Plans are in to extend the life of a 200-year-old quarry in North Wales. Ffestiniog Quarry (also known as Oakeley Quarry or Gloddfa Ganol Mine) is located in the heart of Blaenau Ffestiniog. It has ...

Gwynedd-based Zip World wants to open a new attraction it says would be “the largest of its type in the world”. The company said the ride would see visitors swing back and forth over the historic ...

09:53, 12 Dec 2024 Visitors love the experiences, such as the world's fastest zip line at Penrhyn quarry, but are appalled at the way new parking fees are being managed (Image: Zip World) ...

Penrhyn Quarry has been producing roofing slate since the 13th Century. The sheepfold is more recent: its origins are unknown but it is described as post-medieval.

A UNESCO heritage site in the UK has been compared to one of the seven wonders of the world, after it was dubbed the “British Machu Picchu”. The famous Incan site near Cuzco in Peru dat… ...

Penrhyn Quarry in Wales is home to Zip World, where the UK's first zipline rollercoaster can be found. The Aero Explorer ride opened last year and offers thrill-seekers a "high-speed journey ...

Ms Webster zoomed through Penrhyn Slate Quarry on the Velocity 2 zipwire run by Zip World, which claims to be the fastest zipline in the world and the longest in Europe.

An application has been made for a lateral extension to the working area of Penrhyn Quarry in Bethesda near Bangor. The planned extension to the quarry workings would include four-acres of land, with ...

Money from his sugar plantations paid for local roads, railways, houses, schools and the Penrhyn Quarry, once the largest slate quarry in the world, and changed the landscape of the region forever.

It's the only mountain cart experience in the UK and it's based on the Penrhyn Quarry mountain Travel Zara Whelan What's On Reporter 14:08, 08 Feb 2020 Updated 14:21, 08 Feb 2020 ...

The new attraction, Quarry Karts, is situated on the edge of the historic Penrhyn slate quarry and will allow visitors to challenge their rivals at speeds of up to 40mph in a three-wheeled ...