Private Snowdonia's Industrial Heritage & Slate Trail Tour

An incredible combination of dramatic landscape and history. If you love your history and heritage and culture. This tour will blow your mind. Add in a little physical walking, at the end of this tour, you'll be a cultural expert of wales mining and heritage history.

1. 1

   Castell Conwy

   Pass by

   We pass through the old castle town of Conwy. We will see the towering ancient castle and the beautiful Conwy estuary and historic village

2. 2

   Stop 2

   30 min

   Our first stop is the dramatic Penrhyn Quarry. Here we see first hand the early beginnings of the slate industry, and how the modern era now uses these dramatic landscapes and lakes for the adrenaline and adventure industry.

3. 3

   Stop 3

   Pass by

   We drive through this glacial valley carved out during the last ice age. Here the mountains tower around us.

4. 4

   Llyn Ogwen

   Pass by

   This spectacular driving route and views,and passing the famous lake, we reveal ancient myths and legends of this area and location.

5. 5

   Snowdonia-Eryri National Park

   5 min

   Snowdonias most iconic view without climbing the summit. Snowdonia viewpoint has a 360 panoramic spectacular photo opportunity

6. 6

   Sygun Copper Mine

   1.3 hours

   Sygun Copper Mine is one of the wonders of Wales – a remarkable and impressive example of how our precious industrial heritage can be reclaimed, restored and transformed into an outstanding attraction. A self-guided audiovisual tours allow you to explore the old workings on foot. There are winding tunnels and large, colorful chambers, magnificent stalactite and stalagmite formations and copper ore veins which contain traces of gold, silver and other precious metals.

7. 7

   Aberglaslyn Pass

   Pass by

   Another breathtaking drive down traditional snowdonia farmland, lakes and history surrounding us everywhere

8. 8

   Stop 8

   1.5 hours

   Take a gentle 2 mile stroll around the disused quarry. There are many old buildings and ruins, tunnels and a Cornish Beam Engine to explore, as well as flooded mines and an insight to the history of slate mining in years gone by.

9. 9

   Stop 9

   1.2 hours

   This place will literally blow your mind. The workings of men practically everywhere, the views, the now empty and disused old buildings and machinery left within. The old barracks where workers would live in freezing cramped conditions. This is a place where all wish to return.

10. 10

    National Slate Museum

    1 hour

    Visit our Slate Museum. Set within some of the most spectacular scenery in North Wales . The slate industry was one of the main economic motors of Wales. Step back in time and immerse yourself in a variety of talks and demonstrations to give you a real insight into the hardships of past quarry life.

• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.