Snowdonia

Climbers looking at the view of Llyn Owgen in the Ogwen Valley. Carneddau and Glyderau, Gwynedd.

Escape to an awe-inspiring landscape steeped in myth and legend.

Places to visit

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  • Tryfan, the Glyder Fach & Y Garn Carneddau, Snowdonia, Wales

    Snowdonia Appeal 

    Snowdonia's rangers are constantly working to maintain the pathways, now, after completing their most extensive review of the landscape to date, they urgently need your help.

  • Ranger dry stone walling

    26 years of the Snowdonia Appeal 

    With your support donations to the Snowdonia Appeal have helped us facilitate a huge range of conservation projects and safeguarded iconic places.

  • Snowdonia footpath erosion

    Snowdonia needs your help 

    With your support vital paths and routes in Snowdonia that are in desperate need of repair can be restored. Please support this appeal and help protect Snowdonia.

Explore our places

Group of walkers with Llyn Ogwen and Tryfan in the background. Carneddau and Glyderau, Gwynedd.

Carneddau and Glyderau 

A 21,000-acre mountainous place, acquired in 1951 from the Penrhyn estate, includes the Cwm Idwal Nature Reserve renowned for its arctic alpine plants. There are eight tenant upland farms on this land, 9,000 peaks above 3,000 feet and the famous mountain Tryfan.

View of Dinas Emrys in Snowdonia

Craflwyn and Beddgelert 

Home to Nant Gwynant; one of the most dramatic and beautiful valleys in Wales. It's northern slopes rise to the summit of our highest mountain, Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) and to the south lies the relatively undisturbed hills of Moel y Dyniewyd and the Moelwynion range.

Visitors taking photographs on the bridge at Ty Mawr Wybrnant, Conwy, Wales

Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant 

Explore centuries of Welsh living in this traditional stone-built upland farmhouse. Set in the heart of the beautiful Conwy Valley, Ty Mawr was the birthplace of Bishop William Morgan, the first translator of the Bible into Welsh.

Egryn, South Snowdonia

South Snowdonia 

Bordered by the beautiful Dwyryd and Dyfi estuaries, the mountains of South Snowdonia include some of Wales' most fascinating places. It’s here that the roots of the Trust took hold, with the acquisition in 1895 of Dinas Oleu.

Overlooking Ysbyty Ifan, near Betws y Coed, Conwy

Ysbyty Ifan 

The vast Ysbyty Estate lies just south of the picturesque village of Betws y Coed and is our largest single estate. The estate covers over 8,000 hectares of high, wild open moorland, dramatic river valleys and 51 hill farms.

Make the most of Snowdonia

Group walking in Carneddau, Snowdonia

Top 10 walks in Snowdonia 

Get outdoors and closer to nature with one of our downloadable walks, put together by our rangers so you too can discover the fantastic places that they are lucky enough to call their office.

Dog walker near Tryfan, Carneddau and Glyderau, Gwynedd.

Bringing your dog to Snowdonia? 

Follow in the footsteps of legends around Snowdonia. Enjoy gentle strolls to mountainous walks, enough to tire out all four legs (and yours). Please be aware that almost all of these locations have livestock grazing therefore do keep your dog on a lead.

Dyffryn Mymbyr cottage in Snowdonia

Cosy cottages  

Find your ideal cottage as a base for exploring the magical mountains, lakes and wooded valleys of Snowdonia. From small cottages for two to larger farmhouses on working farms, we have some very special places for you to stay at.

What's on?
Ranger led activities at Llanbedrog beach, Llŷn Peninsula

Events in Snowdonia and Llŷn 

Join us amongst the hills of Snowdonia or along the coastline of Llŷn for great events for all the family.

Find an event near you

A land of legends

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  • View from Tryfan looking down at Llyn Bochlwyd and Llyn Idwal

    King Arthur: Legend of the Sword 

    Follow in the footsteps of Hollywood actors as we uncover which locations were used to film 2017’s blockbuster movie King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

  • Dinas Emrys hill and Hafod y Llan Farm, Snowdonia

    A tale of two dragons 

    Snowdonia is the home of many myths and legends of Wales. One of the most famous is the story of the red and white dragon at Dinas Emrys that stands on the doorstep of Craflwyn and Beddgelert.

  • Gelert's stone monument at Beddgelert

    Gelert the faithful hound 

    Uncover Snowdonia's legend of Prince Llywelyn and his faithful hound Gelert. The tragic tale has given the village of Beddgelert its name.

  • Icy and snowy Cwm Idwal

    Tales of Cwm Idwal 

    Discover Cwm Idwal’s past, the tale of a 12th century prince and his son, and the legend of a giant that occupied the land.

  • Ysbyty Ifan village and farmland, Snowdonia

    Pilgrims and bandits in Ysbyty Ifan 

    Learn more about how Ysbyty Ifan got its name and its rich history of knights, pilgrims and bandits.

Our work

Llyn Serw with yellow lilies on the Migneint, Snowdonia

Upper Conwy Catchment Project 

Find out how are we working towards creating bigger, better more joined up habitats in the Upper Conwy, that benefit people and wildlife.

Caryl the first scholar at Llyndy Isaf

Llyndy Isaf Scholarship 

A scholarship programme that's offering young farmers the chance to manage an upland farm in Snowdonia for a year.

Highland cattle walking through the bluebells at Ganllwyd, South Snowdonia

Highland cattle work wonders at Ganllwyd 

Meet the golden haired gentle giants of Ganllwyd that have given our woodland a new lease of life.

Shepherding at Hafod y Llan, Snowdonia

Conservation shepherding at Hafod y Llan 

Learn about how Hafod y Llan manages shepherding in a way that protects and restores sensitive habitats and maintains traditions.

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With your support vital paths and routes in Snowdonia that are in desperate need of repair can be restored. Please support this appeal and help protect Snowdonia for ever, for everyone.

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