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Attractions near Segontium Roman Fort
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Caernarfon Castle
(< 1 Mile)*
King Edward I intended this castle to be a royal residence and seat of government for North Wales. The castle's symbolic status was emphasized when Edward made sure that his son, the first English Prince of Wales, was born here in 1284. |
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Anglesey Sea Zoo
(3 Miles)*
The Anglesey Sea Zoo is the largest marine aquarium in Wales with over 150 species from Octopuses and Seahorses to Sharks and Sunstars for you to get up close and personal with! |
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Plas Newydd Country House and Gardens
(5 Miles)*
Plas Newydd is the traditional home of the Marquess of Anglesey, it was built in the 18th century by renowned architect James Wyatt. |
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Llanberis Lake Railway
(6 Miles)*
Travel back in time behind a historic ex-quarry steam engine along the shores of Lake Padarn in the heart of Snowdonia. |
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Snowdon Mountain Railway
(6 Miles)*
Travel by train on Britain's only Rack and Pinion Railway up Snowdon, the highest mountain in England and Wales 3,560ft (1085m). |
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Cochwillan Old Hall
(8 Miles)*
A domestic building may have stood on the site of Cochwillan in the 13th century, but the present house is not earlier than 1450; it was probably built by William ap Gryffydd. |
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Penrhyn Castle
(9 Miles)*
Built for the wealthy Pennant family on the profits of Welsh slate and Jamaican sugar, Penrhyn Castle is an extravagant example of early 19th century neo-Norman architecture. |
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Beaumaris Castle
(11 Miles)*
Beaumaris is a great, unfinished masterpiece. It was built as one of the North Wales "iron ring" of castles by the English Monarch, Edward 1, to stamp his authority on the Welsh, but it was never finished. |
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Criccieth Castle
(15 Miles)*
Criccieth Castle, standing on its headland between two beaches, is a prominent north Wales landmark. |
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Dolwyddelan Castle
(15 Miles)*
In a land of castles, Dolwyddelan stands apart not as a stronghold erected by Norman or English forces but as a fortress of the native Welsh princes. |
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Portmeirion Village
(16 Miles)*
This unique village is set on its own private peninsula on the southern shores of Snowdonia. It was created by Welsh architect Clough Williams-Ellis (1883-1978) to demonstrate how a naturally beautiful place could be developed without spoiling it. |
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Harlech Castle
(20 Miles)*
Spectacularly sited Harlech Castle seems to grow naturally from the rock on which it is perched. Like an all-seeing sentinel, it gazes out across land and sea, keeping a watchful eye over Snowdonia. |
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Bodnant Garden
(20 Miles)*
The garden at Bodnant is one of the finest in the world. It is situated above the River Conwy on ground sloping to the south-west and looks across the valley towards the Snowdonia range. |
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Aberconwy House
(20 Miles)*
Aberconwy House is a 14th-century merchant's house, it is the only medieval merchant's house in Conwy to have survived the turbulent history of this walled town over nearly six centuries. |
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Plas Mawr Elizabethan Town House
(20 Miles)*
Plas Mawr is possibly the best preserved Elizabethan townhouse in Great Britain. It was built by Robert Wynn between 1576 and 1585. |
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