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Llechwedd Slate Caverns
Blaenau Ffestiniog,
Gwynedd,
LL41 3NB.
Tel: 01766 830306
Fax: 01766 831260
Email: quarrytours@aol.com
Web: http://www.llechwedd-slate-caverns.co.uk
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Discover the unique heritage of Welsh Slate

Llechwedd Slate Caverns of Blaenau Ffestiniog is part of a living, working slate mine still being worked to this day by Greaves Welsh Slate - since 1836.

We offer 2 unique underground tours that take you deep underground to explore the world of the Victorian slate miner. The temperature underground is an ambient 54F making the caverns ideal for a family day out - come rain or shine.

Plenty of all year surface facilities to enjoy - shop, cafe, slate workshop (with daily demonstrations) plus the Victorian Village (April-September) with its traditional tavern and old fashioned sweet shop.

 

The Deep Mine Tour
Descend deep underground and be guided on foot via ten "sound and light" sequences.

Experience the unforgettable beauty of the underground lake as the story of the slate miner's life unfolds.

 


The Miners' Tramway Tour
Ride on a train into a network of spectacular cathedral high manmade chambers.

This is a guided tour and at various points you will learn of the skills needed to extract slate, and to experience for yourself the sights and sounds of late nineteenth century mining conditions.

 

 


Llechwedd Victorian Village

Visit the Slate Workshop located in the Old Mill, where Housenames/numbers are made to order.

Try some local ale at the Miners' Arms and enjoy the magnificent view from the Beer Garden.

Ffestin's sweet shop is a must. Wall to wall jars of traditional sweets and old fashioned favourites.

Visit the village Bank and exchange some new money for old. We have our own coins that can be spent anywhere in the village or kept as a souvenir of your visit to Llechwedd.

The Victorian Village is open from March to October - the Slate Workshop is open throughout the year.

 

Access
Please visit our own website for a full access statement.

Opening times:
Open all year apart from Christmas, Boxing and New Years Day.

First tour 10.15am. The last tour 5.15pm March - Sept and 4.15pm Oct - Feb

Please Note. The Llechwedd Slate Caverns will be CLOSED ON FRIDAYS from Friday 4 th November until April 2012

Prices 2011

Site Entrance Fee
Adults £2.00
Children £1.00
Seniors £1.50

One Tour
Adults £8.00
Children £6.90
Seniors £7.45

Both Tours
Adults £14.30
Children £11.10
Seniors £13.25

A 10% discount is available on a "Family Ticket" on the Combined tour only.

Group Bookings:
Special group prices (15+) available on the tours only. Please book in advance.

Dogs are permitted to the surface area only and must be kept on a lead at all times.

Directions:
Llechwedd Slate Caverns are situated on the A470 between Blaenau Ffestiniog & Dolwyddelan. We are only 3/4mile from Blaenau. LL41 3NB

Bus:
Scheduled buses run daily to and from the Caverns. Private services from train station during the high season.

Train:
Blaenau Ffestiniog station is served by the main line from Llandudno junction and the Ffestiniog Railway narrow gauge line from Porthmadog.

 

 

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