A choice of walking up Snowdon, the highest point in Wales, or taking the train to the summit. On a clear day the views are spectacular. After, we stop in for a pint at the Plas Y Bryn pub where the first ascent of Everest was conceived and planned. Llanberis is thought to be the ancestral home of Thomas Jefferson's family. Elevation of 3500 ft.
All trails are uneven paths, some routes are a scramble.
An option can be to walk up the mountain and take a cog rail train down. We visit the working woolen mill of Brynkhir. A short drive to visit the gardens of the architect Sir William Clough-Ellis, a friend and contemporary of the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Then on to Clough-Ellis's grand folly the magical Portmeirion. Portmeirion today is known for its colorful pottery and as the location for the cult TV show of the '60s called The Prisoner .