The White Lion Royal Hotel is situated in Bala, an attractive and lively historic market town within the boundaries of Snowdonia National Park (designated an area of outstanding natural beauty).

Straddling the A494 Dolgellau road, The White Lion Royal Hotel is ideally situated for touring North and Mid Wales. One would have difficulty finding a location as well situated as the Bala area.

We are within an hour's spectacular drive of most of the coastal resorts of Mid and North Wales, not to mention the innumerable beauty spots and magnificent views within the interior of this beautiful region.

There are interesting shops, inns, restaurants and an intriguing historical Town Walk. The area's 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.