Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
( 0333 1234 303;
www.ribride.co.uk
; Victoria Dock; adult/child £24/16)
For an adrenaline kick take a
blast out to sea on a one-hour rigid inflatable boat (RIB) ride through the Menai Strait and
along sandy Llanddwyn Bay.
Beics Menai
OFFLINE MAP
BICYCLE RENTAL
GOOGLE MAP
( 01286-676804;
www.beicsmenai.co.uk
; 1 Slate Quay; per 2/4/6/8hr £15/17/19/22; 9.30am-4pm Tue-Sat)
Hires bikes (including tandems, children's bikes and child seats) and can advise on local
cycle routes. Recreational cycle routes include the 12.5-mile
Lôn Eifion
(starting near the
Welsh Highland Railway station and running south to Bryncir) and the 4.5-mile
Lôn Las
Menai
(following the Menai Strait to the village of Y Felinheli).
Beacon Climbing Centre rock
( 0845 450 8222;
www.beaconclimbing.com
; Cibyn Estate, Lôn Cae Ffynnon; climbs £7.50; 10am-10pm Mon-
Fri, 10am-8pm Sat & Sun)
This large indoor climbing centre offers 1½-hour taster sessions for
beginners (from £20) and plenty of challenging faces for experienced climbers to hone
their skills on. It's located in an industrial estate off the Llanberis Rd (A4086), about a
mile east of town.
CLIMBING
WORTH A TRIP
GREENWOOD FOREST PARK
This 7-hectare
adventure park
(
www.greenwoodforestpark.co.uk
; Y Felinheli; admission £11;
11am-5pm
mid-Mar-Oct) makes a brilliant family day out, with a slew of activities for younger kids, all underpinned
by a strong green ethos. You'll find mazes, a sledge run, archery, a tree-top playground, den-building, paddle
boats, a forest theatre and the world's first people-powered rollercoaster, the Green Dragon. It's signposted from
the A487 near Y Felinheli, 4 miles northeast of Caernarfon.
Sleeping
Totters
( 01286-672963;
www.totters.co.uk
; 2 High St; dm/d £17/47)
Modern, clean and very welcoming, this
excellent independent hostel is the best-value place to stay in town. The 14th-century
HOSTEL
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