Post office damaged by suffragettes, Criccieth

Jan 12, 2020

Bethesda's bridge of contrasts


Many visitors cross Bethesda's Pont Twr to reach Europe's longest zip-wire ride at Penrhyn Quarry, but only the people who walk down to the riverbank will see why artists have ...

depicted it so many times over the centuries. The area hasn't always been tranquil, however.  Use your mobile to scan the HistoryPoints QR codes beside the layby east of the bridge to discover some of the incidents which have occurred there, including protests by striking quarrymen and an accident in the early days of motor cars. Or click here