Caravan and Camping Park

The Tryweryn National Whitewater centre, (phone: 01678 521083 website: www.ukrafting.co.uk ) famous for its rafting and canoeing, is 5 miles away and there is tuition available for all types of water-borne activity.

Bala Sailing Club is nearby, www.balasc.org.uk

Bala Adventure and Watersports Centre is 3 miles away offering tuition and equipment hire for sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, white rafting, climbing, abseiling, raft building, canoeing and mountain biking. Check out their website for more information  http://www.balawatersports.com

Cycling is an exhilarating and healthy way of enjoying the countryside and there are a variety of routes and trails, many of which will be fully way marked and will have accompanying leaflets. Details of these are available from the Tourist Information Centre. You can hire a bike or if you have your own mountain bike you can follow the first class trails in the Coed y Brenin, being only 20 minutes away - www.mbwales.com   and Gwydir forests or the Lôn Las Cymru, the cross Wales cycle route. No 8. There are also a number of local routes in the area - Lôn Las Menai, Lôn Eifion and Lôn Ardudwy www.cyclingnorthwales.co.uk The new Cywain visitor Centre with its exhibitions and cafe, on the outskirts of Bala, is now open. Their website is http://www.cywain.co.uk Click here to view images of cycling in Snowdonia. Pony trekking is available at a riding centre in Penmachno, near Betws y Coed www.horse-riding-wales.co.uk  and there are fascinating sheepdog displays at Ewephoria nearby,  www.ewe-phoria.co.uk Ten pin bowling and high rope works at The Urdd, Glanllyn  www.urdd.org/glanllyn Useful Links   Cycling Wales   www.CTC-wales.org.uk  (cycling organisation) www.ponytreks.co.uk www.activitywales.com www.gomidwales.co.uk http://www.welshwalks.info www.bestwalks.com