Bala Lake, Natural lake in Gwynedd, Wales.
Bala Lake extends 3.7 miles in length and 0.5 miles in width, making it the largest natural water body in Wales, within Snowdonia National Park.
Thomas Telford modified the lake's water level during the industrial period to supply the Ellesmere Canal, changing its natural state and surrounding landscape.
The town of Bala, at the northeastern end of the lake, maintains Welsh as the primary language and preserves traditional Welsh customs through local events.
The lake provides opportunities for sailing, kayaking, fishing, and swimming, while the Bala Lake Railway offers transportation along its southeastern shore.
The lake contains the gwyniad, a fish species found nowhere else, which faces extinction due to competition from non-native aquatic species.
Location: Gwynedd
GPS coordinates: 52.88333,-3.63333
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:54
Afon Tryweryn
4.5 km
Town Hall
3.8 km
Christ Church, Bala
4.1 km
Moel y Garnedd
2.6 km
Welsh Presbyterian Theological College
4.2 km
Tomen y Bala
4 km
St Beuno's Church
2.3 km
Statue of T. E. Ellis
3.9 km
Plas-yn-Dre
4 km
Statue of Lewis Edwards
4.2 km
Capel Tegid & Bala English Calvinistic Methodist Chapel
3.8 km
Congregational Chapel
3.9 km
Bala English Prebyterian Chapel
4 km
Barclays Bank
3.8 km
White Lion Royal Hotel, Including Former Stable Range and Associated Wall Adjoining to the Rear
3.8 km
Statue of Thomas Charles
3.8 km
Mary Jones World
2.3 km
Ye Olde Bulls Head PH, Including Outbuildings Adjoining to the Rear
3.7 km
Plas Teg
3.7 km
Pont Mwnwgl-y-llyn
3.5 km
Plas-yn-Acre
3.7 km
Bodiwan
4.1 km
E.J. Theodore, Ironmonger
3.8 km
Sinema Neuadd Buddug
3.4 km
Old Congregational Institute, 1842-1869
3.9 km
Ronville
4 km
Derlwyn
4 km
Rosedale, Including Forecourt Walls & Railings
4 kmReviews
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