Great place have been going here since I was a little boy, very informative and amazing to see the…read moreold locomotives

Under the Dinorwig slate quarry is this fantastic museum. Housing the largest waterwheel on…read moremainland Britain. Slate splitting exhibitions and various film shows. Quarrymens housing showing the differences in living standards throughout the ages. Very interesting AND free entrance.

Caernarfon Castle was quite a reward after a long rainy drive through North Wales and the Snowdonia…read morewildlife area. The weather was overcast and rainy, but the woman at the entrance was all sunshine! She advised me to get a 3 day adventure pass to save money and made recommendations for other locations for us to visit. After such a warm reception, we headed into the damp stone fortress -- the castle is huge and there are loads of places to explore. You could spend a lot of time in just the military history museum which is over 3 or 4 floors in one of the more complete towers with artifacts and multimedia presentations. The castle has plenty of stairs that lead up to high walkways and the views - even on an overcast day - amazing scenery. We really enjoyed this visit and highly recommend this castle on your list!

Interesting tour of the castle. Wonderfully laid out with loads of historical 'educational'…read morematerial to read explaining the conception of the 'Prince of Wales' over the ages. You could spend hours in this building climbing the steep stone stairs to the battlements and towers. Worth the trek up just to take in the views of the surrounding landscape.

A museum to 'the man who won the war' - that is the first world war - and friend and mentor to…read moreWinston Churchill. The chap who kicked off the welfare state, his 1909 budget was life-changing for many. Rather than being buried in Westminster Abbey he chose to be buried next to his beloved river Dwyfor, nearby this museum, which includes the house he was brought up in. An eye-opener.

The museum itself is quite small and old fashioned, but you can learn some interesting things about…read moreLloyd George. Much more interesting is the house he lived in, which has been restored to a period look.

The museum re-opened last summer and this winter the…read morebuilding is being refurbished and upgraded the displays. Reopening Easter 2013. Well worth a visit in conjunction with a trip on the nearby Ffestiniog Railway to see how the slates journeyed down from the mountains, loaded onto the ships and taken world-wide

There are one or two interesting exhbits in this small, but cheap museum. Mostly it is quite dark,…read moreand very old fashioned.

Caernarfon is known for its medieval castle, but its history stretches another millennium back. The…read moreRomans set up camp here under this name, and from this elevation they had views of Snowdonia to one side and the waters to the other. You now have these same views plus the fortifications of the buildings that once stood here. The grounds are fenced, so you are advised to adhere to the visiting hours. The museum may or may not be open when you arrive - it wasn't during my visit. As such, I can't totally vouch for what this site offers completely. Know that in my case my enjoyment of the site was based on my attempts to imagine the times of the past more than what is actually seen here. There are more evocative Roman sites in Britain, and while the scenery is nice it can admittedly be observed throughout Caernarfon (certainly from a tower of the castle). But I am an American, and cannot easily call a site with visible Roman heritage "average". I'm giving it a 4-star rating in this case, assuming that the museum provides good info. I would not call this an essential site to see in Caernarfon, but it's certainly worth the half-hour trek there and back to see it if you have the time. Standing on the site, framing the structural roots of the building in the forefront, the castle in the distance, and the estuary beyond, you feel like you are gazing through multiple eras of history simultaneously.

Good place to take the younger members of the family if they like their local history of all thing…read mores roman.Museum it self is small and parking can be difficult on the main road to Beddgelert out of Caernarfon but there is a little side road almost opposite the museum people can use to park.The place itself is full of acient artefacts found around the Caernarfon area.It gives you a feeling of how the old roman fort used to look like and the way they lived their lives back in the era.The old footings of their barracks are still there for you to take a look round and see what biught them to the area in the first place.

The museum has a collection of paintings and objects from around the world as well as…read moreArchaeological items ranging from Neolithic, Bronze Age and Roman, with hands-on material for children of all ages, displays on Llandudno's fishing, farming and mining heritage in objects and a life size display of copper mining on the Orme. A reconstruction of a Welsh kitchen, war memorabilia covering the First and Second World Wars and the story of Llandudno as a resort is told through objects, models, photographs and other visual displays. They also have artists who come in and work there and get inspiration from the local surroundings. Its a great place for adults and children alike.