Abandoned Mine Adventure: Family and Group Challenge

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: 24 hours
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…
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…

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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Nuha_h
Apr 7, 2025
Really fun activities.... - Really fun activities. Sam was great. Really interesting hearing about the history of the mines too.
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Isla_e
Mar 5, 2025
My husband and I took our... - My husband and I took our 11 year old son on the underground adventure with Sol and it far exceeded our expectations. Our son loves adventure and gets bored easily but over the 4 hours we spent with Sol, he kept things engaging and the activities involved were suitable for an 11 year old, but added a sense of controlled ‘danger’ which held my sons enthusiasm and interest (he’s an adrenaline seeker). For me personally, I have a couple of injuries which limited my ability to participate in some of the activities, which wasn’t a problem. Sol had alternative ways to move forward which did not require scrambling, zip lining or abseiling. My husband had a great time and also felt the activities were the right level of difficulty to be a challenge but not too hard. All in all, a very enjoyable experience.
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Isles39
Mar 5, 2025
Very enjoyable family activity in Wales - My husband and I took our 11 year old son on the underground adventure with Sol and it far exceeded our expectations. Our son loves adventure and gets bored easily but over the 4 hours we spent with Sol, he kept things engaging and the activities involved were suitable for an 11 year old, but added a sense of controlled ‘danger’ which held my sons enthusiasm and interest (he’s an adrenaline seeker). For me personally, I have a couple of injuries which limited my ability to participate in some of the activities, which wasn’t a problem. Sol had alternative ways to move forward which did not require scrambling, zip lining or abseiling. My husband had a great time and also felt the activities were the right level of difficulty to be a challenge but not too hard. All in all, a very enjoyable experience.
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Sherpa49090083490
Feb 19, 2025
Underground Slate Mine Adventure - We did the Underground Adventure yesterday in the slate mines with our 2 children aged 13 & 8 with Sol and his team. We have never done anything like this before as a family but we can honestly say we had the best afternoon. Sol, Jess & Russ were so knowledgeable, encouraging and made sure we were all safe when carrying out all the activities! The kids loved learning to rock climb, abseil and zip wire Underground and learning the history of the abandoned slate mines was fantastic as well. I would highly recommend this authentic experience & would book again with sol & his team.
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Richard_j
Aug 9, 2024
Never done anything like it before! - This was an amazing activity, truly fantastic 100% would do it again. Sol and Dom were brilliant instructors and we learned a lot as well.
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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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From $108
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).