Tan-y-Bwlch, Maentwrog

For Tan-y-Bwlch near Aberystwyth, see Tan-y-Bwlch, Aberystwyth.
Tan-y-Bwlch

Tan-y-Bwlch railway station
Tan-y-Bwlch
 Tan-y-Bwlch shown within Gwynedd
OS grid referenceSH657408
CommunityMaentwrog
Principal areaGwynedd
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
Postcode district LL41
Dialling code 01766
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentDwyfor Meirionnydd
Welsh AssemblyDwyfor Meirionnydd
List of places
UK
Wales
Gwynedd

Coordinates: 52°56′49″N 3°59′49″W / 52.947°N 3.997°W / 52.947; -3.997

Tan-y-Bwlch (Welsh for Under the pass/gap) lies in the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales and is primarily known as the location of Tan-y-Bwlch railway station, on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway.

Llyn Mair, looking towards Coed Llyn Y Garnedd

Llyn Mair, an artificially created lake, is a popular picnic place, and there is a walk around it.

Nearby is Plas Tan-y-Bwlch, which today is the Snowdonia National Park environmental studies centre, administered by the National Park Authority.[1]

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