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A town whose rugged slopes
bear the scars of the world’s largest opencast
slate quarry, Bethesda nestles beside the
beautiful River Ogwen. It leads to the spectacular
Nant Ffrancon Pass, offering a route from which to
explore Snowdonia National Park whose mountains
link arms above the rooftops. The town took its
title from a nonconformist chapel built here in
the early part of the 19th century which, in turn,
derived its name from a healing pool in Jerusalem.
The Ogwen Valley itself is a focus for thousands
of walkers and contains the Rhaeadr Ogwen
waterfall. The Joys of Life Visitor Centre has,
among other things, railway memorabilia and a
quarryman’s kitchen.
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