Snowdonia National Park
VISIT Snowdonia National Park:
Park Details
Snowdonia National Park was established in 1951, and has a total area of 529,074 acres (827 square miles, or 2,142 square kilometers).
| Address | Penrhyndeudraeth, Wales, LL48 6LF |
|---|---|
| Phone | +44 1766 770274 |
| Hours | 9:30AM–5PM Daily |
| Entrance Fee | Free |
| Learn More | Official Website |
When to Visit: Weather vs. Peak Visitation
Snowdonia National Park is the 6th most visited park in the country.
We crunched 30 years of historical weather and/or park service data to find the best months to visit Snowdonia National Park. We looked for the optimal temperatures, the least amount of snow and rain, and stayed away from peak visitation months if we could help it. All this data then helped us paint a picture as to what the absolute best time to visit Snowdonia National Park is.
Our data shows the best months to visit Snowdonia National Park are July, June, August & September.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| Park Visits | data unavailable | |||||||||||
| Precipitation | 134 | 101 | 97 | 92 | 95 | 88 | 100 | 99 | 87 | 124 | 120 | 133 |
| Avg Temp | 38 | 38 | 42 | 46 | 51 | 55 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 49 | 43 | 38 |
| Max Temp | 44 | 45 | 52 | 58 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 50 | 45 |
| Avg Temp | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 38 | 42 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 35 | 31 |
| Min Temp | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 34 | 29 | 25 | 21 |
Snowdonia National Park Road Trips
Many family vacations consist of stringing one or more national parks together during a week-long trip. Creating these types of trips is our specialty! Here are the road trips we've created where Snowdonia National Park is visited.
| Trip Name | Trip Miles | Trip Days |
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Other Nearby National Park Sites
From national monuments, to historic sites to seashores and more, here are the other parks closest to Snowdonia National Park.
| Name | Distance |
|---|---|
| Brecon Beacons National Park | 137 km |
| Peak District National Park | 138 km |
| Yorkshire Dales National Park | 164 km |
| Wicklow Mountains National Park | 165 km |
| Pembrokeshire Coast National Park | 168 km |
| Lake District National Park | 178 km |
| Exmoor National Park | 220 km |
| North York Moors National Park | 241 km |
| Northumberland National Park | 269 km |
| Dartmoor National Park | 280 km |
Nearest Airports
When visiting a National park, many people are faced with either a very long drive across country, or a much shorter flight.
Large Airports
A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airports to Snowdonia National Park.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Airport | MAN | Manchester, | 107 km |
| Birmingham International Airport | BHX | Birmingham, | 158 km |
| Belfast International Airport | BFS | Belfast, | 232 km |
| London Luton Airport | LTN | London, | 271 km |
| London Heathrow Airport | LHR | London, | 293 km |
| London Stansted Airport | STN | London, | 307 km |
| Glasgow International Airport | GLA | Paisley, Renfrewshire, | 309 km |
Medium Airports
A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airports to Snowdonia National Park.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglesey Airport | VLY | Angelsey, | 49 km |
| Liverpool John Lennon Airport | LPL | Liverpool, | 70 km |
| Blackpool International Airport | BLK | Blackpool, | 91 km |
| Leeds Bradford Airport | LBA | Leeds, | 166 km |
| East Midlands Airport | EMA | Nottingham, | 170 km |
| Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport | DSA | Doncaster, | 192 km |
| Cardiff International Airport | CWL | Cardiff, | 193 km |
Credits: Campground data provided by USCampgrounds.info. Map shapes from CartographyVectors. Weather data from NOAA. Airport data from OurAirports.com. Images from Unsplash, Flickr and Parks&Trips. All data has also been updated and augmented by Parks&Trips.