Cwm Penmachno
| Cwm Penmachno | |
  Cwm Penmachno |
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| Community | Bro Machno |
|---|---|
| Principal area | Conwy |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | North Wales |
| Fire | North Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
Coordinates: 53°00′32″N 3°51′44″W / 53.0088°N 3.8623°W
Cwm Penmachno is a former quarry settlement at the head of the Penmachno valley in North Wales. The Rhiwbach slate quarry was formerly linked by the Rhiwbach Tramway to the Ffestiniog railway at Blaenau Ffestiniog.[1] The slopes around the village provide streams which are the source of the river Machno, which flows past the larger village of Penmachno before joining the river Conwy south of Betws-y-coed.[2]
The village attracts tourist, particularly mountain bikers, kayakers, canoeists and walkers. The Penmachno Mountain Bike Trail is located between Cwm Penmachno and Penmachno.[2]
There is a Community Centre and drop-in Heritage Room in the village at the former Shiloh Chapel.[3][4]
Situated near the end of the valley is The Latymer School's outdoor centre, Ysgol Latymer Outdoor Pursuits Centre, it is the former primary school. It accommodates six year 7 and six year 9 week-long, residential trips every year as well as various geography and PE trips organised by the school. The Latymer School have bought this centre in Snowdonia National Park so its pupils can get to know each other better and to discover their individual skills.[5]
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Houses in Cwm Penmachno, showing the quarry behind.
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Terraced housing built for quarry workers (Rhiw Bach Terrace).
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Cwm Penmachno from the south (quarry in foreground), 1969.
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The head of Cwm Machno, the village and quarry in the background.
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Capel Shiloh, Cwm Penmachno.
References
- ↑ "Rhiwbach Slate Quarry and its tramway".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cwm Penmachno, Conwy County". Wales Directory.
- ↑ "New heritage room for Cwm Penmachno". Daily Post.
- ↑ "Shiloh Community Centre". Conwy Borough Council.
- ↑ "Ysgol Latymer Outdoor Pursuits Centre". Latymer School.