Castle · Gwynedd · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Dolbadarn Castle is a castle in Gwynedd. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 1 of the 14 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km. Within 420 m you'll find a public toilet, a bench and a water point.
Audio tour · Dolbadarn Castle
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You're standing at Dolbadarn Castle, or Castell Dolbadarn in Welsh, at the foot of the Llanberis Pass. First, look down at the lake below. That's Llyn Padarn, and it's exactly why the castle is here. Whoever held this hill controlled a key mountain route into the heart of Snowdonia.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
14 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 1 of the 14 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km.
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Yes: a public toilet at 340 m and a water point at 420 m.
When you stand at Dolbadarn Castle, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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