Bethania

Settlement in Merionethshire

Wales

Bethania

Class 150 DMU at Blaenau Ffestiniog The station at Blaenau is served by only a few trains per day running down the Conwy valley from Llandudno. The Ffestiniog railway also runs narrow gauge steam heritage services to Porthmadog, however these were suspended at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and as of summer 2021 were still not operating as far as Blaenau.
Class 150 DMU at Blaenau Ffestiniog Credit: David Robinson

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Class 150 DMU at Blaenau Ffestiniog The station at Blaenau is served by only a few trains per day running down the Conwy valley from Llandudno. The Ffestiniog railway also runs narrow gauge steam heritage services to Porthmadog, however these were suspended at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and as of summer 2021 were still not operating as far as Blaenau.
Class 150 DMU at Blaenau Ffestiniog
The station at Blaenau is served by only a few trains per day running down the Conwy valley from Llandudno. The Ffestiniog railway also runs narrow gauge steam heritage services to Porthmadog, however these were suspended at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and as of summer 2021 were still not operating as far as Blaenau.
Blaenau Ffestiniog Co-op Everywhere you look in Blaenau, there are mountains of slate waste beyond the village.
Blaenau Ffestiniog Co-op
Everywhere you look in Blaenau, there are mountains of slate waste beyond the village.
View from Blaenau Ffestiniog station The rocky outcrop in the background is an unnamed igneous intrusion of rhyolite, being igneous bedrock formed between 485.4 and 443.8 million years ago during the Ordovician period.
View from Blaenau Ffestiniog station
The rocky outcrop in the background is an unnamed igneous intrusion of rhyolite, being igneous bedrock formed between 485.4 and 443.8 million years ago during the Ordovician period.
A470 in Blaenau Ffestiniog
A470 in Blaenau Ffestiniog
Manod Mawr The peaks (L to R) Manod Bach (511m) and Manod Mawr (661m), Ffestiniog, Merionethshire, Wales.

Viewed from Bryn Coed, Llan Ffestiniog.
Manod Mawr
The peaks (L to R) Manod Bach (511m) and Manod Mawr (661m), Ffestiniog, Merionethshire, Wales. Viewed from Bryn Coed, Llan Ffestiniog.
Disused incline above Bethania, Blaenau Ffestiniog
Disused incline above Bethania, Blaenau Ffestiniog
Disused incline above Bethania, Blaenau Ffestiniog
Disused incline above Bethania, Blaenau Ffestiniog
Ruins at old slate workings below Manod Mawr, Blaenau Ffestiniog
Ruins at old slate workings below Manod Mawr, Blaenau Ffestiniog
Manod Mawr South summit cairn Only the base of the trig point remains within the enclosure.
Manod Mawr South summit cairn
Only the base of the trig point remains within the enclosure.
Manod Mawr North summit cairn Even though Manod Mawr North summit is relatively close to Manod Mawr South summit as the crow flies, the Graig Ddu Slate Quarry which is active with no access means a lenghty and difficult walk around the western slopes with much height loss.
Manod Mawr North summit cairn
Even though Manod Mawr North summit is relatively close to Manod Mawr South summit as the crow flies, the Graig Ddu Slate Quarry which is active with no access means a lenghty and difficult walk around the western slopes with much height loss.
Garreg Ddu and Caffi Bont, Blaenau Ffestiniog Garreg Ddu and Caffi Bont seen from Church Street.
Garreg Ddu and Caffi Bont, Blaenau Ffestiniog
Garreg Ddu and Caffi Bont seen from Church Street.
Hunslet 2207 at Blaenau Ffestiniog Hunslet 2207 is a 2ft gauge 4wDM of the 'Hudson-Hunslet' type. It was purchased by the Trefor (Yr Eifl) Granite Quarry on the Llyn Peninsula in 1941. It was delivered by rail to Llanwnda, where it was then transported by road to the wharf at Trefor, where it worked until 1965.

