A landscape that inspires people, and people who inspire generations

The National Park has been home to some of Wales’s most well-known poets and writers, a haven for world-renowned scientists and their research and served as a backdrop to some of history’s most important events.

The people of Eryri have made an impact nationally and internationally.

Hedd Wyn
Famous Welsh poet who grew up in Yr Ysgwrn.
Hedd Wyn
Richard Griffith (Carneddog)
Poet and collector of folklore.
Richard Griffith
Michael D. Jones
Welsh patriot and founder of Y Wladfa in Patagonia.
Michael D. Jones
Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards
Academic and founder of Urdd Gobaith Cymru.
Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards
Sir T. H. Parry-Williams
One of Wales' most famous poets.
Sir T. H. Parry-Williams
Charles Darwin
World-renowned biologist and geologist.
Charles Darwin
Mari Jones
Folk heroine whose journey led to the founding of the Bible Society.
Mari Jones
George Borrow
Traveller and writer of the travel book, 'Wild Wales'.
George Borrow
Merched y Wawr (Y Parc)
Welsh organisation established near Y Bala.
Merched y Wawr (Y Parc)
Marged ferch Ifan
Folk heroine who was a wrestler, harpist and innkeeper.
Marged ferch Ifan
Siân Owen (Cefncymerau)
Main subject of one of Wales's most well-known paintings, Salem.
Siân Owen
Gerald Williams standing at Yr Ysgwrn's front door
Gerald Yr Ysgwrn
Farmer and custodian of Yr Ysgwrn.
Gerald Yr Ysgwrn
Betsi Cadwaladr
Adventurer and nurse raised near Y Bala.
Betsi Cadwaladr