Beautiful Bala Lake, crossed by the River Dee, is the largest body of water in Wales, being 150ft. deep, four miles long and a mile wide.
The lake is known in Welsh as 'Llyn Tegid', meaning Lake of Serenity, and was formed by the action of glaciers.At the edge by the visitor centre, it's very shallow to quite a distance, and loved as a paddling place by small children, ducks and jackdaws (it also has a decent sized free bike park)
Local legend states that the lake is inhabited by a monster which is known as 'Teggie' and it is claimed that on moonlit nights towers and buildings can be seen under the waters of Bala Lake. Legend states these buildings to be the palace of King Tegid, husband of Ceridwen, the mother of the famous Welsh bard Taliesin (c. 534 - c. 599), the earliest poet of the Welsh language and often referred to as Taliesin Ben Beirdd (Taliesin, Chief of Bards) who was born in the area.
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