More detailed information on the Ffestpedia <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.festipedia.org.uk/wiki/Hunslet_2207" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.festipedia.org.uk/wiki/Hunslet_2207">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Hunslet 2207 at Blaenau Ffestiniog
Hunslet 2207 is a 2ft gauge 4wDM of the 'Hudson-Hunslet' type. It was purchased by the Trefor (Yr Eifl) Granite Quarry on the Llyn Peninsula in 1941. It was delivered by rail to Llanwnda, where it was then transported by road to the wharf at Trefor, where it worked until 1965. More detailed information on the Ffestpedia LinkExternal link
End of the tracks at Blaenau Ffestiniog
End of the tracks at Blaenau Ffestiniog
Class 197 DMU at Blaenau Ffestiniog A recently introduced class 197 diesel multiple unit for Transport for Wales (TfW) journeys.
 This was to form the 14.39 to Llandudno, a unit of two coaches numbered 133049.
The Conwy Valley line is regarded as one of the most picturesque in the country.
Class 197 DMU at Blaenau Ffestiniog
A recently introduced class 197 diesel multiple unit for Transport for Wales (TfW) journeys. This was to form the 14.39 to Llandudno, a unit of two coaches numbered 133049. The Conwy Valley line is regarded as one of the most picturesque in the country.
Class DMU number 133049 due to depart to Llandudno A recently introduced class 197 diesel multiple unit for Transport for Wales (TfW) journeys.
 This was to form the 14.39 to Llandudno, a unit of two coaches numbered 133049.
The Conwy Valley line is regarded as one of the most picturesque in the country.
Class DMU number 133049 due to depart to Llandudno
A recently introduced class 197 diesel multiple unit for Transport for Wales (TfW) journeys. This was to form the 14.39 to Llandudno, a unit of two coaches numbered 133049. The Conwy Valley line is regarded as one of the most picturesque in the country.
Station seat at Blaenau Ffestiniog
Station seat at Blaenau Ffestiniog
The 14.39 Blaenau Ffestiniog to Llandudno train A recently introduced class 197 diesel multiple unit for Transport for Wales (TfW)  journeys.
 This was to form the 14.39 to Llandudno, a unit of two coaches numbered 133049.
The Conwy Valley line is regarded as one of the most picturesque in the country.
The 14.39 Blaenau Ffestiniog to Llandudno train
A recently introduced class 197 diesel multiple unit for Transport for Wales (TfW) journeys. This was to form the 14.39 to Llandudno, a unit of two coaches numbered 133049. The Conwy Valley line is regarded as one of the most picturesque in the country.
Blaenau Ffestiniog station A recently introduced class 197 diesel multiple unit for Transport for Wales (TfW) journeys.
 This was to form the 14.39 to Llandudno, a unit of two coaches numbered 133049.
The Conwy Valley line is regarded as one of the most picturesque in the country.
To the right are the narrow gauge tracks and platform platforms of the Ffestiniog railway to Porthmadog.
Blaenau Ffestiniog station
A recently introduced class 197 diesel multiple unit for Transport for Wales (TfW) journeys. This was to form the 14.39 to Llandudno, a unit of two coaches numbered 133049. The Conwy Valley line is regarded as one of the most picturesque in the country. To the right are the narrow gauge tracks and platform platforms of the Ffestiniog railway to Porthmadog.
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Bethania is located at Grid Ref: SH7045 (Lat: 52.989147, Lng: -3.924754)

Unitary Authority: Gwynedd

Police Authority: North Wales

What 3 Words

///restless.ultra.baffle. Near Blaenau-Ffestiniog, Gwynedd

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Located within 500m of 52.989147,-3.924754
Bethania
Is In: Blaenau Ffestiniog
Place: neighbourhood
Source: npe
Lat/Long: 52.9887407/-3.9262508
Post Box
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Man Made: reservoir_covered
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Power: pole
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Power: pole
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Power: pole
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Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.9900253/-3.9236549
Waterway: waterfall
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Power: pole
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Power: pole
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Power: pole
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Power: pole
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Power: pole
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Power: pole
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Power: pole
Lat/Long: 52.9853425/-3.927449
2 Warterloo Cottage
Addr City: Blaenau Ffestiniog
Addr Housename: 2 Waterloo Cottage
Addr Housenumber: 2
Addr Postcode: LL41 3LX
Addr Street: Pen-y-bryn
Email: info@hausinwales.eu
Source: Ordnance Survey
Website: www.hausinwales.eu
Lat/Long: 52.9897984/-3.9272507
Power: substation
Lat/Long: 52.98834/-3.928428
Power: substation
Lat/Long: 52.991227/-3.929505
Ty Isaf
Addr Housenumber: 165
Addr Street: High Street
Beds: 4
Internet Access: no
Rooms: 3
Tourism: chalet
Wheelchair: no
Lat/Long: 52.9897104/-3.9283406
Post Box
Post Box Type: lamp
Source: survey (from car)
Lat/Long: 52.9863029/-3.929186
Pub
Y Manod
Wikidata: Q80583310
Lat/Long: 52.9892513/-3.9278766
Direction: SSW
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 10
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Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
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Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 5
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
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Direction: 260
Generator Method: photovoltaic
Generator Output Electricity: yes
Generator Solar Modules: 5
Generator Source: solar
Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel
Location: roof
Power: generator
Lat/Long: 52.9920552/-3.9275446
Ford: yes
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Bus Stop
Bus: yes
Naptan AtcoCode: 5400AWD70726
Naptan NaptanCode: gwnatad
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Bus Stop
Bus: yes
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Bus: yes
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Bus Stop
Bus: yes
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Bus Stop
Bus: yes
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Public Transport: platform
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