Blaenau Ffestiniog
Blaenau Ffestiniog is a historic mining community in Wales, in the historical region of Merionethshire, although currently part of the unitary authority of Gwynedd. The population of the area of Ffestiniog was 4,875 according to the 2011 demographics, consisting of the nearby town of Llan Ffestiniog, which makes it the 4th most populated area in Gwynedd, after Bangor, Caernarfon, as well as Llandeiniolen. Llan Ffestiniog's population of 864 places the population of Blaenau itself at around 4,000. Blaenau Ffestiniog went to one time the 2nd largest community in North Wales, behind just Wrexham. After reaching 12,000 at the peak growth of the slate sector, the population fell with the decline in the need for its slate. Today the community depends greatly on visitors, who come for destinations that include the close-by Ffestiniog Railway and Llechwedd Slate Caverns. As the slate sector declined, the population of Blaenau Ffestiniog has actually likewise declined, to 4,875 in 2011. At the same time the tourism industry has actually ended up being the town's largest company. The revitalized Ffestiniog Railway and the Llechwedd Slate Caverns are popular vacationer attractions, as is the Antur Stiniog downhill hill cycling centre. Recent attractions consist of the Zip World Titan zip-line site, which also now includes the Bounce Below slate mine task centre.