Gerlan sits in Gwynedd on the northern fringe of Snowdonia, just a short distance from Bethesda and the dramatic slopes of the Ogwen Valley. The ward mixes tight-knit former quarry terraces and more modern housing with surrounding upland and pasture, so it feels both residential and very much part of the mountain landscape.
The area bears the imprint of the slate industry, notably the nearby Penrhyn Quarry, and retains a strong Welsh-speaking community with local clubs and parish life shaping social life. Good links to Bangor and the national park make it convenient for commuters and popular with walkers and rock-climbers exploring the local scenery.
Postcode districts covering Gerlan
Most populated places nearby
- Colwyn Bay 15.8 miles
- Bangor 5.1 miles
- Abergele 20.5 miles
- Llandudno 13.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Canol Bethesda Ward 0.4 miles
- Bethesda Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Rachub Built-up area 1 mile
- Llanllechid Parish 1.2 miles
- Tre-garth a Mynydd Llandygái Ward 1.5 miles
- Arllechwedd Ward 1.6 miles
- Tregarth Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Llandygai Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Clwt-y-bont Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Aber Parish 4.1 miles
- Deiniolen Ward 4.3 miles
- Dwyrain Bangor Ward 4.4 miles
Example postcodes in Gerlan
LL57 3BS, LL57 3TR, LL57 3BX, LL57 3BT, LL57 3TF, LL57 3ST, LL57 3UE, LL57 3DA, LL57 3PU … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 50.7 miles
- Manchester Airport 74.3 miles
- Bangor 4.7 miles
- Llanfairfechan Railway Station 6.1 miles
Hotels near Gerlan Ad
- The Management Centre 4 4.9 miles
- The Slate 3.1 miles
- Royal Victoria Hotel Snowdonia 3 5.2 miles
- YHA Snowdon Pen-y-Pass Hostel 4 6.9 miles
- The Bulkeley Hotel 3 6.1 miles
- YHA Snowdon Llanberis 3 5.5 miles
- Gallt y Glyn Hostel 5.1 miles
- Ty glyndwr Hotel Bangor 3 4.7 miles
- Chateau Rhianfa 5 5.7 miles
- Padarn 3 5.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Carneddau Mountains 1.9 miles
- Penrhyn Castle Estate 3.4 miles
- Farrar Road stadium Stadium 4.6 miles
- National Slate Museum Museum 4.8 miles
- Treborth Estate 5.1 miles
- Plas Newydd Country house 7.1 miles
- Llanidan House Estate 7.7 miles
- Caernarfon Town FC Stadium 9.5 miles
- Maenan Abbey Historic site 9.8 miles
- Bodnant Garden Gardens 11.1 miles
- Gwydyr Forest Forest 11.1 miles
- Aberconwy Abbey (Conwy, Wales) 1199-1283 Historic site 11.6 miles