Snowdonia National Park: Overview

Mountains and medieval castles in a feisty corner of Wales.

Snowdon's trails make the summit accessible to hikers of all abilities. The park also contains rivers, lakes, waterfalls, forests, moorlands, glacial valleys, a lovely coastline and ancient burial chambers. There's also Roman forts, World Heritage listed Norman castles, steam railways and relics of the country's mining heritage.

Fast Facts

Population

25,000

Currency

Name: Pound Sterling
Code: GBP
Symbol: £

Electrical Plugs

British-style plug with two flat blades and one flat grounding blade
240V 50Hz

Languages Spoken

Official: English, Welsh

Time Zones

GMT/UTC +0 

Country Dialing Code

+44

Weights & Measures

Metric

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