A – Z of Locations: V is for Vrynwy

During this year I shall be posting photographs from places around the UK, many of which have not been published before. Where I have previously blogged about a location I will provide a link to the post, though you won’t be able to comment on it as I restrict comments to six months.

V is for Vrynwy (Lake)

Lake Vyrnwy (pronounced Vernwee) is a reservoir in Powys, Wales, built in the 1880s for Liverpool Corporation Waterworks to supply Liverpool with fresh water. Just on the edge of the Snowdonia National Park and south of Lake Bala, Lake Vyrnwy is set amidst the remote and beautiful Berwyn Mountains. It’s a short drive from the Shropshire border (The Welsh Marches).

View of the lake from the dam bridge.
Picnic Tables
The Straining Tower at Lake Vyrnwy is an intake tower built to extract water from the lake.

There are lots of trails and walks around the 5 mile long lake with several picnic spots and viewpoints and bird hides from which to watch the variety of birdlife in the area.

Dolphins carved from driftwood

There are many other activities too including sailing, fishing and mountain biking. Visitors can embark on a relatively easy 12-mile bike ride around the lake or hike one of the many walking trails, such as the Rhiwagor Trail or the Craig Garth Bwlch Trail.

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Heyjude

I have lived in the UK for most of my life, but when young I definitely had wanderlust and even ended up living in South Africa for several years which was a wonderful experience. I now look forward to a long and leisurely retirement doing what I like most - gardening, photography, walking and travelling.

31 thoughts on “A – Z of Locations: V is for Vrynwy”

  1. We drove past it and perhaps we should’ve organised more time to explore. It’s great having trails around that area as it’s very picturesque.

    1. We’ve driven past a few times and once stopped by the bridge where there were bird feeders to watch the birdlife. That was 20 years ago and things have changed a lot since then.

    1. Yes, a nice place for a picnic. I’m not sure the trails and water activities were quite so available when we were there.

  3. Ah, of course. V is almost as hard as X and Z. But you’ve chosen a lovey place to explore here – and another one I don’t know.

        1. A Vauxhall car dealer? And, yes, I considered Ventnor botanical garden, but my photos aren’t very good.

        2. No. Vauxhall where I used to live in London! And where the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens were, where Becky Sharp disported herself in Vanity Fair.

    1. Yes, the dolphins are cleverly done. And pretty much all of Wales is rather hilly and very beautiful too.

  8. Gotta love an intake tower that looks like a castle. 🙂 You’ve almost made it through the alphabet, Jude. What’s next or is it a secret?

    1. Rapunzel let down your hair… 😅
      Next is a place I don’t think many people will have heard of.

    1. We drove past several times on the way to other parts of north Wales, it’s a much prettier route than the A5

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