Tan-y-Bwlch, Maentwrog explained

Country:Wales
Official Name:Tan-y-Bwlch
Coordinates:52.947°N -3.997°W
Static Image Name:FR-Tan-y-bwlch-001.JPG
Static Image Caption:Tan-y-Bwlch railway station
Community Wales:Maentwrog
Unitary Wales:Gwynedd
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Constituency Westminster:Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Post Town:BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
Postcode District:LL41
Postcode Area:LL
Dial Code:01766
Os Grid Reference:SH657408

Tan-y-Bwlch (Welsh for Under the pass/gap) lies in the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales and is primarily known as the location of Tan-y-Bwlch railway station, on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway.Llyn Mair, an artificially created lake, is a popular picnic place, and there is a walk around it.

Nearby is Plas Tan-y-Bwlch, which today is the Snowdonia National Park environmental studies centre, administered by the National Park Authority.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.servinghistory.com/topics/Tan-y-Bwlch,_Maentwrog servinghistory.com