Llanberis - Erw Fair Guest House Dennis 1970s multiview

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Erw Fair Guest House, Llanberis with multivew pictures of area - Ryfan & the Glyders, Moel Siabod from River Llugwy, Snowdon & Y Garn & Llyn Ogwen 
• Publisher:  Dennis productions, no number - possibly 1970s
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s): n/a
• Sent to:  n/a
• Notes & Key words:  slight ageing on back.

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Llanberis is a village in Gwynedd, North Wales, lying on the southern banks of Llyn Padarn in Snowdonia. It takes its name from Saint Peris, an early Welsh saint.

According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, the population of Llanberis was 1,954. The census also revealed that 81% of the population speak Welsh fluently, with all of those aged 10-15 able to speak the language.

The village originally grew around the slate quarrying industry, but since the closure of the quarries the main employers have been tourism, the Dinorwig power station, a pumped storage hydroelectric station, Siemens Diagnostics and DMM. The ruins of Dolbadarn Castle, built by Llywelyn ap Iorwerth in the 13th century, stand above the town, famously painted by Richard Wilson[1] and J.M.W. Turner[2] [3].

Llanberis is a popular base for ascents of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa in Welsh), the highest mountain in Wales. The Llanberis Path begins in the town, and although one of the longest routes, it is therefore the shallowest and hence the easiest. It is the most popular walking route to the summit ^[1], ]largely following the line of the Snowdon Mountain Railway.

Other attractions in the village include the Snowdon Mountain Railway, the National Slate Museum, the Llanberis Lake Railway and a country park. Tours of Dinorwig power station are available from a purpose built visitor centre.

Llanberis is also a centre for outdoor activities including walking, mountaineering, climbing, mountain biking, pony trekking, water sports and Scuba Diving at the Vivian diving centre. The Snowdon Race (Ras Yr Wyddfa), takes place during July, an international fell race to the summit of Snowdon returning to the town.

LLMRT, Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team is one of the busiest mountain rescue teams in the country with over 100 call outs in 2008. The team is run entirely by volunteers who rely solely on donations from the public to fund the rescue work they carry out. As an extension of the emergency services they can be called out 24 hours a day, 365 day of the year.

LLAMFF, the Llanberis Mountain Film Festival began in 2004. It is now an annual event, the most recent festival was in March 2008, the next to be in March 2010.

Llanberis is twinned with the Italian town of Morbegno in Lombardy.

The village used to be served by Llanberis railway station on a branch line of the Carnarvonshire Railway until its closure in 1964.