Walk to the miners village....11.

Corner of the village.

  

From the top of the waste level.

  

Slate post.

  Time to leave the village and make my way to the lake.

 

Walk to the miners village....4.

Slate fencing.

  

Fencing.

  

Looking down on the village.

 

Walk to the miners village.

New bridge.

    

Village built on waste slate. Had a shop and school, around 2000 feet up.

  

Close up.

 

Cotswold woollen weavers.....17.

The woollen weavers are located in the village of Filkins, now for a walk around the village.

Some really beautiful old houses.

   

Ganllwyd falls.......15.

View upstream from the bridge.

  

Trio across the field.

  

Kissing gate.

   

Ganllwyd falls.......14.

The river emerging from under the road bridge.

  

Looking down on the bridge.

  

Close up.

 

Ganllwyd falls.......12.

Branch over the river.

  

Footbridge over the river.

  

Looking upstream to the road bridge.

 

Ganllwyd falls.......10.

Through the trees.

  

In the distance the village hall.

  

Falls.

 

Ganllwyd falls.......5.

Reflections, taken from the bridge.

Moss covered tree stump.

Track through the woods.

Walk to the Roaches, far side.

My destination.

  

Flower baskets in the village I passed through.

  

Village cat, not too pleased to see me!

 

Cwm Penmachno to Rhiw-bach quarry.....37.

Track down to the village ruins.

  

Slate "glacier". There is a massive hole in the gorund somewhere close by and this is just the waste! 

  

Looking back along one of the waste levels.

 

Llanfair- Dyffryn-Clwyd village.......2.

Village centre.

  

Public house.

  

War memorial.

 

Walk to the Roaches........21.

Final shots from the walk today.

The van rather spoiled the view.

  

The village weir.

  

The river dives under the road bridge.

  

Park sign at the side of the main road to Buxton from Leek.

 

Walk to the Roaches........20.

From the signpost.

  

Final look back.

  

Passing through the village of Upper Hulme on my way back.

  

Llanberis pass, Dinorwig slate quarries...22

View over the waste slate.

Natures sculpture.

Making my way back down.

Looking across to Llanberis.

The water level has risen.

Penmachno to the miners village. 17

Leaving the forest.

Still frosty out of the sun.

Bridge made from old tramway rails.

The ruins of the miners village come into view. They had a shop and school, however, the cost of getting supplies up the mountain to the village and the mines finally forced it's closure.