Attractions

Things to do; often including useful background and history.

Llanberis - Snowdon's Village
Llanberis Development Group maintain an up-to-date list of attractions and information connecting the village to Wales' highest mountain.
Llanberis Mountain Film Festival
The website of the annual filmfestival hosted by the neighbouring village.
National Slate Museum
National Museum Wales' website includes this section about the National Slate Museum near the Centre. Includes a potted history of the local slate industry.
Snowdonia National Park
The National Parks Authority maintains this site. Details of attractions and interesting extras such as a live webcam view of the mountains around the Snowdonia National Park Authority offices in Penrhyndeudraeth
Snowdon Mountain Railway
The famous little railway carrying tourist to the summit of Snowdon from Llanberis.
Electric Mountain
The massive pumped storage electric power scheme near to KMC has its own visitor centre in Llanberis. This site also features reliable web cameras showing the surrounding mountains
Cae Mabon Round Houses
Roundhouses based on the dwellings of Neolithic and Iron Age people. Complete with resident storyteller.
Pete's Eats
A few minutes walk from KMC, this eating place purpots to be "possibly the best caff in the world" and certainly comes highly recommended if you are looking for decent quality large portions at a resonable price.
Cineworld Multiplex Cinema
Hardly local (at thirty miles from KMC) but our nearest multiscreen cinema.
Plas y Brenin
The National Mountain Centre offering a wide range of high quality courses in land and water-based adventure activities. They have a dry ski slop and a climbing wall which could be used for a half or full day.
Beacon Climbing Centre
A large indoor climbing wall with some of the best facilities in Britain.
Llechwedd Slate Caverns
A large slate quarry and mine providing an underground tour (Miners Tramway and the Deep Mine) and plenty of surface attractions.
Caernarfon Castle
Details of visiting times and other arrangements. This is part of the website of Cadw; the historic environment service of the Welsh Assembly Government.
Conwy Castle
Details of visiting times and other arrangements. This is part of the website of Cadw; the historic environment service of the Welsh Assembly Government.
Sygun Copper Mine
Details of what this attraction has to offer individuals, families and groups.
Anglesea Sea Zoo
A popular attraction featuring the biggest aquarium in Wales and a range of other themed activities.