September Walk from Bala

Bala - the Friendly Little Welsh Town with a Big Heart!!

Our Walk this month will be from Bala in Snowdonia National Park, North Wales

on

Saturday 12th September

The coach will leave the car park at the back of Iceland at 8.00am. Visitors are welcome to join us by contacting a member or Holy Trinity Church Office (878913).

There will be two walks;

• B walk led by Gwyn

• C Walk led by Terry

Bala & Penllyn is situated in the Snowdonia National Park, Wales, in an area known as the Welsh Lake District. The area has dramatic scenery with mountains almost touching 3,000 ft high, deep valleys, fast flowing streams, rivers, waterfalls, forests and many lakes. Visitors can enjoy the Bala & Penllyn area or use it as an excellent base to explore both Mid-Wales and North-Wales including Snowdonia.

Bala is a small, historic, market town that provides all the essential services for visitors including: banks, a post office, supermarkets and shops selling local produce including two traditional butchers and delis with Welsh and international products. Both butchers have won many awards and Siop Y Gornel (the Corner Shop - bakery, deli and more) has had several complementary national reviews. There are of course cafes, restaurants, pubs and Inns, catering for a range of tastes, either in Bala or nearby.

Penllyn is the area around Bala with many small villages each with their own character and history. Officially, Penllyn comprises Bala and the villages of Llanuwchllyn, Llanycil, Llandderfel and Llangower. But there are many other villages and hamlets in the area, including Llanfor, Cefnddwysarn, Sarnau, Glanrafon, Llangwm, Cynwyn, Llandrillo, Corwen, Frongoch, Rhyduchaf and Parc. Penllyn is a mountainous, rural area with strong traditions based on the Welsh language and culture.

The Welsh Lake District has many lakes and tarns - the main lakes include Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid), Lake Vyrnwy (Llyn Efyrnwy), Llyn Celyn and Llyn Brenig. The fast-flowing rivers Tryweryn and Dee provide opportunities for fishing, canoeing and rafting. To the east of Bala Lake is the Penllyn Forest with opportunities for walkers and mountain bikers to explore. The mountains rival those of other parts of Snowdonia but are not as crowded, enabling walkers to enjoy the mountain experience. The main mountain ranges are the Aran, Arenig and Berwyn mountain ranges, while Cader Idris and the Rhinogs (Rhinogydd) are not far away. For the motorist or “hard-core” cyclists there are several quieter roads over mountain passes, over 1,000 ft high, including Bwlch Groes (1,800ft/545m) once used to test cars.

For more information, click here; 'visit Bala'

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