The Met office issued a severe weather warning as we prepared to set off.
Also, it took an absolute age to meet up with The Kwan & Walsh having driven in some of the worst weather for a long time and being stuck behind a truck for the last leg of the journey.
As we arrived The Kwan said it might be a no go, as the route up was blocked due to the three castles motor racing time trial!
We weren't coming all this way and leaving empty handed, and although the safety marshall was having none of it initially, a little gentle persuasion and we were off..
Some History
In the mid 1970s, Oakeley Quarry was re-opened, partly as a working quarry and partly as a tourist attraction.
The tourist attraction used the name Gloddfa Ganol Mountain Tourist Centre and consisted of quarry tours and an extensive collection of narrow gauge railway rolling stock.
The tours comprised an independent walking tour of workings within the Gloddfa Ganol area, and guided Land Rover/cap lamp tours at extra cost in the older.
Cesail workings higher up, leading to a viewpoint high above Glan y Pwll.
The tourist operation continued in operation until 1997 when the quarry was sold to Alfred McAlpines and the tourist operation closed.
The quarry continued to operate as McAlpine's Oakeley Quarry.
I didn't take many pics as I was too busy mooching about and routing through the old workings, it was quite chilled apart from the climb up that 240ft spoil heap
All good fun I'm sure but was glad to be at the top, getting down was rather a bag of lulz too!
Here are a few including a couple pinched from The Kwan...
We also made a short
A few from Oakley
"el grupo"
"Mega staircase"
Outta here..
(^^ last two c/o The Kwan)
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