Llyn Tegid — Attraction in Llangywer

Beautiful lake, well signed and easy to get to. Parking is free for disabled and £3 for 4 hrs. I wouldn't say it's wheelchair friendly though! More walking stick friendly. There is construction going on to the far side at the moment so walking is limited in that section. If your paddle boarding or boating there's lessons and equipment hire available. It was very busy when we arrived, around midday, so we went out the entrance turned left and walked along until we came to the first lay by, if you go over the lay by you'll see steps descending to where you can walk next to the lake or even pitch up in a quiet little bay there which we saw a couple of families doing. There is a sign up warning about green algae on the water here! We had our dogs with us but kept them away from the water and had fresh bottles of water and a travel bowl for them. The walk takes you though a wooded area up onto a walkway that leads to steps ascending to another lay by, we chose to walk back on the wide path as it was a hot day and I didn't want the dogs out overheating, but on another occasion we would like to carry on the walk. I think it took us around 1 and a half hrs to do the walk. When we got back to the car park many people had left so we found a shaded spot for the dogs and had a picnic while enjoying the...

👌 top notch lake - the brilliant thing about the lake is the wetness. Lakes are rarely dry, and this one, true to form is as wet as possible. If you tried to make this lake wetter you'd fail. It's one hundred per cent wet. If you were in an otters pocket you'd still not be as wet as this lake.

The other thing that's great about lakes is the dry things around them and this lake is flanked almost exclusively by dry things. Villages are plentiful as you trek around the lake and many of them are quite dry. Advanced submersible vehicles will not be needed in these villages - no way, they're dry land accessible vehicle approved!

The road around the lake is a thrilling mix of fast main road and singletrack macadam. The split is roughly fifty per cent both ways and is fantastic in both directions. When driving clockwise the lake will appear on the right of the car, but the views can be equally good from the left hand side when travelling in the anti clockwise direction - try both and see which one you prefer!

Either way you'll get to Bala at some point which offers more in depth information about the lake and the activities that can be enjoyed in the wet part and on the surrounding...

A494 52°54'22.8"N 3°36'23.5"W Bala Lake or Llyn Tegid is just stunning. The colour of the water and the reflections for a photographer are incredible. You can swim and boat on this lake too. There are also watersports if you fancy. It is a peaceful lake with good access by car. It is has quite a good size car park with good toilets. However get there early as it does get busy. You do have to pay for parking but the upkeep of the area is beautiful so I do not mind at all. You can drive around the whole lake around a small lane at the top. Views across the lake and Snowdonia mountains. You have to visit here if just to see it. My photos are from different times of day and seasons as I just love...