Destination: Snowdonia, North Wales
Snowdonia is the second-largest national park in Britain and one of the most beautiful and scenically diverse areas in the British Isles. Mainly mountainous, it encompasses a large area of beautiful and often spectacular wild landscapes.
As well as classic mountains and cliffs you’ll find green rolling hills, wild heather moorlands, ancient forests, rivers and waterfalls and an unspoilt coastline of long sandy beaches and rocky headlands. The Snowdonia National Park is wild, rugged and adventurous, a great area for walking and climbing. Snowdonia is also traditional, cultural and historic with splendid castles and a rich cultural heritage.
The landscape here was shaped over 25,000 years ago during the last ice age by glaciers which carved deep valleys and passes between high mountain peaks.
The most famous mountain is Mount Snowdon, Yr Wyddfa in Welsh. At 3559ft or 1085m the airy summit of Snowdon is the highest point in England and Wales.
Snowdonia has a long mountaineering and rock climbing history, with many famous climbs and rock of the highest quality. It was in Snowdonia that members of the first successful attempt on Mt Everest trained, and it has been the training ground for many of Britain’s best-known mountaineers since then. Any aspiring climber at some stage in their climbing life comes to Snowdonia to climb cliffs which are as famous amongst climbers as anywhere in the world.
Snowdonia, North Wales Holidays & Breaks
Scrambling in Snowdonia
Fri 01 Apr - Sun 03 Apr 2011 | from £161.90 pp | 2 days Enjoy two days scrambling up some of the more adventurous routes around Snowdon with a qualified and experienced guide.Climb Snowdon on a Guided Walk
Tue 26 Apr - | from £40.00 pp | 1 day Join our professional guides on a guided walk to climb Snowdon, the highest mountain in England & Wales.Kayaking with the Seals
Fri 06 May - Sun 08 May 2011 | from £249.00 pp (based on 2 sharing) | 3 nights Open spaces, salt air and getting close to nature in a boat!Climb Snowdon Weekend
Fri 19 Aug - Sun 21 Aug 2011 | from £229.00 pp | 2 days Climb Snowdon on Saturday, enjoy a relaxed Coastal walk on SundayAugust Bank Holiday Activity Weekend
Fri 26 Aug - Mon 29 Aug 2011 | from £299.00 pp | 3 nights A brilliant way to spend the August Bank Holiday weekend! Four hand-picked, exciting activities.Climb Snowdon Weekend
Fri 19 Aug - Sun 21 Aug 2011 | from £229.00 pp | 2 days Climb Snowdon on Saturday, enjoy a relaxed Coastal walk on SundayClimbing for Beginners
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