Blaenau Ffestiniog

Settlement in Merionethshire

Wales

Blaenau Ffestiniog

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

Disused incline above Bethania, Blaenau Ffestiniog

Disused incline above Bethania, Blaenau Ffestiniog

Disused incline above Bethania, Blaenau Ffestiniog

Disused incline above Bethania, Blaenau Ffestiniog

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 &#039;Hudson-Hunslet&#039; 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 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.

Pathway to the High Street, Blaenau Ffestiniog The cliffs around the Maenofferen slate quarry are just visible to the top right.

Pathway to the High Street, Blaenau Ffestiniog

The cliffs around the Maenofferen slate quarry are just visible to the top right.

Pathway to the High Street, Blaenau Ffestiniog (2) The cliffs around the Maenofferen slate quarry are visible to the top right.

Pathway to the High Street, Blaenau Ffestiniog (2)

The cliffs around the Maenofferen slate quarry are visible to the top right.

Llechwedd Slate Caverns Former slate quarry and deep mines, now operating as a visitor attraction detailing the history of slate quarrying around Blaenau Ffestiniog. A deep mine tour is available via a steep funicular railway.

Llechwedd Slate Caverns

Former slate quarry and deep mines, now operating as a visitor attraction detailing the history of slate quarrying around Blaenau Ffestiniog. A deep mine tour is available via a steep funicular railway.

Slate Waste, Blaenau Ffestiniog Slate waste around the slopes of former Llechwedd and Gloddfa Ganol slate mines.

Slate Waste, Blaenau Ffestiniog

Slate waste around the slopes of former Llechwedd and Gloddfa Ganol slate mines.

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Blaenau Ffestiniog is located at Grid Ref: SH7045 (Lat: 52.994455, Lng: -3.9348209)

Unitary Authority: Gwynedd

Police Authority: North Wales

What 3 Words

///debt.chefs.regaining. Near Blaenau-Ffestiniog, Gwynedd

Nearby Locations

Bethania Blaenau Ffestiniog Ffestiniog Launder Maenofferen Maen-offeren

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Located within 500m of 52.994455,-3.9348209

