Attractions near Bangor Station

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Bangor Station

Holyhead Road, Bangor LL57 1LZ - Wales, UK

Bangor Station is the last mainland station on the line that runs between London Euston and Hollyhead. The station is a major interchange and has services to many areas of England and Wales. The interchange is located in...

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Attractions near Bangor Station

A selection of attractions close to Bangor Station:

Bangor Cathedral (< 1 Mile)

Bangor diocese was founded in the 6th Century when Deiniol and his followers established a monastic community at Bangor. Deiniol was consecrated Bishop and the...

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Gwynedd Museum & Art Gallery (< 1 Mile)

This is Gwynedd’s only general museum. The collection has an exciting archaeological collection including a rare Roman sword, flints from the Neolithic axe factory...

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Aber Falls (1.4 Miles)

Located at the head of a pretty, steep-sided valley, the spectacular 100 foot Aber Falls can only be approached on foot. The river rises high...

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Coedydd Aber (1.4 Miles)

Coedydd Aber is a National Nature Reserve located between Snowdonia`s mountains and the North Wales coastal plain. Known for its varied woodlands consisting of oak,...

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Penrhyn Castle (1.8 Miles)

Penrhyn Castle is a dramatic neo-Norman Castle located between Snowdonia and the Menai Strait. The castle contains fascinating ’Norman’ style furniture panelling and plasterwork, all...

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Treborth Botanic Garden (1.8 Miles)

The Chester and Holyhead Railway developed the original site here in the mid 1840s. The gardens were laid out by Sir Joseph Paxton, the...

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Menai Straits Bridge (2.1 Miles)

The famous Menai Straits Bridge is an attraction in its own right. Thomas Telford’s chain bridge over the Menai Straits was completed in 1825 and...

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Church of St Tysilio (2.1 Miles)

Saint Tysilio, son of a king of Powys, came to Anglesey about 630 AD and founded his church on a small island in the Menai...

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The Belgian Promenade (2.1 Miles)

The Belgian Promenade forms part of a scenic walk beside the Menai Strait from the Menai Bridge to Church Island. It was built during the...

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Britannia Bridge (2.9 Miles)

West of Menai Bridge is Robert Stephenson`s railway bridge built in the mid 19th Century when railways arrived in north Wales. The Britannia Bridge was...

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Saint Dwynwen’s Church (3.2 Miles)

Now a ruin, this once substantial sixteenth Century chapel was built on the site of an earlier shrine to Dwynwen, patron saint of lovers. In...

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Pilots’ Cottages (3.2 Miles)

In the nineteenth Century Llanddwyn Island became an important point of navigation for ships carrying slate out of Bangor and through the Menai Strait. These...

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Newborough Warren Nature Reserve (3.2 Miles)

In the fourteenth Century violent storms buried much of the coastline under sand dunes. The area now forms part of the National Nature Reserve and...

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St Mary’s Church (3.2 Miles)

St Mary’s Church is located in the village with the longest place name in Britain -Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. Translated to English the name means - "The church...

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Llys Rhosyr (3.2 Miles)

The archaeological site of Llys Rhosyr is easily missed by motorists on their way to Llandwyn Island. It is located at a bend in the...

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Beaumaris Gaol (4.8 Miles)

Prison life was harsh in the 19th Century and at Beaumaris Gaol the visitor can see the gloomy cells and workrooms where prisoners spent their...

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Old Courthouse Museum (4.9 Miles)

Criminals have stood in the dock of Beaumaris Courthouse since 1614 and today, this fascinating museum still sends a shiver down your spine when you...

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St Seriol’s Well (5 Miles)

In a tranquil setting hidden from view by a picturesque fish pond, lies St Seriol’s Well. This holy well was built by the monks of...

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Penmon Dovecot (5 Miles)

After the dissolutionment of the monasteries, much of the land at Penmon came under the ownership of Sir Richard Bulkeley. It is believed that under...

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