Bethesda
in Gwynedd of Wales, United Kingdom
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Anglesey Airport (20 mi) - Hawarden Airport (45 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (51 mi)
- Blackpool International Airport (59 mi)
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Isle of Man Airport (66 mi) - Barrow Walney Island Airport (73 mi)
- Manchester Airport (75 mi)
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Dublin Airport (93 mi) - Haverfordwest Airport (101 mi)
- Swansea Airport (109 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (127 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (137 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 14 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 50 mi)
- Brú na Bóinne - Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 108 mi)
- Anglesey Golf Club (Golf course, 16 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 53.181 and -4.058 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 53° 10' 53" and W -4° 3' 29"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:31 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:50 am and 8:37 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.883 and 170.633 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Pukehiki - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Discover Bethesda
Bethesda in Gwynedd (Wales) with it's 4,735 citizens is a place in United Kingdom about 202 mi (or 325 km) north-west of London, the country's capital city.
Current time in Bethesda is now 12:31 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 12 airports near Bethesda, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Anglesey Airport in a distance of 20 mi (or 33 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km), East. Also, if you like playing golf, there is an option about 16 mi (or 26 km). away. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Aber, Llanberis, Llangoed, Caernarfon and Llanwnda. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F
| Morning Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Night Temperature | 4°C / 38 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 63% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 7% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
5°C (40 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
10°C (51 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Ye Olde Bulls Head
Gors yr Eira Country Guest House
The Management Centre
Rhiwiau Isaf
Royal Victoria
Bulkeley
TRAVELODGE BANGOR
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Rachub
Rachub is a small village of about 700 people in Dyffryn Ogwen (Ogwen Valley), Gwynedd, Wales, about half a mile away from the nearby, larger village of Bethesda. It forms part of Bethesda community.
Penrhyn Quarry
The Penrhyn Slate Quarry is a slate quarry located near Bethesda in north Wales. At the end of the nineteenth century it was the world's largest slate quarry; the main pit is nearly 1 mile long and 1,200 feet deep, and it was worked by nearly 3,000 quarrymen. It has since been superseded in size by slate quarries in China, Spain and the USA. Penrhyn is still Britain's largest slate quarry but its workforce is now nearer 200.
Nant Ffrancon Pass
The Nant Ffrancon Pass in Snowdonia, North Wales, is the long steady climb of the A5 road between Bethesda, Gwynedd, and Llyn Ogwen in Conwy. The summit at 312 metres is at Pont Wern-gof, about one-third of a mile beyond the eastern end of Llyn Ogwen. From here the road descends through Nant y Benglog to Capel Curig and through to Betws-y-Coed. The A5 is the Holyhead to London trunk road, which was re-engineered by Thomas Telford between 1810 and 1826.
Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen
Ysgol Dyffryn Ogwen is a school situated in Bethesda in the Ogwen Valley, with around 400 pupils. Some of the buildings date from 1895 when a grammar school was established here, but the present comprehensive school dates from 1951. The school is fed by primary schools in the surrounding villages: Ysgol Llanllechid, Ysgol Pen y Bryn, Ysgol Rhiwlas, Ysgol Tregarth and Ysgol Bodfeurig. The school has an intake of 70-90 pupils per year. Around a quarter of pupils will go on to study A-Levels.
Carnedd y Filiast (Glyderau)
Carnedd y Filiast is a mountain in Snowdonia, Wales, forming part of the Glyderau. It, along with its top Y Fronllwyd (721 m), forms the most northerly summit in the Glyderau. The average annual temperature on Carnedd y Filiast is estimated to be around 4 celsius. The summit is very rocky and has a number of cairns, as it has a vast expanse of layered slab of its crag features, giving rise to some exceptionally long, easy mountain routes, some giving over 1,000 feet of continuous climbing.
Cwm Caseg
Cwm Caseg is a broad valley in Snowdonia leading west from the Carneddau towards Bethesda.
Y Fronllwyd
Y Fronllwyd, also known as Carnedd y Filiast North Top, is a top of Carnedd y Filiast in Snowdonia, Wales forming part of the Glyderau. It is the northern end of the Glyder mounatin range. The summit has good views of Bethesda, the Penrhyn Quarry, the Carneddau, Elidir Fawr and the Menai Strait. The summit was included on the original Nuttall's list, subsequently deleted and then re-included after detailed re-surveying.
Afon Llafar
For the river which flows into Bala Lake see Afon Llafar (Dee) Afon Llafar is a river in the Carneddau, Snowdonia. It rises where many streams flow down the slopes of Yr Elen, Carnedd Llewelyn and Carnedd Dafydd to join together in the valley below the cliffs of Ysgolion Duon ("Black Ladders"). It is one of several similarly named streams in Wales.
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