Tan-y-Bwlch, Maentwrog

Tan-y-Bwlch
Tan-y-Bwlch railway station
Tan-y-Bwlch is located in Gwynedd
Tan-y-Bwlch
Tan-y-Bwlch
Location within Gwynedd
OS grid referenceSH657408
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBLAENAU FFESTINIOG
Postcode districtLL41
Dialling code01766
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
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UK
Wales
Gwynedd
52°56′49″N 3°59′49″W / 52.947°N 3.997°W / 52.947; -3.997

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, looking towards Coed Llyn Y Garnedd

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]