Guidebook for Llanberis

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Guidebook for Llanberis

Essentials

The place to be after a walk, a climb or a scramble. Great food, reasonably priced, huge mugs of tea, free wifi & free jukebox! Good mix of locals,climbers & tourists. Child friendly & dog friendly!
43 locals recommend
Pete's Eats
38-40 High St
43 locals recommend
The place to be after a walk, a climb or a scramble. Great food, reasonably priced, huge mugs of tea, free wifi & free jukebox! Good mix of locals,climbers & tourists. Child friendly & dog friendly!
All your essesntials can be bought here! Open until 11pm ( 10pm Sun) Mini Costa Coffee shop!
12 locals recommend
SPAR Llanberis
High Street
12 locals recommend
All your essesntials can be bought here! Open until 11pm ( 10pm Sun) Mini Costa Coffee shop!

Drinks & Nightlife

The Local Pub!Just a short walk from the cottage... Good food & drinks served until 8pm & Free wifi...
The Vaynol Arms
The Local Pub!Just a short walk from the cottage... Good food & drinks served until 8pm & Free wifi...
Large pub serving food and drinks with beer garden. Huge sport screen during the summer.
22 locals recommend
The Heights
74 High St
22 locals recommend
Large pub serving food and drinks with beer garden. Huge sport screen during the summer.
The men who first conqured Everest trained in Snowdonia and this unusual little pub has their signitures and boots. Historically, very interesting. Well worth a visit ( 10 mins from cottage...)
7 locals recommend
Pen Y Gwryd Hotel
7 locals recommend
The men who first conqured Everest trained in Snowdonia and this unusual little pub has their signitures and boots. Historically, very interesting. Well worth a visit ( 10 mins from cottage...)

Shopping

Great for hiring wetsuits if the temperature of the lake is a bit chilly! Friendly staff and lots of equipment hire at good prices. Organized swims across the lake with sub boats following!
23 locals recommend
Snowdonia Watersports
23 locals recommend
Great for hiring wetsuits if the temperature of the lake is a bit chilly! Friendly staff and lots of equipment hire at good prices. Organized swims across the lake with sub boats following!
Everything you can want, equipment-wise, for the mountains ( not cheap) They have the most up-to-date Weather Forecast, which means its well worth a visit!
8 locals recommend
Joe Brown Shops
High Street
8 locals recommend
Everything you can want, equipment-wise, for the mountains ( not cheap) They have the most up-to-date Weather Forecast, which means its well worth a visit!
Affordable outdoor clothing and equipment and friendly and helpful staff too!
V12 Outdoor
High Street
Affordable outdoor clothing and equipment and friendly and helpful staff too!

Sightseeing

Turn left at the bottom of the drive and walk ..uphill for 2.5M to the beginning of the 2 main routes up Snowdon. Check the weather first as it changes dramatically & hourly. Cafe for tea etc.
7 locals recommend
Pen-y-Pass Car Park
7 locals recommend
Turn left at the bottom of the drive and walk ..uphill for 2.5M to the beginning of the 2 main routes up Snowdon. Check the weather first as it changes dramatically & hourly. Cafe for tea etc.
Free! Take a tour inside the actual mountain and see how the resovoir works. Well worth an afternoon outing.
36 locals recommend
Electric Mountain
36 locals recommend
Free! Take a tour inside the actual mountain and see how the resovoir works. Well worth an afternoon outing.
Only a short drive (15 mins) and you are in the historic town castle. Well worth visiting! Have Ice cream in the Maes!
282 locals recommend
Caernarfon Castle
Castle Ditch
282 locals recommend
Only a short drive (15 mins) and you are in the historic town castle. Well worth visiting! Have Ice cream in the Maes!
Beautiful little 'Thomas the Tank' style trains and cafe with the sublime views of Llyn Padarn.
52 locals recommend
Llanberis Lake Railway
52 locals recommend
Beautiful little 'Thomas the Tank' style trains and cafe with the sublime views of Llyn Padarn.
The easy way to get to the top! Not cheap but if you really don't want to walk from Llanberis, check the timetables and let the train take the strain! Narrow gauge with breathtaking views!!
195 locals recommend
Snowdon Mountain Railway station
195 locals recommend
The easy way to get to the top! Not cheap but if you really don't want to walk from Llanberis, check the timetables and let the train take the strain! Narrow gauge with breathtaking views!!
Magnificent ancient ruins of Dolbadarn castle. The little tower overlooks the lake most poetically.
13 locals recommend
Dolbadarn Castle station
13 locals recommend
Magnificent ancient ruins of Dolbadarn castle. The little tower overlooks the lake most poetically.
Elidir Fawr, peak overlooking Llanberis and the beautiful Glyder and Snowdon range.
Elidir Fawr
Elidir Fawr, peak overlooking Llanberis and the beautiful Glyder and Snowdon range.

Food Scene

Gourmet food, reasonably priced. Booking essential!
18 locals recommend
Peak Restaurant
86 High St
18 locals recommend
Gourmet food, reasonably priced. Booking essential!

Everything Else

Deep diving in Llyn Padarn. Equipment hire and tuition available. Very atmospheric and brooding.
Vivian Diving centre
Maes Padarn
Deep diving in Llyn Padarn. Equipment hire and tuition available. Very atmospheric and brooding.
Highest lake in Snowdonia, nestled under the Peris Horseshoe; this magnificant lake is ,in legend, the waters from which The Sword, Excaliber, emerged... Serene, Silently magnificent.
Glaslyn
Highest lake in Snowdonia, nestled under the Peris Horseshoe; this magnificant lake is ,in legend, the waters from which The Sword, Excaliber, emerged... Serene, Silently magnificent.

Tea shop

Fabulous Welsh Cream Teas, lager and Stefan the host!
8 locals recommend
Penceunant Isaf
8 locals recommend