natural wonder
Llyn Alwen
A quiet moorland reservoir next to Llyn Brenig on the Denbigh Moors, a peaceful stop on the Evo Triangle circuit.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Llangwm
Wales, United Kingdom · Europe
About Llangwm
Llangwm works well as a base: 15 minutes from Bala, 8km from Llyn Alwen.
Llangwm is in Wales, United Kingdom. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Bala, about 9 km away.
Llangwm is a village and community in Conwy County Borough, in Wales. It is located in the valley of the Afon Medrad, close to the borders with Denbighshire and Gwynedd, 2.9 miles (4.7 km) south of Cerrigydrudion, 7.8 miles (12.6 km) west of Corwen and 27.9 miles (44.9 km) south east of Conwy. At the 2001 census theRead more
community had a population of 516, decreasing to 470 at the 2011 census. It is one of three communities in the Uwchaled ward, and includes the hamlets of Dinmael, Gellioedd, Glan-yr-afon, Llangwm, Maerdy, and Ty-nant.
The Old House at Cysulog, north-west of Maerdy, is a 1+1⁄2-storey 17th-century farmhouse built of stone, with slate roofs and some weatherboarding. It bears date panels showing both 1650 and 1652, and is Grade II* listed. In the centre of Maerdy, Gwesty y Gafr (English: The Goat Hotel) is an early 19th-century inn, which still retains the character of a roadside hostelry. It is Grade II listed. Saint Jerome's Church in Llangwm is also Grade II listed. Although there was a church on the site as early as 1210, the present building is medieval, but was substantially rebuilt in 1747, and further restored in 1873. A 14th-century heraldic stone is set in the gable of the porch. On the hillside north of the village, above the Afon Ceirw, Cefn-nannau Methodist Chapel was built for the Calvinistic Methodists in 1801, and rebuilt in 1896. It is considered an example of an unaltered late-Victorian country chapel, and is similarly Grade II listed.
Aled Owen is a hill farmer from Ty-nant, who has secured himself a reputation as a world-class sheepdog trial competitor. With his dog Llangwm Bob, he won the 2002 World Sheepdog Trial Championship at Bala, going on to with the 2008 event at Llandeilo with Roy. He also took first place at the 2007 International Sheepdog Trials at Burnchurch Castle in Ireland, again with Roy, equalling the record of three wins with three different dogs. He had previously won in 1999, with an earlier dog named Roy, and in 2000 with Llangwm Bob.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Llangwm?
Within an hour or so of Llangwm: Llyn Alwen (8 km), Evo Triangle (9 km), Llyn Celyn (12 km), Llyn Brenig (12 km).
Are there any good drives near Llangwm?
The nearest famous roads are Evo Triangle, B4391 Milltir Gerrig and Bwlch y Groes (Hellfire Pass).
Where is Llangwm?
Llangwm is in Wales, United Kingdom, about 9 km from Bala.
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- Population
- 0
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Wales
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 52.9833, -3.5333
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Llangwm
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
Evo Triangle
Legendary 20-mile loop of the A5, A543 and B4501 across the empty Denbigh Moors, made famous as evo magazine's road-test circuit. Fast, open sightlines past Llyn Brenig make it a pilgrimage for keen drivers.
9 km · about 15 min drive
natural wonder
Llyn Celyn
A reservoir on the A4212 near Bala that drowned the village of Capel Celyn in 1965, a flashpoint in modern Welsh history; a memorial chapel stands on the shore.
12 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Llyn Brenig
A large reservoir on the Denbigh Moors beside the Evo Triangle roads, with a 10-mile shore trail, Bronze Age sites and big open skies.
12 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Llyn Tegid (Bala Lake)
The largest natural lake in Wales, four miles long, home to the gwyniad, a fish surviving from the last ice age, with a narrow-gauge railway along its south shore.
13 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
B4391 Milltir Gerrig
A high, empty moorland crossing of the Berwyn range between Bala and Llangynog, all long sightlines and sheep.
16 km · about 30 min drive
waterfall
Pistyll Rhaeadr
Wales's tallest single-drop waterfall at 73 metres, cascading through a natural rock arch in a remote Berwyn Mountains valley.
18 km · about 20 min drive
waterfall
Conwy Falls
A powerful fall where the Afon Conwy drops through a gorge near Betws-y-Coed, with a historic salmon ladder.
19 km · about 20 min drive
Driving roads near Llangwm
10 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 60km.
- Right hereEvo TriangleLegendary 20-mile loop of the A5, A543 and B4501 across the empty Denbigh Moors, made famous as evo magazine's road-test circuit. Fast, open sightlines past Llyn Brenig make it a pilgrimage for keen drivers.
- 16 kmB4391 Milltir GerrigA high, empty moorland crossing of the Berwyn range between Bala and Llangynog, all long sightlines and sheep.
- 21 kmHorseshoe PassSweeping A542 mountain pass curling above Llangollen in a giant horseshoe, climbing to 417m past the Ponderosa Cafe with wide views over the Dee Valley. A classic North Wales driving and biking road.
- 21 kmBwlch y Groes (Hellfire Pass)Wales's highest public road at 545m, a 1-in-4 single-track climb from Llanuwchllyn used for decades as a motoring hill-climb test.
- 21 kmHorseshoe Pass (Bwlch yr Oernant)A sweeping 417m moorland pass on the A542 above Llangollen, with the Ponderosa cafe at the top and views to the Berwyns.
- 22 kmBwlch y Groes (Pass of the Cross)Wales's highest public road at 545m, a 1-in-4 climb from Llanuwchllyn used for pre-war motoring hill-climb tests.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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