Tan-y-Bwlch, Maentwrog

For Tan-y-Bwlch near Aberystwyth, see Tan-y-Bwlch, Aberystwyth.

Tan-y-Bwlch
Tan-y-Bwlch railway station
Tan-y-Bwlch Location within Gwynedd
OS grid reference	SH657408
Community	Maentwrog
Principal area	Gwynedd
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
Postcode district	LL41
Dialling code	01766
Police	North Wales
Fire	North Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
List of places UK Wales Gwynedd 52°56′49″N3°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]

References

1. servinghistory.com