Blaenau Ffestiniog

Is In: Gwynedd

Name Cy: Blaenau Ffestiniog

Name Ru: Блайнай-Фестиниог

Name Ur: بلاینائی فیسٹنیوگ

Place: town

Source: npe

Wikidata: Q881062

Lat/Long: 52.9957103/-3.9363166

Blaenau Ffestiniog

Addr Postcode: LL41 3HE

Addr Street: Church Street

Naptan AtcoCode: 9100BLAENAU

Network: National Rail

Network Website: https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/bff/

Network Wikidata: Q26334

Operator: Trafnidiaeth Cymru

Operator Cy: Trafnidiaeth Cymru

Operator En: Transport for Wales

Operator Website: https://tfw.wales/places/stations/blaenau-ffestiniog

Operator Wikidata: Q104878180

Platforms: 1

Public Transport: station

Railway: station

Ref Crs: BFF

Train: yes

Wikidata: Q2375970

Wikipedia: en:Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station

Lat/Long: 52.9947059/-3.9385096

Crossing Barrier: no

Railway: crossing

Lat/Long: 52.9944949/-3.9367553

Railway: buffer_stop

Lat/Long: 52.994129/-3.9359547

Railway: switch

Lat/Long: 52.9942893/-3.9363629

Railway: switch

Lat/Long: 52.9944611/-3.937065

Post Box

Operator: Royal Mail

Operator Wikidata: Q638098

Ref: LL41 5

Lat/Long: 52.99538/-3.9407807

Barrier: cycle_barrier

Bicycle: yes

Foot: yes

Lat/Long: 52.9945834/-3.9413005

Post Box

Operator: Royal Mail

Operator Wikidata: Q638098

Ref: LL41 6

Lat/Long: 52.9943552/-3.9411143

Post Box

Operator: Royal Mail

Operator Wikidata: Q638098

Ref: LL41 41

Lat/Long: 52.9943882/-3.9347006

Noexit: yes

Lat/Long: 52.9947713/-3.9384403

Noexit: yes

Lat/Long: 52.9947671/-3.9390326

Disused Railway: level_crossing

Lat/Long: 52.9934446/-3.9321698

Noexit: yes

Lat/Long: 52.9954188/-3.932711

Blaenau Ffestiniog

Addr Postcode: LL41 3HE

Addr Street: Church Street

Naptan AtcoCode: 910GBLAENAU

Network: Ffestiniog Railway

Operator: Ffestiniog Railway

Platforms: 2

Public Transport: station

Railway: station

Usage: tourism

Wheelchair: yes

Wikidata: Q881062

Wikipedia: en:Blaenau Ffestiniog

Lat/Long: 52.9945942/-3.9379224

Railway: switch

Lat/Long: 52.9941319/-3.9358745

Crossing Barrier: no

Railway: crossing

Lat/Long: 52.9944548/-3.9368305

Crossing Barrier: no

Railway: crossing

Lat/Long: 52.9944743/-3.936794

Railway: switch

Lat/Long: 52.9946077/-3.9398248

Railway: switch

Lat/Long: 52.994614/-3.9400086

Railway: switch

Lat/Long: 52.9947098/-3.9405404

Bench

Backrest: no

Seats: 4

Lat/Long: 52.9936453/-3.940642

Bench

Backrest: yes

Seats: 4

Lat/Long: 52.9936887/-3.9406346

Bench

Backrest: yes

Seats: 4

Lat/Long: 52.9937351/-3.940623

Bench

Backrest: no

Seats: 4

Lat/Long: 52.9938208/-3.9406155

Tourism: picnic_site

Lat/Long: 52.9939492/-3.9404306

Tourism: picnic_site

Lat/Long: 52.9940389/-3.9404157

Bench

Backrest: yes

Colour: blue

Material: metal

Seats: 4

Lat/Long: 52.994117/-3.9404008

Noexit: yes

Lat/Long: 52.9923886/-3.9357788

Noexit: yes

Lat/Long: 52.9936226/-3.9362269

Building: yes

Lat/Long: 52.9934696/-3.9361263

Bus Stop

Commercial Hotel

Bus: yes

Naptan AtcoCode: 5400GYX17346

Naptan NaptanCode: gwnatat

Public Transport: platform

Lat/Long: 52.9954372/-3.9412028

Bus Stop

Bus: yes

Naptan AtcoCode: 5400AWD70725

Naptan NaptanCode: gwnatdp

Public Transport: platform

Lat/Long: 52.9941689/-3.9323655

Bus Stop

Bus: yes

Naptan AtcoCode: 5400AWQ26365

Naptan NaptanCode: gwnatdt

Public Transport: platform

Lat/Long: 52.9940865/-3.9323115

Bench

Lat/Long: 52.9942178/-3.9323687

Four Crosses

Place: neighbourhood

Lat/Long: 52.9951013/-3.9313402

Garreg Ddu

Ele: 290

Natural: peak

Wikidata: Q106709912

Lat/Long: 52.9960707/-3.9360326

Barrier: cycle_barrier

Bicycle: yes

Foot: yes

Lat/Long: 52.9948877/-3.9413204

Restaurant

DeNiro's Licensed Café

Cuisine: regional

Lat/Long: 52.9941682/-3.9329491

Historic: monument

Lat/Long: 52.9969819/-3.9390835

Maen-offeren

Place: neighbourhood

Lat/Long: 52.9913274/-3.936455

Turning Circle

Lat/Long: 52.9914791/-3.9335585

Bus Stop

Blaenau Ffestiniog, Station

Bench: yes

Bin: yes

Bus: yes

Lit: yes

Local Ref: C

Naptan AtcoCode: 5400AWD70703

Naptan NaptanCode: gwnapwp

Public Transport: platform

Shelter: yes

Tactile Paving: no

Lat/Long: 52.9946203/-3.9368001

Bus Stop

Blaenau Ffestiniog, Church Street

Bus: yes

Naptan AtcoCode: 5400AWD70724

Naptan NaptanCode: gwnataj

Public Transport: platform

Lat/Long: 52.9954803/-3.9391498

Bus Stop

Commercial Hotel

Bus: yes

Public Transport: platform

