Exploring :: Zipworld for Lunch

Hi there everyone 😀

We are back to our July break at the lodge for today’s post and after a day spent confined to barracks with heavy rain for the whole day we were so glad to find it dry and bright the following day.

We decided to have a drive over to the Ogwen Valley to have a look at another lodge park owned by the same company that own the one we have our lodge on. We’d been meaning to go and have a look for ages but had never quite got round to it.

It was a nice drive, about 45 minutes away, and after having a quick look round and a good chat with everyone we were recommended to call into Zipworld, which is just next door.

Oh no … we said … that’s definitely not our thing … but we were assured we could just go in for a coffee without having to partake of any death defying activities so we decided to go have a look.

I have to say it is honestly one of the most fascinating and still strangely beautiful places I have seen in a while …

The car park was packed but we managed to squeeze ourselves in and, before heading for the main centre, we spent a good while taking in the view and watching those brave enough having a go on the lower zip wire …

It was a fairly short walk over to the activity centre where we were pretty fascinated by the views of the ‘aero explorer’ …

We could see the people on the lower zip wire sailing past down below …

Across on the opposite side of the quarry was the launch point for the higher zip wire …

We did ponder for a while as to how the intrepid participants got up there but after watching for a while could see a steady flow of red lorries making their way up and down the mountain. 

We spent a fair while trying to actually see a launch from the top but only ever managed to spot the riders as they were already well on their way …

There was plenty of outdoor seating and we found a spot for lunch with a great view …

Before we headed off we went up to the upper viewing area for some fabulous views across the quarry to the mountains beyond …

I’m so glad we went. I’d definitely recommend a visit … even if not wanting to partake of the activities. I think we had just as much fun watching. 

And it may sound strange … but development of the site hasn’t spoilt it or changed it beyond recognition. It is still most definitely a quarry. The colours are amazing … the turquoise of the pool, the grey of the slate and the red infrastructure just really pops against the grey backdrop. 

I’m sure we will visit again 😀

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