Bala
in Gwynedd of Wales, United Kingdom
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Hawarden Airport (32 mi) - Liverpool John Lennon Airport (43 mi)
- Anglesey Airport (45 mi)
- Manchester Airport (63 mi)
- Blackpool International Airport (64 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (67 mi)
- Birmingham International Airport (84 mi)
- Barrow Walney Island Airport (85 mi)
- Swansea Airport (92 mi)
- Cardiff International Airport (105 mi)
- Bristol International Airport (112 mi)
- Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd (Unesco heritage, 17 mi)
- Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal (Unesco heritage, 29 mi)
- Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Abergele Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 52.911 and -3.597 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 52° 54' 39" and W -3° 35' 49"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:32 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:51 am and 4:09 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -45.817 and 170.717 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otakou - References
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Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Delve into Bala
Bala in Gwynedd (Wales) with it's 1,974 habitants is located in United Kingdom about 176 mi (or 283 km) north-west of London, the country's capital town.
Current time in Bala is now 05:32 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 11 airports close to Bala, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Hawarden Airport in a distance of 32 mi (or 51 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in United Kingdom is Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), North. Also, if you like playing golf, there is an option about 26 mi (or 41 km). away.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Llangwm, Llandrillo, Llangynog, Derwen and Betws-y-Coed. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 3°C / 37 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 34 °F |
| Evening Temperature | -0°C / 32 °F |
| Night Temperature | 0°C / 32 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 93% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 1% of sky |
| General Conditions | Snow |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
10°C (50 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Rain and snow, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, strong breeze, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
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Bala Self Catering Cottage with Hot Tub Facilities
This beautiful Bala self catering cottage with hot tub facilities has everything you need within a 5 minute walk. Tastefully furnished with a modern touch, this barn conversion benefits from...
Cysgod Bach Self Catering
See the video of our self catering cottage in the village of Llanfor just one mile outside of the market town of Bala in the Snowdonia National Park.
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Just some of the swim the gang have taken ;-)P.
Bala Triathletes
Athletes during the running section of the Middle distance Bala Triathlon on June 9th 2013. Photographed by www.psc-photography.co.uk.
Bala Lake, North Wales, February 6th 2011
B3C Kayaking at Bala Mill Falls, Tryweryn, Summer 2008
Basingstoke Canal Canoe Club kayaking Bala Mills with resonable aplomb but just wait for one surprise line down....
Bala White Water Centre August 24, 2013
Some kayakers playing in the white water the river. Great Control !! National White Water Centre/ Canolfan Dŵr Gwyn Genedlaethol.
National White Water Centre - North Wales
Rafting in North Wales.
Fred and ducks at Bala Lake North Wales
Weirs Kill - swift water rescue training.wmv
Weir rescue sequence. Staged weir rescue from a notorious weir in North Wales that has killed in the past. Rescue footage of What Not To Do! Weir rescue staged by highly experienced swift...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Afon Tryweryn
For the flooding of the Tryweryn Valley, see Llyn Celyn. The Tryweryn is a river in north Wales which starts at Llyn Tryweryn in the Snowdonia National Park and after 19 kilometres joins the river Dee at Bala. It is one of the main tributaries of the Dee and has been dammed to form Llyn Celyn.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Wales. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cardiff, directly subject to the authority of the Pope. The diocese covers an area of 8,361 km² of the ancient counties of Anglesey, Caernarfonshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Merionethshire and Montgomeryshire. The see is in the town of Wrexham where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Sorrows.
Bala Junction railway station
Bala Junction railway station in Gwynedd, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. It closed to passengers on Monday 18 January 1965. Bala Junction was unusual since it was inaccessible by road and merely served as an interchange station. The station was at the junction with the Blaenau Ffestiniog branch. There was a signal box and the station was a passing place on the single line.
Rhos-y-gwaliau
Rhos-y-gwaliau is a small hamlet in the North of Wales and to the South-East of Bala, in Gwynedd, Wales.
Bala Lake Halt railway station
Bala Lake Halt railway station in Gwynedd, Wales, was formerly a station on the Ruabon to Barmouth line. In 1976 the site became the eastern terminus of the Bala Lake Railway, later named Bala (Llyn Tegid) and now Bala (Penybont)
Bala (New) railway station
Bala railway station was a railway station on the Great Western Railway's Bala Ffestiniog Line in Wales. When it opened it replaced the first Bala station which had been sited farther away from the village on the Ruabon Barmouth Line.
Christ Church, Bala
Christ Church, Bala, is in Bala, Gwynedd, Wales. It is an active Anglican church in the deanery of Penllyn & Edeyrnion, the archdeaconry of Wrexham, and the diocese of St Asaph. The church was designated a Grade II listed building on 13 December 2001. The first church to be built on the site was in 1811. The present church was built between 1853 and 1857. The stalls and prayer desks were designed by the Chester architect John Douglas.
Maes Tegid
Maes Tegid is a community playing field in Bala, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Bala Town. The stadium holds 3,000 people, with 304 seats.
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