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  • Snowdonia Slate Walk, day 5: Tanygrisiau to Llan Ffestiniog

    Snowdonia Slate Walk, day 5: Tanygrisiau to Llan Ffestiniog

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    Andrew Green
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    In my crueller moments I like to think that Dr Richard Beeching is still suffering in purgatory for his destruction of the Welsh railway system.  He left it in such a state that you can’t travel by rail between the country’s two main concentrations of population without a long diversion into England.  Despite that, C1…

  • Snowdonia Slate Walk, day 4: Beddgelert to Tanygrisiau

    Snowdonia Slate Walk, day 4: Beddgelert to Tanygrisiau

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    Andrew Green
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    I’ve not slept well in Beddgelert.  The reason, I think, is that our B&B is beside Afon Glaslyn, and I’m not used to sleeping with the constant noise of running water.  Today we’re going to be following the river downstream towards Nantmor, before turning to Croesor and beyond.  Yesterday’s heavy rain has begun to turn…