Llechwedd Llechwedd Slate Caverns are one of Wales’s most successful tourist attractions, giving visitors the rare opportunity to go underground and experience something of the working life of slate miners.

'The Town that roofed the World'

Blaenau Ffestiniog is famously known as the ‘slate capital of Wales’ and the ‘town that roofed the world’. Its industrial role has long since diminished, yet Blaenau Ffestiniog attracts many visitors because of its rich slate history.

Other Attractions

Other attractions here include the art and culture on display at The Dragon’s Gallery. Blaenau Ffestiniog is also an excellent location for walking, climbing and mountain biking.

Ffestiniog Railway You can arrive from Porthmadog on the narrow-gauge Ffestiniog Railway, originally built to haul slate – it’s pure pleasure nowadays, a highly scenic 13½-mile route along the wooded Vale of Ffestiniog.