Snowdonia, Wales — The Welsh countryside offers stunning ... For more than 200 years, miners extracted slate from Mount Snowdon, much of the work done by candlelight. In the process, they ...

1985. Llanberis Slate At its peak during the second half of the 19th century, the slate mining industry dominated the economy in North Wales, employing almost 17000 men at quarries dotted around the ...

At its peak during the second half of the 19th century, the slate mining industry dominated the economy in North Wales, employing almost 17000 men at quarries dotted around the country including the ...

For four years the hills of Manod, near the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog ... moved to various temporary locations around Wales including the National Library of Wales and Penrhyn ...

Other Museum Wales sites must also decolonise, including heritage attractions dedicated to slate mining, and the National Wool Museum, which informs visitors about the Welsh woollen industry.

Corris Caverns, near Machynlleth, will reopen on Thursday, February 15, with a variety of activities including pottery painting and chocolate-making. The reopening will also feature a pop-up Corris ...

Bleanau Ffestiniog is a town in the county of Gywnedd. It is the slate capital of North Wales, and while the mining of slate is not at the level it once was it is still what the town is known for.