| Coordinates: | 53.049, -3.886 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SH 73 51 |
| Dialling code: | 01690 (Betws-y-Coed) |
The village of Dolwyddelan sits in the steep-sided Lledr Valley in the heart of Snowdonia, within the county of Conwy in north Wales. It lies on the A470 and is served by the Conwy Valley railway, making it a handy base for hillwalking, riverside strolls along the Lledr and short drives to Betws-y-Coed and Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Dominated by the atmospheric ruins of Dolwyddelan Castle, reputedly built by Llywelyn the Great in the 13th century, the locality bears the legacy of Victorian slate quarrying and small-scale hill farming. Today the economy mixes tourism, forestry and commuting, and the community remains strongly Welsh-speaking with chapel-based social life and plenty of outdoor pursuits on the surrounding fells.
Postcode districts covering Dolwyddelan
Most populated places nearby
- Colwyn Bay 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Rhyl 25 miles40.2 km
- Bangor 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Abergele 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Llandudno 18.9 miles30.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Bro Machno Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Betws-y-Coed and Trefriw Ward 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Capel Curig Parish 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Diffwys a Maenofferen Ward 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Betws-y-Coed Built-up area 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Uwch Conwy Ward 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Blaenau Ffestiniog Built-up area 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Bowydd a'r Rhiw Ward 4.8 miles7.6 km
- Ffestiniog Parish 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Ysbyty Ifan Parish 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Teigl Ward 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Llan Ffestiniog Built-up area 6.4 miles10.3 km
Example postcodes in Dolwyddelan
LL25 0DX, LL25 0EX, LL25 0JD, LL25 0TZ, LL25 0NQ, LL25 0JJ, LL25 0SZ, LL25 0UX, LL25 0YZ … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 47.1 miles75.9 km
- Manchester Airport 69.9 miles112.5 km
- Dolwyddelan Railway Station 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Pont-y-pant Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
Hotels near Dolwyddelan Ad
- Craig-Y-Dderwen Riverside Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Tyn-Y-Coed Hotel 4 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Coed-Y-Fron 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Plas Weunydd Hotel 4 3.7 miles6 km
- Ty Gwyn Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Waterloo Hotel 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Gwydyr Hotel 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Sygun Fawr Country House 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Plas Y Brenin 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Glan Aber Hotel 3 4.5 miles7.3 km
Schools in Dolwyddelan
- Ysgol Dolwyddelan Primary
Local points of interest
- Gwydyr Forest Forest 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Maenan Abbey Historic site 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Carneddau Mountains 10.3 miles16.6 km
- National Slate Museum Museum 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Porthmadog Stadium 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Bodnant Garden Gardens 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Penrhyn Castle Estate 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Maes Tegid Stadium 15.1 miles24.4 km
- Treborth Estate 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Farrar Road stadium Stadium 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Aberconwy Abbey (Conwy, Wales) 1199-1283 Historic site 16.2 miles26 km
- Llanidan House Estate 16.5 miles26.6 km