Alwen Reservoir

Supplying Birkenhead from the Denbigh moors, it sits in conifer plantation on the open Hiraethog uplands.

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Alwen Reservoir is a reservoir in Conwy. The nearest railway station is Betws-y-Coed, 15.9 km to the west. Other lakes & lochs nearby include Llyn Aled and Llyn Alwen.

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Llyn Aled

Llyn near Betws-y-Coed

Open moorland grazed by sheep and grouse surrounds this reservoir on the Denbigh moors of Mynydd Hiraethog.

5 km NW

Llyn Alwen

Llyn near Betws-y-Coed

Out on the Denbigh moors of Mynydd Hiraethog, it lies in open sheep country north of Bala.

6.2 km NW

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Eryri

National Park near Trawsfynydd

Wales at its wildest — Yr Wyddfa and the highest ridges south of Scotland, above slate valleys and glacial lakes.

8.2 km SW

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Conwy Falls

Waterfall near Betws-y-Coed

Wooded falls where the Afon Conwy drops through a rocky gorge near Betws-y-Coed, with a fish pass.

14 km W

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Fairy Glen

Gorge near Betws-y-Coed

A narrow tree-hung ravine on the Afon Conwy near Betws-y-Coed, reached by a short riverside path.

15 km W

River Dee

River

A river from Llyn Tegid in Eryri through the Vale of Llangollen and Chester to a wide estuary on the Irish Sea.

15.1 km SE · spans 5 counties