Bethesda in Gwynedd sits on the northern edge of Snowdonia National Park, tucked beneath the steep slopes of the Carneddau and just a short drive from Bangor and the Menai Strait. The town’s compact terraces and looming slate tips give it a rugged, dramatic character and make it a handy gateway for walkers and climbers heading into the mountains.
It grew up around Penrhyn Quarry, once one of the world’s largest slate quarries, and the industrial past - notably the long Penrhyn Quarry strike - still shapes local identity and politics. Today Bethesda retains a strong Welsh-speaking community and a mixed economy of tourism, outdoor recreation and local trades, alongside ongoing efforts at cultural and social regeneration.
Postcode districts covering Bethesda
Most populated places nearby
- Colwyn Bay 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Bangor 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Abergele 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Llandudno 13.8 miles22.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Canol Bethesda Ward 0.1 miles0.1 km
- Gerlan Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Rachub Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Llanllechid Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Tregarth Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Arllechwedd Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Tre-garth a Mynydd Llandygái Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Llandygai Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Clwt-y-bont Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Dwyrain Bangor Ward 4 miles6.5 km
- Deiniolen Ward 4 miles6.5 km
- Aber Parish 4.2 miles6.7 km
Example postcodes in Bethesda
LL57 3TA, LL57 3RA, LL57 3TU, LL57 3NX, LL57 3PA, LL57 3DD, LL57 3RT, LL57 3AL, LL57 3TE … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 51.1 miles82.3 km
- Manchester Airport 74.8 miles120.3 km
- Bangor 4.3 miles6.8 km
- Llanfairfechan Railway Station 6.2 miles10 km
Hotels near Bethesda Ad
- The Slate 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Garden Hotel 3 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Bishopsgate House Hotel 3 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Nomi Rooms and Restaurant 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Victoria Hotel Menai Bridge 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Bold Arms 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Padarn Hotel 3 5 miles8.1 km
- Royal Victoria Hotel Snowdonia 3 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Garddfon Inn 6.2 miles10 km
- The Liverpool Arms Hotel 5.8 miles9.4 km
Schools in Bethesda
- Ysgol Abercaseg (Babanod) Primary
- Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen Bethesda Secondary
- Ysgol Llanllechid Primary
- Ysgol Penybryn Primary
Local points of interest
- Carneddau Mountains 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Penrhyn Castle Estate 3 miles4.8 km
- Farrar Road stadium Stadium 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Treborth Estate 4.6 miles7.4 km
- National Slate Museum Museum 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Plas Newydd Country house 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Llanidan House Estate 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Caernarfon Town FC Stadium 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Maenan Abbey Historic site 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Bodnant Garden Gardens 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Gwydyr Forest Forest 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Aberconwy Abbey (Conwy, Wales) 1199-1283 Historic site 11.8 miles19.1 km