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Bala Arts And Crafts
Welcome to the Ufindus Arts and Crafts directory. We have a vast selection of arts and crafts listings including thought art and artist supplies. Ufindus provides you with a rapid and efficient service and have a wide variety of listings available with a short description of each business before you enter the site. In the arts and crafts category we also include sculpture. If you require arts and crafts, from art lessons to art print suppliers, use the Ufindus directory for a wide variety of listings and all the essential contact details.
About Bala - show infohide info
Bala is a small market town in North Wales, in the county of Gwynedd and district of Merionethshire. Founded in 1310, Bala itself consists of little more than one street; the town's greatest attraction being Bala lake, or Llyn Tegid in Welsh. It is the largest natural body of water in Wales and is a favourite for watersports enthusiasts. The £lake of the five parishes' Llyn Tegid is over four miles long and a mile wide at its widest. It plays host to Gwyniad, a unique fish thought to be related to the herring and a possible ice age relic. The lake's name comes from £Tegid Foel' a character in the 'Mabinogi'? '“ a series of Welsh stories and legends from around the 6th Century in the legendary King Arthur's time. The Tower of Bala is a moat mill which was formerly thought to mark the site of a Roman camp. In the 18th century, Bala was well-known for the manufacture of flannel, stockings, gloves and hosiery. It was a town of knitters, which has now been overtaken more by modern industry and tourism. In both 1996 and 1997 Bala hosted the National Eisteddfod, a Welsh festival and music, song, and literature with heavy druidic tones.
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