Without doubt, Eryri, the National Park that sorrounds Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), is the most visited and spectacular part of Wales. Yet even in this area, it’s possible to discover out of the way views and insights into the landscape and culture of Wales. It’s also home to two UNESCO world heritage sites, namely the four Edwardian Castles (after Edward I who built them in the late 13th Century) and the North Wales Slate Heritage landscape.
The above two sites probably encapsulate the main history of this area. Long regarded as the last bastion of Wales which held out from Norman and then English invasion, the castles were built after the death of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, or “Llewelyn ein Llyw olaf” – our last leader. Despite this these towns, indeed the whole region, are today amongst the most Welsh, and most Welsh speaking, in Wales. It’s a twist of history that the castles built to control the Welsh people now provide a means of attracting visitors and wealth to this area.
North Wales once boasted that it had roofed the world! The remains of the industry which still marks the landscape was the mainstay of employment in the 19th Century, and shaped an unique culture that survives to this day.
Our guides can guide you through the highways and byways of this fascinating region, which still draws climbers, walkers and thrill seekers as well as history and culture lovers.