Plas Tan y Bwlch
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Plas Tan y Bwlch is the Snowdonia National Park environmental studies centre, administered by the National Park Authority.
The Centre aims to provide courses which are of interest to all lovers of the countryside who would like to know about the Snowdonia National Park and the part of Wales in which it resides.
Plas Tan y Bwlch occupies a position overlooking the valley of the River Dwyryd, and the village of Maentwrog, with no part of the Park more than an hour’s drive away.
Plas Tan-y-bwlch was built by the rich Oakeley family, who owned a huge slate quarry in Blaenau Ffestiniog. Slates were carried from the quarry to Porthmadog by means of the Ffestiniog Railway which passed through the estate.
The name Tan-y-Bwlch, as a geographical area, is also used to include nearby Llyn Mair and Tan-y-Bwlch railway station.
[edit] Location
Plas Tan y Bwlch is located aproximately 6 miles east of the coastal town of Porthmadog on the A487 set amongst high mountains and wildlife rich woodlands.
