National Slate Museum's upgrade gets extra £3.3m

FURTHER WELSH GOVERNMENT FUNDING BRINGS SCHEME TOTAL TO £24M

- By OWEN HUGHES Chief Reporter [e-mail]

A major tourism attraction - currently being redeveloped - has received another significant funding boost.

The National Slate Museum in Llanberis has been closed since November last year and will reopen in 2026.

It is undergoing a significant upgrade to create a new learning centre, play area, shop and cafe at the museum, as well as making the whole site more accessible.

On Friday, Welsh Government announced an additional £3.3m boost to support the redevelopment.

This brings the Welsh Government's total contribution to the project to £5.8m - with £2.5m previously awarded. On top of this, the last Conservative UK Government approved £6.2m from the Levelling-Up fund, part of a wider regeneration bid by Cyngor Gwynedd.

In addition, the project has had £12m from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. This brings the total investment to £24m - raising expectations of what will be unveiled when the site reopens.