Pen y Pass
Alan Hinkes joins national park head at reopening of Pen-y-Pass hostel
A record-breaking British mountaineer helped officially reopen a youth hostel more than 1,000ft up on a Snowdonia pass.
Parking in the park: Snowdonia's gridlock under scrutiny
Up to 700,000 people slog up the main paths to Wales’s highest mountain every year, and the limited car parks in the area are bursting at the seams.
Snowdon car-park charges heading for steep rise
The cost of parking your car at Snowdonia’s highest car park will be even steeper from spring. Pen y Pass, starting point for many a walker’s a...
Cafe closed at popular Snowdon centre
Walkers and climbers heading for Wales’s highest peak had better make sure they have a packed lunch.
Pen y Pass hostel closes for six-month £1.3m refurbishment
A popular Snowdonia youth hostel has closed for a six-month modernisation costing £1.3m. The Pen y Pass hostel is due to reopen in March next year...
Quids in for walkers and climbers on Snowdonia buses
Walkers and climbers in Snowdonia will be quids in with a scheme offering bus trips into the heart of the mountains for just a pound.
Snowdonia car park cleared after mountain body's plea
The national park authority has cleared snow from the car park at one of Snowdonia’s busiest starting points for walkers and climbers.
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