Ffestiniog

British

/ fɛsˈtɪnjɒɡ /

noun

a town in N Wales, in Gwynedd: tourist attractions include former slate quarries and a narrow-gauge railway at nearby Blaenau Ffestiniog. Pop: 4830 (2001)

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Severe weather is also affecting services in Wales and trains are disrupted between Wales and Manchester Piccadilly as well as between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog.

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Josh, 15, had joined friend Draigen and his mother Kate, an experienced climber, caver and adventurer, for what was meant to be an exhilarating trip through an underground slate mine system near Blaenau Ffestiniog in Gwynedd.

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The special habitat's twisted branches, dappled light and moss-covered understorey once covered much of the country, but is now only found in isolated areas including the Woodland Trust's Coed Felenrhyd near Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd.

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Buses are also replacing trains between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog until Monday.

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He has continually returned to Blaenau Ffestiniog, which is in the heart of Eryri, also known as Snowdonia National Park.

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