Padarn Country Park
Quarry Hospital,
Llanberis,
Caernarfon,
Gwynedd,
LL55 4TY
Tel: 01286 870892
Email: padarncountrypark@gwynedd.gov.uk
Customer Reviews: Click HERE

This wonderful 800-acre Park includes Llyn Padarn Lake, the ancient Coed Dinorwig oak woodland and the Vivian Quarry. Visit the old Quarry Hospital, now a Visitor Centre, and see the restored ward, operating theatre and gruesome implements and other Park related exhibits. Or, explore woodland, lakeside and industrial heritage trails and visit the many other varied attractions on site – there’s loads to do! Ample car parking & facilities on site.

Your visit to Padarn Country Park puts you amongst some of the most spectacular scenery in North Wales. See the magnificent Vivian Quarry with its deep blue lagoon, once a hive of industrial activity, is now a venue for extreme sports. Slate from the huge Dinorwig Quarry complex is said to have “roofed the world”. Within this 800-acre nature reserve are two Sites of Special Scientific Interest, Coed Dinorwig Woodlands and Padarn Lake, with 5 themed nature & heritage trails of varying length. Enjoy views across Llyn Padarn lake towards Dolbadarn Castle and beyond to Snowdon in all its glory!

Come and discover, romantic old steam trains, a lake cruiser, rock climbing, orienteering, high-level ropes courses, scuba diving, rowing, canoeing & sailing, arts & crafts, the Quarry Hospital, the National Slate Museum and its giant Waterwheel (the largest on mainland Britain), and of course, some delicious light refreshment! Also within the park are the Llanberis Lake Railway, which takes you on a delightful 5 mile return trip along the shore of Llyn Padarn, and the Snowdon Star, which cruises up and down the lake.

THE PARK GROUNDS ARE OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND

Padarn Country Park – a unique place to visit and such a lot to do!

Park Attractions: Quarry Hospital, Llanberis Lake Railway, National Slate Museum, Ropes & Ladders, Padarn Watersports, Crefft Elidir, Padarn Pottery, Odyn Copr, Fframia, Snowdon Star, Padarn Boats, Vivian Diving.
Please contact the other attractions for their individual opening times.

Directions:
9 miles from Caernarfon, 12 miles from Bangor, 17 miles from Betws-y-Coed. Follow the signs for Llanberis from the A55 expressway and the A5.

Bus:
Ask for Dol y Goeden Interchange which is next to Llanberis Lake Railway station (or 10 min walk to Gilfach Ddu)
85 Bangor (hourly, 2 hourly Sundays)
86 Bangor (2 hourly, no Sunday service)
88 Caernarfon (half hourly, mostly hourly Sundays)
S1 Snowdon Sherpa from Pen y Pass (hourly) - with easy connections (S97 route) to Betws y Coed, Beddgelert and Porthmadog

Bus timetables subject to change. Check all bus details HERE.

Train:
Bangor (12 miles), buses 85 and 86 stop at the station
Porthmadog (22 miles), Snowdon Sherpa bus S97 stops at the station, change to S1 at Pen y Pass
Betws y Coed (15 miles), Snowdon Sherpa bus S97 starts from the station, change to S1 at Pen y Pass

Extensive Coach / Car Park!

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