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Bala Lake Railway

Bala’s setting couldn’t be better – on the shores of the four-mile-long Llyn Tegid, the largest natural lake in Wales, and in the folds of the Aran and Arennig mountains. Soak up the scenery on a trip on the Bala Lake Railway, a narrow-gauge line that runs from Llanuwchllyn.

Biking

Bala’s excellent cycling credentials include six waymarked bike routes, and not forgetting excellent walking paths.

Mary Jones

The town is steeped in Welsh culture and history. A plaque tells the famous story of 16-year-old Mary Jones who walked to Bala across the mountains to collect a Welsh Bible in 1800. Such links continue: the activity centre for the Urdd Welsh Language of Youth is located here, and in 2009 the town hosted the National Eisteddfod of Wales. There’s also Bala’s new Canolfan Cywain Centre, an exciting venture that combines rural heritage with contemporary artworks.

Watersports and Fishing

Watersports and fishing are all high on the agenda. The lake is home of a unique type of fish called the ‘Gwyniad’, which may be some kind of land-locked herring. Watersports enthusiasts in particular are spoilt for choice: in addition to the lake itself, at nearby Treweryn there’s thrilling white-water rafting and canoeing.