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Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre at Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre (NRW)
Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre at Coed y Brenin Visitor Centre (NRW)
Walking Trails at Coed Y Brenin
Visitor Centre, free entry
Coed y Brenin - Start your AdventureGanllwyd,
Dolgellau,
Gwynedd,
LL40 2HZ
Details
Coed y Brenin visitor centre is the gateway to Coed y Brenin Forest Park. Try world-class mountain bike trails, family walks, café, cycle shop, all-ability play area and an easy access trail.
The Cafe uses the best locally produced and healthy food with bread and cakes from local bakers or from the cafe's own kitchen. Meat is supplied using local suppliers and venison burgers come from within Coed y Brenin Forest itself.
The Visitor Centre is the starting point for 8 mountain bike trails including MinorTaur (9km), Tarw Du (20.2km), Beast (35km) and other technical trails. Y Ffowndri, a skills area, is also present on site. All trails are waymarked. There are 4 way-marked walk trails ranging from 1 to 5 miles, and 5 waymarked running trails ranging from 1 mile to 13.5 miles 'half marathon'.
Audio trails are available so download onto your mobile phone and take with you when you walk around this beautiful forest area.
Coed Y Brenin Visitor Centre: The Visitor Centre has the following facilities: Toilets (including accessible toilets), Showers (in male, female and accessible rooms), Café (see above), Shop, Information desk, Picnic sites and BBQ, There are a number of picnic tables around the main car parks within Coed y Brenin Forest Park plus many more on the waymarked walking trails. Some of the picnic tables have metal frames for holding disposable barbeques. There are also stone BBQ plinths in Glasdir and Ty'n y Groes picnic sites. Please ensure all fires are extinguished and tidied up after use.
Opening Details
Open all the time
The Visitor Centre and Cafe are open 7 days per week, throughout the year (except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day).
Summer opening times (1 April - 30 September): Monday to Sunday 9.00am to 5.00pm.
Autumn opening times (1 October - 4 November): Monday to Friday 9.00am to 4.30pm, Saturday and Sunday 9.00am to 5.00pm.
Winter opening times (5 November - 31 March) Monday to Sunday 9.30am to 4.30pm.
Prices
Free entry
Parking charges:
Free for the first 20 minutes, £2 for 2 hours, 40p for every additional 20 minutes. Maximum charge is £7 per day; overnight parking is not permitted.
Car parking is free for Blue Badge holders. Please note: you need to register for free parking by presenting your vehicle log book (V5 document) or Blue Badge at the visitor centre welcome desk,
You can buy a season ticket for £40 to cover car parking charges for 12 months from the visitor centre reception.
Also at this Venue
Mountain Biking
Business Events & Meetings
Ty'n y Groes- Glasdir
- Tyddyn Gwladys
Pandy- Cae'n y Coed
- Pont Llam yr Ewig
Cafe
Afon Eden Trail- Gain Waterfall Trail
- Waterfalls and Goldmines Trail
- The King's Guards Trail
- Penrhos Mountain Trail
- Glasdir Copper Trail
- Volcano Trail
- Puzzle Trail
- Forest Garden Discovery Trail
- Cefndeuddwr Trail
MinorTaur Mountain Bike Trail- The Dragon's Back Mountain Bike Trail
- Cyflym Coch Mountain Bike Trail
- Beast Mountain Bike Trail
- Temtiwr Mountain Bike Trail
- Tarw Ddu Mountain Bike Trail
- MBR Mountain Bike Trail
- Yr Afon Mountain Bike Trail
Mountain Biking
Business Events & Meetings
Ty'n y Groes
Pandy
Cafe
Afon Eden Trail
MinorTaur Mountain Bike TrailEvents at this Venue
| date | event |
|---|---|
| Sun 1 Sep | Trail 10k Wales |
| Sat 12 Oct | Petzl Night Trail Wales |
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Address
Ganllwyd,
Dolgellau,
Gwynedd,
LL40 2HZ
Location and nearby places
Directions
Plan route using Google mapsMap reference: SH 723268 Lat: 52.82356 Long: -3.89658
East off the A470, 8 miles North of Dolgellau just North of Ganllwyd, South of Trawsfynydd/Porthmadog. Follow the brown tourist signs.
Local public transport is available, however the nearest train station is Barmouth.
Cycle Network: NCN route 82, Lon Las (North) and Lon Las Cymru all pass through the centre.
www.traveline-cymru.info
www.sustrans.org.uk
Parking charges:
1 hour - £1
up 3 hours - £3.00
All day - £5.00
Blue Badge Parking is also available (4 bays in front of the centre)
Parking: with charge
Accessible by Public Transport: 15 miles from Barmouth station
Facilities
Baby changing facilities
Coach parties accepted
Disabled toilets
Facilities for groups
Gift shop
On-site catering
On-site light refreshments
Picnic site
Public toilets
Accepts groups
Facilities for conferencing
Children welcome
Disabled access
Dogs accepted
Facilities for hearing impaired
Facilities for visually impaired
Coed Y Brenin Visitor Centre: The Visitor Centre has the following facilities: Toilets (including accessible toilets), Showers (in male, female and accessible rooms), Café (see above), Shop, Information desk, Picnic sites and BBQ, There are a number of picnic tables around the main car parks within Coed y Brenin Forest Park plus many more on the waymarked walking trails. Some of the picnic tables have metal frames for holding disposable barbeques. There are also stone BBQ plinths in Glasdir and Ty'n y Groes picnic sites. Please ensure all fires are extinguished and tidied up after use.
