A view of the valley from the bottom side of Rhyd-y-Gro Bridge, with the river going on towards Penmachno.

The View from Rhyd-y-Gro Bridge

Pen Bedw Farm

Whilst travelling along the river, we see Pen Bedw Farm in the distance. According to the history of the parish in "Llyfr Gethin", the Romans were here digging for minerals, probably lead. In 1815, a Quarry was opened, Pen Bedw Quarry, but its life was short as the rock proved to be too hard.

Pen Bedw Bridge, leading towards Pen Bedw Farm. When the film "Will 6" was made, a scene was filmed here, with one of the actors of the film falling into the river as part of the scene!

Pen Bedw Bridge

Pen-y-Bont Farm

The big old cowshed at Pen-y-Bont was at one time both a dwelling house and a cowshed, at a time when many farmers lived under the same roof as their animals, spending the night above their animals in the loft.

A wooden bridge, built to give access to Cae Gwyn and to Hafod Dwyryd. It is used as a swimming pool during the summer months, as the water is quite deep here.

Oernant Bridge

Meeting Place

This is the point below Oernant Bridge where the stream from the Bryn Crug Gorge unites with the River Machno. Note how the river here is much wider than it was in Cwm Penmachno.

One can go on over this bridge to Oernant Bridge, or back towards Hafod Dwyryd and then on to Sarn. As you can see it is a wooden bridge.

Cae Gwyn Bridge

Bryn Crug Gorge's Waterfall

There is a beautiful spot near the bridge shown above, as you can see on the left. Just be prepared to battle through some trees to get there!

You can cross the river at this location, but not during a flood! This is a popular place to come when going for a walk in the countryside. The stones you see are not the original ones - new stones have replaced the original stones as it became impossible to cross the river using the old stones.

Sarn