Plas
y Brenin is located at the heart of Snowdonia National Park,
surrounded by an upland landscape. The original core of the
buildings within the centre was a hotel and is Grade II
listed.
The centre runs a year round programme
of mountain sports courses including rock climbing, mountaineering,
scrambling, hillwalking, orienteering, mountain biking, skiing,
kayaking and canoeing.
Residential courses typically extend
from two to nine days and there is also a large day visitor
programme of activities taking place throughout the year.
Plas y Brenin is owned by Sports
Council Trust Company (SCTC).
How to get to Plas Y Brenin
Plas y Brenin
Capel Curig
Conwy
LL24 OET
Tel:01690 720214
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Facilities and users
The facilities include a range of outdoor adventure facilities
including:
- Canoe rolling pool
- Dry ski slope
- Climbing walls
- Low ropes course to complement the natural outdoor
amenities supported by classrooms
- Meeting rooms
- Dining facilities
- Hotel and self-catering facilities.
The centre hosts over a third of all outdoor qualifications in
the UK, with many governing bodies and international associations
either based on-site or hosting regular events.
Courses are categorised into residential, non-residential and
off-site courses, with one third being formal qualifications and
two thirds being skills-related courses.
In addition to qualification courses, the centre delivers
outdoor skills and safety training courses in climbing,
mountaineering, wild water and sea paddling, rope access, first
aid, mountain rescue, and alpine climbing.
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Brenin facilities
Plas Y Brenin clients
Operation
Plas y Brenin is currently managed by the Mountain Training
Trust (MTT). MTT is a registered charity, set up by the British
Mountaineering Council, the Mountain Leader Training Board, and the
United Kingdom Mountain Training Board, specifically to run the
centre.
Plas y Brenin has achieved a highly commended score of 75% in
Quest.