‘You’ve got to visit the Moel Siabod Café at Capel Curig. They do amazing scones and rock cakes. And in Llanberis, try the Lone Tree Café for amazing lunches and cakey nosh.’ Deb Wesley
For cheap accommodation, try YHA Snowdon Llanberis. Currently, only private rooms are available, costing from £59pn (yha. org.uk; 0345 371 9645). For B&Bs and local campsites, head to visitsnowdonia. info/llanberis
‘From the National Slate Museum, you can head up the zig-zag path into the abandoned slate quarries of Dinorwic. There’s fascinating history at the museum, but it’s even more spectacular to walk among the old quarrymen’s houses and working levels at the top.’ Caroline Hartley Brown
‘When spending time in Llanberis, it’s actually the law to have a massive cooked breakfast and a pint of tea at Pete’s Eats
(petes-eats.co.uk) before setting off on a walk!’ Stephanie Williams
‘You won’t go wrong walking some of the 83-mile Snowdonia Slate Trail.’ (snowdoniaslatetrail.org) Dylan Siddle