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About Bala

Bala sits beside Wales' largest natural lake in Snowdonia, reached via the A494 from Corwen or the scenic A4212 from the coast. This market town serves as a gateway between the mountains and valleys, popular with outdoor enthusiasts year-round. The narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway runs steam trains along the four-mile southern shore of Llyn Tegid.

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Bala is in Wales, at 52.911, -3.597 - about 37 km north of Aberangell.

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