Port Dinorwic Marina
Port Dinorwic Marina

A Marina 500m in length with 180 berths .
The development of the dock system and associated buildings began in 1763 when the
Assheton-Smith family built a small quay on a marshy inlet to ship the slate
from Dinorwic quarries, the world’s second largest slate quarry.
Slates from the families Dinorwig slate quarry were transferred from railway wagons to ships.

Ref: NW 2171

Date: 12/05/2023

Location: SH 5260 6786

Port Dinorwic Marina

A Marina 500m in length with 180 berths .
The development of the dock system and associated buildings began in 1763 when the
Assheton-Smith family built a small quay on a marshy inlet to ship the slate
from Dinorwic quarries, the world’s second largest slate quarry.
Slates from the families Dinorwig slate quarry were transferred from railway wagons to ships.

Ref: NW 2171

Date: 12/05/2023

Location: SH 5260 6786