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Zip World Penrhyn Quarry

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Located in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park, Zip World Penrhyn Quarry is home to exhilarating adventures, delicious, locally sourced food & drink, and some of the most incredible views North Wales has to offer.

The world's fastest and Europe's longest zip line, Velocity 2 is Zip World's best-known adventure, featuring four parallel lines that span 1.5 kilometres over the beautiful blue water of Penrhyn Quarry lake. It is the perfect group activity, as you and family, friends or colleagues race each other across the lake to see who gets to the other side first - reaching possible speeds of up to and over 100 mph!

New to Penrhyn Quarry for 2019 is Quarry Karts, the UK's first mountain cart track. With a challenging course laid out in the stunning surroundings of this historic slate quarry, the karts are gravity fuelled three-wheelers that you will need to navigate through chicanes, tunnels and a variety of other obstacles to complete the course, with speeds up to 40 mph possible.

And for younger adventurers, BIG RED, the UK's largest mobile zip line, is often situated at Penrhyn Quarry, making this corner of North Wales an ideal stop for families. A tour of the quarry is also available for anyone looking for a more sedate introduction to this unique location.

After all that excitement, the Blondin Restaurant is on hand to refuel and refresh you, serving a range of locally sourced food & drink with an unbeatable outlook over the quarry from its impressive viewing balcony.

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Facilities

Accessibility

  • Disabled access
  • Disabled toilets

Booking & Payment Details

  • Credit cards accepted (no fee)

Catering

  • On-site catering
  • On-site light refreshments
  • Picnic site

Children

  • Children welcome

Meeting, Conference & Wedding Facilities

  • Facilities for conferencing

Parking

  • Free Parking

Property Facilities

  • Dogs Accepted

Target Markets

  • Accepts groups
  • Coach parties accepted

Map & Directions

Road Directions

From the North (Manchester, Liverpool etc), leave the A55 at junction 11 and follow signs for Bethesda and Betws y Coed. Switch off sat nav from here and follow directions. Drive straight through Bethesda. On leaving the village follow the brown signposts for Zip World.

From the South, travel through Betws-y-Coed on the A5. After some 7 miles, pass Lake Ogwen on your right. The road then drops into the Nant Francon valley. On entering the 30mph speed limit follow the brown signposts for Zip World, first turning on your left.

To find zip world by sat nav: LAT 53 DEGREES – 10.24 N, LONG 4 DEGREES – 03 W


Accessible by Public Transport: Bangor, Gwynedd station is 7 miles away.

Zip World Penrhyn Quarry

Type:High Wire

Penrhyn Quarry, Bethesda, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 4YG

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