Snowdon news

Plans to shelve the UK's sugar tax (Soft Drinks Industry Levy) and other pieces of legislation designed to tackle the obesity epidemic have hit legal ... More

North Wales is set to get a wellbeing boost next year with the arrival of the Wave Garden Spa, a new £1.25m (€1.38m, US$1.68m) luxury ... More

Heritage Great Britain (HGB) has announced plans to invest £1.1m (US$1,4m, €1.3m) in hybrid diesel locomotives at its Snowdon Mountain Railway attraction in Snowdonia, Wales, ... More

The Scottish Highlands are set to become the hub for British space travel, a sector which could be worth an estimated £3.8bn (US$5bn, €4.3bn) to ... More

Work is set to begin on Australia's first surf park, after Urbnsurf – the company driving the plans – secured AU$28.3m (US$18, €15m, £13m) in ... More

A British diplomat who served as ambassador to Afghanistan has taken a new role as director general of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). Dominic ... More

Foster + Partners’ plans to reinvigorate the famous Snowdon Aviary at ZSL London Zoo have received planning approval from Westminster Council. The Grade II listed ... More

A plan to protect the Welsh mountain of Snowdon from increased tourism has been unveiled by the National Park Authority. Snowdon – the UK’s most ... More

The first competition-winning cabins that form Epic Retreats – Wales’ first pop-up boutique hotel – have been revealed. Several architectural teams were chosen through a ... More

The public consultation process begins today (22 February) for a proposed outdoor surf park just half an hour from Edinburgh in Scotland. A derelict quarry ... More

Travel guide Lonely Planet has revealed its Best in Travel 2017 locations – with North Wales named as one of the Top 10 Regions for ... More

Here are some of the stories that appeared on CLAD this week, from Leonardo DiCaprio’s groundbreaking eco-resort to a competition to illuminate bridges along the ... More

Global architecture firm Foster + Partners have been appointed to redevelop London Zoo’s famous Snowdon Aviary. The Grade II* listed structure, designed by Cedric Price ... More

London Zoo’s aviary is among the most recent additions to Historic England’s Risk Register, with wider concerns over costs for at risk heritage sites thanks ... More

Tourism officials have launched an art installation on the hills of Snowdonia, with giant mirrored letters spelling out the word ‘EPIC’ as part of a ... More

Construction will begin in the next few months on Australia’s first man-made surf park after planning approval was granted for the Melbourne project. Perth-based company ... More

The Eden Project and Giant’s Causeway have both been recognised at this year’s British Travel Awards, while Cornwall has also been named best UK holiday ... More

It’s encouraging news for Welsh tourism, as the latest figures from the Great Britain Tourism Study show that domestic visits to Wales have grown year-on-year ... More

One of Wales’ largest visitor attractions is set to welcome its first guests as Surf Snowdonia – an artificial surf lagoon built on the site ... More

Plans have been revealed for a massive surf park development in Austin, Texas, with the first waves set to break at the facility in 2016. ... More

Surf Snowdonia, a massive surf facility in north Wales, UK, has announced an opening date of July 2015. Architects seven have been working alongside the ... More

Nusta Spa, a 5,000sq ft (465sq m) LEED-certified US wellbeing facility in Washington’s central business district, has relaunched following three months of intense repairs after ... More

An influential new report from a British think tank has given further support to the notion that inactivity, not obesity, is at the root of ... More

Giant trampolines have been installed over a chasm inside an old slate quarry cavern twice the size of St Paul’s Cathedral in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales. ... More

Outdoor activity tourism accounts for 10 per cent, or £481m, of Wales’ tourism economy, according to new figures from the Welsh government. The research, undertaken ... More