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  1. The once top-secret abandoned bomb facility hidden in an old slate mine. Llanberis Bomb Store, Wales.

    In January 1942, the roof collapsed burying 14,000 tonnes of bombs (14% of Britain's stock). It took until the 1970s to fully clear the site of bombs and make it safe.

    Today, the Bomb Store is little more than an overgrown concrete skeleton. Occasionally it is possible to venture inside!

    #Llanberis #WorldWar2 #Engineering #Wales #Photography #History #Abandoned #UrbanExploration #Urbex

  2. 🚧 Road closed between #NantParis and #Llanberis due to flooding (via Gwynfor Coaches).

  3. The #Beauty of #Wales, some #Photos of the lake in #Llanberis, the lower reservoir lake of #Dinorwig pumped power station, one of the most important power plants in #UK. The lake is called #LlynPadarn, it is linked to another lake #LlynPeris, which is the lower reservoir mentioned.
    Llanberis is the starting point of the steam locomotive that goes up to the summit of mount #Snowdon in #Snowdonia. In summer this area is overrun by tourist, the climb the summit or take the train up, many of the hikers climb up in #FlipFlops, which is really dangerous and stupid. I have walked some part to the summit, from a point a bit higher than Llanberis, and I saw lots of bloody toes and feet at that time.

    It is a nice area, if you ever get a chance or are close you might want to consider a detour, I'd prefer to come off peak season, so maybe start/end of the season.

  4. BTW @gilesgoat, this is the Surge Pond (or "Terrifying hole of certain horrific death" as I prefer to call it) at #Dinorwig #hydroelectric power station near #Llanberis, #Wales. I've been on a tour inside the power station several times. It's absolutely fascinating and awesome (not a word I use lightly). At peak, water flows through the turbines at 360m3 per second - the equivalent volume of a typical 25-meter swimming pool.

  5. @NationCymru Such a shame they let it go like this. The café was always very nice and the shop very popular with tourists. I miss it. It's also a great shame they stopped doing the excellent tours of the power station from there. They were fascinating for anyone with even a hint of interest in engineering. The sheer scale of the construction was awesome (not a word I use lightly). I hope they do them again one day. #Dinorwig #ElectricMountain #Llanberis #Cymru #Wales

  6. @dmoser I've been inside the pumped storage station at #Dinorwig near #Llanberis, #Wales several times and seen the huge valves and turbines running close-up. It's actually built inside the mountain of Elidir Fawr. Water flows down through the mountain from the Marchlyn Mawr reservoir at the top to Llyn Peris below. It has the unique ability to kick-start the UK's National grid in the event of a total blackout. Tours are not running at the moment but are well worth doing if they start again.

  7. ⚪ Der Baum, der See, das Licht... ein Lieblingsfoto.
    🟤 The tree, the lake, the
    light.... a favorite photo.
    📷 by Artist: #AledLewis Photography in Loc.: #LlynPadarnLake #Llanberis #Wales UK 🇬🇧 Title: "Lonely Tree" (Einsamer Baum) - #Streetart #Art #Mastoart #Landscape #Tree #Monochrome #Photography #Fotografie ➡️ #APhotoLove

  8. CW: From birdsite

    RT @richardoutram
    Llyn Padarn by torch light.

    A 30 second exposure jumping around using a torch to paint the tree into the picture, pulling it out of the darkness.

    #cymru #wales #landscape #landscapephotography #eryri #llanberis #llynpadarn #photography #nature (1/2)

  9. Llyn Padarn by torch light.

    A 30 second exposure jumping around using a torch to paint the tree into the picture, pulling it out of the darkness.

    #cymru #wales #landscape #landscapephotography #eryri #llanberis #llynpadarn #photography #nature #gwynedd #night #nightphotography

  10. I love it when a forgotten Kickstarter arrives - it's like a stealth gift you forgot you bought yourself 😃

    Over a year ago I joined the Kickstarter for #Snowdonia - a #strategy #boardgame in which the players build the #Llanberis to summit railway. ⛰️ 🚂

    Can't wait to open it up! More info here: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11

    #Wyddfa #boardgames

  11. I love it when a forgotten Kickstarter arrives - it's like a stealth gift you forgot you bought yourself 😃

    Over a year ago I joined the Kickstarter for #Snowdonia - a #strategy #boardgame in which the players build the #Llanberis to summit railway. ⛰️ 🚂

    Can't wait to open it up! More info here: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11

    #Wyddfa #boardgames