Beautiful Llanberis - Explore Welsh Slate History in Llanberis - Travel Guide - North Wales

Llanberis in North Wales, is one of the best places to find out about the Welsh Slate industry, as it is home to the National Slate Museum, housed in one of the largest slate quarries in the world. Dinorwig had a workforce of 3000 men at the turn of the 20th century, and slate was the main support for the Welsh economy. To learn how the slate industry changed Wales forever, its highs and lows and eventual demise you need to come to Llanberis and experience this fascinating museum. We will take you on a tour of the museum and also visit other wonderful attractions in Llanberis to make it a wonderful and varied day out in this charming village. ❤ Please support our channel in one of the following ways: 1. Subscribe and click the notifications bell. Subscribe to channel https://www.youtube.com/memoryseekers... 2. Buy us a coffee https://ko-fi.com/memoryseekers 3. You can also make a one-off support donation through Paypal: https://paypal.me/memoryseekers 4. Become a patron on a monthly basis.   / memoryseekers   ⚑ Follow our travel adventures on social: Instagram: MemorySeekers Facebook: MemorySeekersUK Pinterest: Memoryseekersuk Twitter: Memoryseekers Tiktok: Memoryseekers 🗺 Web: www.memoryseekers.net Head over to our website for more photos and information about our travels. 🎹 Like the music we use? We get it from these 2 sites below:- Artlist.io - Get FREE additional month subscription using our link https://artlist.io/Simon-312477 Epidemic Sound - Get 30 days FREE use of Epidemic Sounds using our link https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... We receive 1 free month of access for any referrals 📷 If you'd like to know what equipment we use, see and buy our latest top kit for YouTubing and Travel Essentials in our Amazon shop:- https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/memorys... If you buy from these links we will receive a small commission but you won't pay a penny extra. With thanks to www.google.com and Google Earth for the use of images 00:00 Introduction 00:43 National Slate Museum Overview 02:37 Dinorwig Slate Quarry History 04:17 Quarry Table Incline 05:57 Quarry Workshops 08:12 Biggest Waterwheel in mainland Britain 09:17 The Caban 09:53 Quarrymen's Houses 13:13 Llanberis Lake Railway 15:22 Padarn Country Park 16:25 Next time... #Llanberis #slatequarry #northwales