Shelter: yes

Lat/Long: 52.9954777/-3.9414679

Bench

Lat/Long: 52.9950908/-3.9372157

Bench

Lat/Long: 52.9950806/-3.937138

Telephone

Lat/Long: 52.9949418/-3.9355583

Beatons Accountants

Office: accountant

Lat/Long: 52.9941858/-3.9325202

Fast Food

Taste Garden

Cuisine: chinese;cantonese

Lat/Long: 52.9941629/-3.9333406

Crossing

Crossing: traffic_signals

Kerb: flush

Tactile Paving: yes

Lat/Long: 52.9941132/-3.9333546

Dafydd Edwards & Sons

Shop: butcher

Lat/Long: 52.9941644/-3.9334459

Pharmacy

D. Powys Davies

Healthcare: pharmacy

Name Cy: Fferyllfa D. Powys Davies

Lat/Long: 52.9941701/-3.9335745

Alton Murphy

Name Cy: Optegwyr Alton Murphy

Shop: optician

Lat/Long: 52.9941844/-3.9337207

Pharmacy

Moelwyn Pharmacy

Healthcare: pharmacy

Name Cy: Fferyllfa Moelwyn

Lat/Long: 52.9941988/-3.9338414

Fast Food

Blaenau Takeaway

Cuisine: turkish

Lat/Long: 52.994435/-3.9345631

Recycling

Recycling Clothes: yes

Recycling Shoes: yes

Recycling Type: container

Lat/Long: 52.9945717/-3.9344348

Cafe

Pethau Blasus

Lat/Long: 52.9944027/-3.9350297

Bench

Lat/Long: 52.9948127/-3.9357232

Bench

Lat/Long: 52.9948241/-3.9356762

Bench

Lat/Long: 52.9948356/-3.9356302

Bench

Lat/Long: 52.9948464/-3.9355801

Bench

Lat/Long: 52.9947693/-3.9356192

Bench

Lat/Long: 52.9947826/-3.9355671

Bench

Backrest: no

Lat/Long: 52.9946604/-3.9364058

Bench

Backrest: no

Lat/Long: 52.9946431/-3.9364772

Bench

Backrest: no

Lat/Long: 52.9946398/-3.9363454

Bench

Backrest: no

Lat/Long: 52.9946245/-3.9364145

Historic: monument

Lat/Long: 52.9929805/-3.9414001

Recycling

Recycling Type: container

Lat/Long: 52.9930078/-3.9407824

Shop: bookmaker

Lat/Long: 52.9954102/-3.9399588

Fast Food

Golden Mountain Chinese Takeaway

Cuisine: chinese

Lat/Long: 52.9954399/-3.9396713

Bus Stop

Bus: yes

Naptan AtcoCode: 5400GYX17347

Naptan NaptanCode: gwnatam

Public Transport: platform

Lat/Long: 52.995546/-3.9387556

Fountain

Lat/Long: 52.9956879/-3.9386814

Bench

Lat/Long: 52.9956678/-3.9387242

Bench

Lat/Long: 52.9956286/-3.9386583

Bench

Lat/Long: 52.9956033/-3.9387528

The Salon

Shop: hairdresser

Lat/Long: 52.9955334/-3.9385135

Mawson's of Ffestiniog

Shop: car_parts

Lat/Long: 52.9955093/-3.9384314

Siop y Gloddfa

Shop: gift

Lat/Long: 52.9952938/-3.9381299

Craig Bwlch y Gwynt

Description: Craig ByG / Clogwyn ByG

Natural: cliff

Lat/Long: 52.9967436/-3.9401309

Townhall

Cyngor Tref Ffestiniog

Name Cy: Cyngor Tref Ffestiniog

Name En: Ffestiniog Town Council

Lat/Long: 52.9944099/-3.9351739

Bicycle Parking

Lat/Long: 52.9955013/-3.9414935

Power: substation

Lat/Long: 52.994772/-3.940384

Power: substation

Lat/Long: 52.993409/-3.934513

Power: substation

Lat/Long: 52.996033/-3.933406

Atm

Lat/Long: 52.9946574/-3.934449

Restaurant

Chwarelwr Quarryman Bar & Grill

Name Cy: Chwarelwr

Name En: Quarryman Bar & Grill

Phone: +44 1766 831926

Lat/Long: 52.9949479/-3.9369601

Direction: SSW

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Solar Modules: 8

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 52.9930684/-3.9419048

Direction: 280

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Solar Modules: 6

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 52.9952832/-3.9417462

Direction: 190

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Solar Modules: 8

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

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Direction: SSE

Generator Method: photovoltaic

Generator Output Electricity: yes

Generator Solar Modules: 12

Generator Source: solar

Generator Type: solar_photovoltaic_panel

Location: roof

Power: generator

Lat/Long: 52.9934295/-3.9356482

Barrier: cattle_grid

Lat/Long: 52.9982472/-3.9322782

Pub

Y Meirion

Lat/Long: 52.9940439/-3.9334647

Waste Basket

Waste: dog_excrement

Lat/Long: 52.9923334/-3.9362206

Waste Basket

Waste: dog_excrement

Lat/Long: 52.9939926/-3.932159

Bus Stop

Bus: yes

Naptan AtcoCode: 5400AWD70726

Naptan NaptanCode: gwnatad

Public Transport: platform

Lat/Long: 52.9923966/-3.9296483

Bus Stop

Bus: yes

Naptan AtcoCode: 5400GYX17481

Naptan NaptanCode: gwnatag

Public Transport: platform

Lat/Long: 52.9923624/-3.9294694

Historic: memorial

Lat/Long: 52.9917363/-3.9361092

The data included in this document is from www.openstreetmap.org. The data is made available under ODbL.

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