and if you’re ever looking for anything with these sorts of facilities, this is it.
Monday morning we woke up extra early to go climbing up the Idwal Slabs. It’s an easy walk to the lake in the mountains and there’s even a beach there! For those more adventurous, Idwal Slabs is a perfect place for climbing up high as well. Bloody windy it was, but some gorgeous views.
Here’s a whole lot more photos of where we climbed – the weather really was quite unpredictable, stormy and sunny followed by being absolutely glorious! Thank you Wild Trail for our awesome 18 snack bar prize too, perfect for our outdoor adventure.
Close by is the town of Betws-y-Coed – a lovely town with plenty independent shops with crafts and local homemade produce. There’s also outdoor gear shops too, and plenty of cafés, bistros, restaurants and pubs around.
And for our main event… *drumroll please*… The Zip World in Llechwedd slate quarry! So there’s a few adventure-y things to do here, zip lining, bounce below (trampolines underground) and an adventure trail in the caverns featuring rope bridges, short zip lines and tunnels underground. We did the awesome zip lining up above in the valleys, and this is apparently the largest zip zone in Europe! Not to mention, you get some stunning views over Blaneau Ffestiniog and its surrounding valleys. It encompasses of three zip lines – Alfa, Bravo and Charlie, and each rider travels a fabulous distance of over 2,000m! Who do you think wore it better, huh. Kev or moi? 😛
Definitely a whole lot of fun, and definitely would love to come back soon, especially for the underground slate adventures!
That’s us for now. Zip-a-dee-doo-dah and Too-daa-loo!
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