| Coordinates: | 52.885, -3.895 |
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| OS grid ref: | SH 72 33 |
| Population: | 628 |
Trawsfynydd sits in the uplands of Gwynedd in north‑west Wales, set around the sizeable reservoir Llyn Trawsfynydd and surrounded by moorland and conifer plantations. The landscape favours walking, birdlife and quiet outdoor pursuits, with a scattering of stone-built farms and small hamlets that give a strong sense of rural place.
Locally the community has a strong Welsh-speaking tradition and a rural economy based on sheep farming and forestry, supplemented historically by the construction of the reservoir and later the nearby Trawsfynydd nuclear power station, which reshaped employment and local life and is now in long-term decommissioning. The parish retains chapels, a historic church and a modest industrial heritage that attracts people interested in both natural scenery and 20th-century history.
Postcode districts covering Trawsfynydd
Neighbouring places
- Trawsfynydd Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Gellilydan Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Maentwrog Parish 5.1 miles
- Ganllwyd Parish 5.4 miles
- Llan Ffestiniog Built-up area 5.5 miles
- Teigl Ward 5.9 miles
- Ffestiniog Parish 6.8 miles
- Talsarnau Parish 6.9 miles
- Brithdir and Llanfachreth/Ganllwyd/Llanelltyd Ward 7.2 miles
- Blaenau Ffestiniog Built-up area 7.5 miles
- Harlech a Llanbedr Ward 7.5 miles
- Diffwys a Maenofferen Ward 7.7 miles
Example postcodes in Trawsfynydd
LL41 4UF, LL41 4TE, LL41 4TA, LL41 4AJ, LL41 4UE, LL41 4SF, LL41 4SA, LL41 4SB, LL41 4UU … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 53.3 miles
- Manchester Airport 74.6 miles
- Dduallt Railway Station 6.1 miles
- Campbell's Platform Railway Station 6.1 miles
Hotels near Trawsfynydd Ad
- The Grapes Hotel 5.8 miles
- Gwesty Seren Hotel 3 5.6 miles
- Gorwel 3 5.5 miles
- Portmeirion Village & Castell Deudraeth 4 8.7 miles
- The Oakeley Arms Hotel 3 6.1 miles
- Sleeps 10-12 Snowdonia North Wales Nr Zip World 3 7.6 miles
- CellB - Hostel 2 7.8 miles
- Plas Weunydd 4 8.6 miles
- Royal Ship 3 9.8 miles
- Victoria Inn 4 9.7 miles
Schools in Trawsfynydd
- Ysgol Bro Hedd Wyn Primary
Local points of interest
- Dolmelynllyn Estate Estate 6 miles
- Porthmadog Stadium 10 miles
- Maes Tegid Stadium 12.4 miles
- Cadair Idris - Penygadair Mountains 12.8 miles
- Gwydyr Forest Forest 14 miles
- Criccieth Beach Beach 14.1 miles
- National Slate Museum Museum 18.7 miles