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Penrhyn Castle
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This enormous 19th-century neo-Norman castle sits between Snowdonia and the Menai Strait. It's crammed with fascinating items, such as a one-ton slate bed made for Queen Victoria, elaborate carvings, plasterwork and mock-Norman furniture.
Sygun Copper Mine
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A remarkable underground experience. Abandoned in 1903 but now reopened to visitors, Sygun tells the story of Victorian miners. Nowadays, it’s hard to believe that such gritty industrial heritage exists amongst so much natural beauty.
Tal-y-Llyn Heritage Centre
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Ystradgwyn chapel used to be the centre of activity and social life in the beautiful secluded valley of Tal-y-Llyn with its famous wild trout lake and source of the Dysynni river which flows to the sea near Tywyn.