But it’s below the surface where the real magic lies. Since the Gwynedd slate quarry closed in 1960, rain and underwater springs have filled it 19 metres deep, trapping in time old buildings and ...

Last week it was announced the slate landscape around Gwynedd will be the UK's preferred nomination for Unesco World Heritage site status. If accepted, it will see the "quarries which roofed the ...

Dinorwig slate quarry in Snowdonia provided a dramatic ... Councillor Gareth Thomas, Gwynedd council's cabinet member for economic development, said the bid "will also open the door for economic ...

To get back home, she scaled another mountain before hurtling down quarry inclines ... commissioned by Cyngor Gwynedd, is one of several projects telling the story of the slate industry in ...

Find out the story behind the "secret" Blue Lake, located near Fairbourne, Gwynedd, and hear from people that have visited the ...

A diver who got into difficulty in a flooded quarry in Gwynedd has been airlifted to ... shore team helped at the scene. The flooded slate quarry is about 100 metres deep and is a popular ...

The Nant Gwrtheyrn quarry cottages once housed families working in the nearby granite quarries. Today this picturesque corner of Gwynedd houses a Welsh language cultural centre which attracts ...