The National Park’s Special Qualities

Diverse landscapes and seascapes stretch from the coast to rolling uplands, rugged mountains, and beautiful, unspoilt valleys. There are few places in the world where you can experience all these environments within such a short distance of each other.

A strong sense of community and vitality gives our 24 villages and 5 towns a real feeling of place and belonging.

The vibrancy of Welsh is especially visible in Eryri, where it remains the language of choice in many social and professional settings.

Eryri has inspired some of the nation’s most notable culture, folklore, art, literature, and music, a vibrant influence that continues to shape creative pursuits to this day.

Tranquillity still prevails across much of Eryri, from its vast, remote, and rugged mountain ranges by day to its awe-inspiring dark skies at night.

Eryri provides opportunities for recreation, leisure, and learning for people of all ages and abilities.

The landscapes and townscapes of Eryri have been shaped by centuries of human activity. History, traditions, and ways of life are reflected in monuments, sites, buildings, settlement patterns, fields, and place names.

Eryri tells a complex story of colliding continents, volcanoes, mountain-building, changing sea levels, and glaciations that shaped the region.

Eryri is home to 22 National Nature Reserves and 115 Sites of Special Scientific Interest, highlighting its tremendous biodiversity. The richness of plants and animals underpins the area’s history, culture, language, economy, and the well-being of all.