| Coordinates: | 52.911, -3.599 |
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| OS grid ref: | SH 92 36 |
| Dialling code: | 01678 (Bala) |
Y Bala is a small market town in Gwynedd, Wales, sitting on the northern shore of Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake), the largest natural lake in Wales. The lake is of glacial origin and the town lies on the edge of Snowdonia, making it a popular base for watersports, birdwatching and hillwalking as well as for visitors exploring the surrounding uplands.
Locally the town has a strong Welsh-speaking identity and a history shaped by Nonconformist chapel culture and 19th-century figures such as Thomas Charles - the Mary Jones Bible story is often linked to the area. Today Bala mixes tourism (including the preserved Bala Lake Railway), small shops and farming, with community events and a compact historic centre that still feels distinctly Welsh.
Postcode districts covering Y Bala
Most populated places nearby
- Rhosllannerchrugog 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Oswestry 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Oswestry Rural 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Brymbo 24.3 miles39.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Bala Parish 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Llangywer Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Llandderfel Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Llanycil Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Llanuwchllyn Parish 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Llangwm Parish 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Llandrillo Parish 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Uwch Aled Ward 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Cynwyd Built-up area 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr Parish 8.7 miles14 km
- Cerrigydrudion Parish 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Llangynog Parish 9.4 miles15.1 km
Example postcodes in Y Bala
LL23 7AD, LL23 7BB, LL23 7EQ, LL23 7EL, LL23 7RT, LL23 7AW, LL23 7RY, LL23 7UW, LL23 7AP … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 42.6 miles68.5 km
- Manchester Airport 62.8 miles101.1 km
- Carrog 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Glyndyfrdwy 14.5 miles23.4 km
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Schools in Y Bala
- YSGOL Godre'r Berwyn All ages
Local points of interest
- Maes Tegid Stadium 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Berwyn Mountains 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Dolmelynllyn Estate Estate 14.5 miles23.4 km
- Llwydiarth Park Estate 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Gwydyr Forest Forest 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Valle Crucis Abbey Archaeological site 18 miles29 km
- Cadair Idris - Penygadair Mountains 19.5 miles31.4 km