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Inigo Jones Slate Works

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Inigo Jones Slate Works was founded in 1861 mainly to prefabricate school writing slates. Today the company uses the same raw material namely 500 million year old Welsh slate to produce architectural, memorial, landscape and craft products.

Tudor Slate Works, Groeslon, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL54 7UE

Retail Phone Number Phone Number icon for Snowdonia retail page 01286 830242

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Llanberis Lake Railway

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This lovely little line runs alongside Llyn Padarn in the Padarn Country Park for a there-and-back journey of five miles. Stop off for a lakeside picnic at Cei Llydan, or visit the National Slate Museum at Gilfach Ddu.

Gilfach Ddu, Llanberis, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 4TY

Retail Phone Number Phone Number icon for Snowdonia retail page 01286 870549

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Llanfair Slate Caverns

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The slate in this mine, which is found in veins between layers of ancient Pre-Cambrian rocks, is among the oldest in the world. Many industrial towns in Britain and Ireland have the original roofs made of Llanfair slate.

Cae Gethin Farm, Llanfair, Harlech, Gwynedd, LL46 2SA

Retail Phone Number Phone Number icon for Snowdonia retail page 01766 780247

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National Slate Museum

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The National Slate Museum is sited in the Victorian workshops built in the shadow of Elidir mountain, site of the vast Dinorwig quarry.

Llanberis, Gwynedd, LL55 4TY

Retail Phone Number Phone Number icon for Snowdonia retail page 0300 111 2 333

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Porthmadog Maritime Museum

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Porthmadog’s bustling harbour was even busier 150 years ago. Discover the reason at this museum, which tells the story of the port’s shipbuilding and slate exporting heyday.

The Harbour, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, LL49 9LU

Retail Phone Number Phone Number icon for Snowdonia retail page 01766 514581 Retail Mobile Number Mobile Number icon for Snowdonia retail page 07866 633927

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Portmeirion

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Portmeirion was created by the architect Clough Williams-Ellis from 1925 to 1976. He wanted to show how a naturally beautiful site could be developed without spoiling it.

Minffordd, Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, LL48 6ER

Retail Phone Number Phone Number icon for Snowdonia retail page 01766 770000

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