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Little more than a single main street, Bala
is a popular stop-off for travellers on their way from north-west
England to the Cambrian coast. The town's great attraction is Bala
Lake (“Llyn Tegid” in Welsh). This is the largest natural
body of water in Wales, much used by watersports enthusiasts who
benefit from the winds sweeping through the mountain valley in which
it is set. The steam trains of the narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railway
run for several kilometres along its southern shore. In a nearby
valley is another lake, Llyn Celyn, which is entirely artificial;
canoeing competitions are held on the white water downstream from
its dam.
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