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Blaenau Ffestiniog
Blaenau Ffestiniog is a historical mining community in Wales, in the historical county of Merionethshire, although currently part of the unitary authority of Gwynedd. The population of the neighborhood of Ffestiniog was 4,875 according to the 2011 census, including the nearby village of Llan Ffestiniog, which makes it the 4th most heavily populated community in Gwynedd, after Bangor, Caernarfon, and also Llandeiniolen. Llan Ffestiniog's population of 864 places the population of Blaenau itself at around 4,000. Blaenau Ffestiniog was at once the 2nd biggest community in North Wales, behind just Wrexham. After reaching 12,000 at the peak growth of the slate industry, the population fell with the decline in the demand for its slate. Today the community counts heavily on tourists, who come for attractions that include the close-by Ffestiniog Railway as well as Llechwedd Slate Caverns. As the slate industry declined, the population of Blaenau Ffestiniog has actually also declined, to 4,875 in 2011. At the same time the tourism sector has actually become the town's largest company. The restored Ffestiniog Railway and the Llechwedd Slate Caverns are preferred visitor attractions, as is the Antur Stiniog downhill mountain cycling centre. Current attractions consist of the Zip World Titan zip-line site, which likewise now includes the Bounce Below slate mine task centre.