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Pen y gaer Hillfort

20 ha

📷 Chris Andrews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Dogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

53.20618, -3.87346

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pied Flycatcher and Great Tit
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Pied Flycatcher, Great Tit, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Cercopis vulnerata, Batman Hoverfly, Large Red Damselfly +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Lesser Featherwort, Hair-pointed Grimmia, Racomitrium heterostichum +140 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Bodnant's Winter Garden TrailWalking route800 m

Take a gentle circular walk among nature on Bodnant’s Winter Garden trail. This short walk takes you through 250 years of horticultural history at Bodnant Garden and is suitable for all the family to enjoy. Level with grass and gravel paths.

Named routeLength 800 mDuration 00:30-01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Cambrian WayWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Penmaenmawr Upland walkWalking route9 km

A circular walk to enjoy the panoramic views of the area

Named routeLength 9 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Huw Tom's WalkWalking route9.6 km

Follow the route Huw Tom walked each day from his place of work at Penmaenmawr's Graiglywd quarry to his home in Rowen

Named routeLength 9.6 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Conwy Valley Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Inner Defences, Pen-y-gaer Hillfort

📷 Chris Andrews · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Inner Defences, Pen-y-gaer Hillfort

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→✦Maen y Bardd (Dolmen)Historic site2.6 km→✦Cae Coch Standing StoneHistoric site2.7 km→✦Caer Bach Hut CircleHistoric site3.6 km→⛪St Celynin's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→