Corris Craft Centre

Units at the Corris Craft Centre
Units at the Corris Craft Centre
The entrance to King Arthur's Labyrinth

Corris Craft Centre is a craft and leisure complex in Corris, on the A487 near Machynlleth, mid-Wales. It is sometimes referred to as King Arthur's Labyrinth, one of the attractions on the site.

The craft workshops

The centre, which opened in 1982, comprises 7 craft studios, with resident designer-makers : [1]

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Some of the studios also offer hands-on sessions, for visitors to have a go at making their own crafts, such as painting pottery, making chocolates, and dipping candles.[3]

Braichgoch Slate Mine

Main article: Braichgoch Slate Mine

The Centre is built on a landscaped part of the old Braichgoch Slate Mine, and the presence of these underground workings has presented the opportunity for other related attractions at the Craft Centre site, for which a charge is made :

Food and drink

The Craft Centre has a café called Y Crochan (Welsh for 'the cooking pot'). As part of the Centre's 30th Anniversary, a new Welsh food and drink shop was opened adjacent to the café, called Bwtri Y Crochan ('the Cooking Pot Larder').[7]

There is a children's play area, next to outdoor seating and picnic tables.

Opening hours

All of the Craft Centre Studios open daily from Easter to November, although some are open all year round.[8] Access to the site is free.

Y Crochan café and Bwtri Y Crochan are open daily from Easter to the end of October. Opening vary at other times of the year.

Corris Mine Explorers is open all year round, although during particularly quiet times, trips may only run if there is sufficient demand.

King Arthur's Labyrinth and Lost Legends of The Stone Circle open every day during the season.

See also

References

  1. "Unique shopping experience at Corris Craft Centre, Mid Wales with seven craft workshops". Corriscraftcentre.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  2. "The Craftspeople and their Crafts". Corriscraftcentre.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  3. "Hands-on-Fun". Corriscraftcentre.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
  4. "Family visitor attraction and day out in Corris, Mid Wales - King Arthur's Labyrinth". Kingarthurslabyrinth.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  5. "Lost Legends of The Stone Circle". Kingarthurslabyrinth.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  6. "explore Braich Goch, a Welsh slate mine near Corris in Mid Wales, a unique activity day out with mining quarrying history". Corris Mine Explorers. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  7. "Where to Eat". Corriscraftcentre.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  8. "When we are Open". Corriscraftcentre.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-06-02.

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Coordinates: 52°39′17″N 3°51′02″W / 52.6546°N 3.8505°W / 52.6546; -3.8505

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