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Snowdonia

Explore the breath-taking landscape of North Wales' national park with this post-WWII travelogue

Travelogue 1947 16 mins Silent

Overview

Explore the breath-taking landscape of North Wales' national park with this post-WWII travelogue, directed by Horace Shepherd.

This government film is a public record, preserved and presented by the BFI National Archive on behalf of The National Archives, home to more than 1,000 years of British history.

Director

Horace Shepherd

Genres

Travelogue

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Snowdonia National Park/Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri

Language

No Dialogue with English subtitles

Subjects

Snowdonia National Park

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