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Bala in the region of Wales with its 2,002 inhabitants is a town in United Kingdom - some 176 mi or ( 283 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Bala is now 10:06 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yspytty-Ifan, Sheffield, Helens, Preston, and Pentrefoelas. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yspytty-Ifan . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Bala ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Ben the Border Collie returns to Wales compete in sheepdog trials
'Ben' (ISDS 265384) a tri-colour, working Border Collie, born in North Wales in 2003 and at the age of three months, exported to begin a working-career as a herding and competition sheepdog, returned ..
Castle Crashing Adventure!
I like to get as medieval as I can as often as possible. Twitter :: twitter.com Thanks for watching! Sharing, liking, or just honest feedback is hugely appreciated :3 *derp* ..
Mid-Welsh Madness
A short update from quite possibly the greatest CCC trip ever; an amazing group, lots of good food, and most importantly buckets of rain! We paddled the Upper Tryweryn, the Upper and Middle Conwy, the ..
The Bala Lake Railway. 9th September 2012 Part 1
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Interesting facts about this location
Afon Tryweryn
For the flooding of the Tryweryn Valley, see Llyn Celyn. The Tryweryn is a river in north Wales which starts at Llyn Tryweryn in the Snowdonia National Park and after 19 kilometres joins the river Dee at Bala. It is one of the main tributaries of the Dee and has been dammed to form Llyn Celyn.
Located at 52.92 -3.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Bala Junction railway station
Bala Junction railway station in Gwynedd, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. It closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965. Bala Junction was unusual since it was inaccessible by road and merely served as an interchange station. The station was at the junction with the Blaenau Ffestiniog branch. There was a signal box and the station was a passing place on the single line.
Located at 52.91 -3.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Wales. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cardiff, directly subject to the authority of the Pope. The diocese covers an area of 8,361 km² of the ancient counties of Anglesey, Caernarfonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire. The see is in the town of Wrexham where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows.
Located at 52.92 -3.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Frongoch internment camp
Frongoch internment camp at Frongoch in Merionethshire, Wales was a makeshift place of imprisonment during the First World War. Until 1916 it housed German prisoners of war in an abandoned distillery and crude huts, but in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland, the German prisoners were moved and it was used as a place of internment for approximately 1,800 Irish prisoners, among them such notables as Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith.
Located at 52.94 -3.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Frongoch railway station
Frongoch railway station was a railway station on the Great Western Railway's Bala Ffestiniog Line in Wales. It closed to passenger services on 2 January 1960 and freight services on 27 January 1961. The station building and signal box are now in use as a private residence. It was converted to a holiday home during the early 1970s when it was rescued from complete dilapidation. Initially the signal box was converted and the local council agreed that 2½ people could sleep in it.
Located at 52.94 -3.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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