Underground Adventure in Snowdonia

Explore an abandoned mine in Snowdonia with climbing, abseiling, ziplines, and boat crossings. Perfect for families, Stag/Hen dos, and couples.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Pont yr Afanc - Explore an abandoned underground slate mine following the old quarryman’s footsteps, with various optional challenges along the way, including; climbing, an abseil, a short tyrolean/ zipline and a short boat crossing. All of which can be avoided by scrambling around.

This is an authentic experience with the only changes to the mine being the addition of safety anchors where necessary, as such, it is most similar to caving with the only lights being those on your headtorches (provided).

There will be options to learn about history and processes that created these caverns and tunnels, for those that are interested. If you’ve been underground before, get in touch, we have a number of underground adventures to keep you coming back for more.

This activity is very popular with families and school groups, but we also guide a number of couples and adult groups. There is about a 30minute walk up hill to approach this mine and at the end of the trip you’ll emerge near the top of the mountain and hopefully have lovely views walking down.

All under 18’s must be accompanied by their parent or legal guardian.

What's Included
  • Use of safety equipment: Helmets, Headtorches, Harnesses, and Lanyards
  • Personal equipment must be brought or requested 48 hours in advance
What's Not Included
  • We do not provide any form of clothing, please bring your own waterproofs and warm clothes.
  • We do not provide Wellies as standard. We can provide Wellies if requested 48 hours beforehand.
Additional Information

This is an authentic experience exploring an abandoned mine, with various optional challenges; involving climbing, an abseil, a tyrolean (short zipline) and a short boat crossing.

There isn’t anything artificial about this trip with the addition of safety anchors being the only changes you’ll find in the mine, where necessary, as such, it is most similar to caving with the only lights being those on your headtorches (provided).

This is the perfect family adventure, Stag/Hen do activity and couple challenge.

Location
Pont yr Afanc
This activity is located just outside of Betws y Coed. A google maps link to the meeting point will be sent once your booking has been confirmed. This is the closest place to mine with parking & mobile signal. From here there is a 15 minute drive in your own vehicle to get to the activity location.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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W541bbtims
May 31, 2024
Family Caving in an old slate mine - Me and my boys age 10, 10 and 12 joined Sol on a caving experience in the old slate mine. Thoroughly enjoyable, Sol had a slightly earlier start to avoid bumping into the larger groups. There was 6 of us in total and Sol showed us round the mine with a few history lessons on the way. The mines were impressive along with a mini zip line, abseil and the walk up the waterfall. We had a great day out, thank you Sol.
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Matthewhl566ff
Apr 10, 2024
Amazing underground family mine adventure! - Wow! What an amazing day out with the family. This was the highlight of our family holiday to snowdonia! Excellent communication with Sol and our adventure guide Sam was fantastic from the start. His engagement with our 13,11 & 8 year old throughout the day made our adventure truly memorable. From climbing to rafting, abseiling to Traversing this trip has it all. Sam’s knowledge and passion made the whole experience feel safe and exciting. One day out the kids will be talking about for years to come. Don’t procrastinate book a trip today!
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Kirstyf670
Mar 29, 2024
The best experience of our lives! (Except for the kids of course ) - Honestly, hands down, the best experience of my husband and my life. Not sure what we expected, but it exceeded them all. The booking was easy, the communication was excellent. I really don't know how much more I can say. A nice long steep walk prior to the cave, then sheer delight at walking through big puddles followed by an underground of caverns, ropes, ziplines, abseiling and climbing (all optional) Very highly recommended and will definitely re-book! Very worth the money.
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Caroline_d
Mar 19, 2024
Great adventure - great day out! - Great afternoon with our guide Sol who was very knowledgeable about the mine and it's history. Our trek though the mines was done at our own pace and we had choices whether or not to do certain challenges. Great experience would highly recommend !!
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Mtf1586un
Mar 8, 2024
Unforgettable Experience! - Today's trip to the slate mine was an unforgettable experience! We're already planning our next adventure. I highly recommend Sol and Adventure Activities Wales; their professionalism, informative guides, and welcoming atmosphere made for an incredible day. Thank you for the unforgettable experience!
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Ambercq8206in
Feb 17, 2024
Awesome family adventure! - Wonderful family day out. We booked the underground adventure with Sol. Sol was great with our 12 year old! He had a great sense of humor, was kind, knowledgeable, and kept us all safe. Sol is very personable and I’m sure will make any one of their offered trips a blast. We throughly enjoyed the experience and highly recommend it for others. If we are ever back in north Wales we will be sure to book another adventure with Sol!
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R7968yktarak
Feb 16, 2024
Fantastic family adventure, a great way to spend an afternoon. - We went as a family of 5 with a 12, 10 and 8 year old. We had such a good time with Sol, everything was very easy and efficient booking wise. We spent all afternoon with Sol doing abseiling, rock climbing and exploring the mines. Sol was very knowledgable and made the children feel at ease. It was the perfect level of challenge for them. I can’t recommend Sol more highly we are definitely going to be back to do another adventure.
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Northstar06723902911
Jan 10, 2024
Best experience ! - A fantastic experience with Sol. It is highly recommended as a returning couple. This is our second activity with this company, and OMG, we love it. Well organized, excellent lead, and safe. Sol was very professional and knowledgeable. We will come back soon for more.
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Yannics2024
Jan 6, 2024
Nice trip - We booked a tour of the mine and it was the highlight of our vacation. Sol took great care of us and explained a lot to us. He was very friendly and was able to answer all of our questions. You could tell that it was important to him that we had a great experience. We went on a boat ride in the mine, there was a cable car and we were allowed to abseil down ourselves. We had a lot of fun. At the end there were even drinks and Welsh cakes. We were also unable to attend our original appointment due to problems with the car and he immediately and flexibly offered us a new appointment at no extra cost. We were very happy that we were still able to do the tour. I would recommend everyone to take a trip with Sol.
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Hollie_denning
Jul 30, 2023
Brilliant day, definitely booking again! - We had an amazing time exploring an old slate mine with Sol. We booked a private cave exploring day which included lots of activities inside such as abseiling and a zip line. It was slightly physically challenging, but no problem for a 12 & 11 year old, and a 6 year old with a bit of help with her carabiners. We are already thinking about booking another activity day next summer!
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