- Address
- High Street, LL23 7AE
- Chain
- YH
- Opened
- 1752
- Area
- CityCenter
About White Lion Royal Hotel
Bala is an attractive and lively historic market town set within Snowdonia National Park designated an area of outstanding natural beauty. The 3 star White Lion Royal Hotel was reopened in June 2005 following a total refurbishment. No smoking policy. Snowdonia National Park, Chester Zoo, Bala Lake, White Water Rafting, Slate Mines Blaenau Ffest
There are interesting shops, inns, restaurants and an intriguing historical Town Walk. The areas main attraction is Bala Lake or Llyn Tegid, the largest natural lake in Wales, bordered by beautiful scenery and a narrow-gauge railway that attracts thousands of visitors each year.The lake is inhabited by the gwyniad, a white fish of the salmon family unique to Llyn Tegid. One legend says the lake was created because of the cruelty of the wild lord, Tegid Foel. A harpist at a palace banquet heard a voice warning vengeance has come and was led away by a bird to a hilltop. When he awoke in the morning there was a huge lake where the palace had been.