The main part of the summit building (cafe and kitchen area) is now looking a lot closer to being a finished structure. Importantly, as winter approaches, installation of the the windows has been completed and the roof made watertight, meaning Hafod Eryri is now weatherproof. The internal walls consisting of Rockwool panels with good insulation and fireproof properties are currently being fitted.


Hafod Eryri with the windows fitted and the bull-nose around the edge of the
roof nearly completed.

However, high winds during September haven't helped the project make up for lost time due to the poor summer weather; in one week during September no work took place for five days. According to Carillion's Regional Director: "the project is now three weeks behind schedule and the shortening hours of daylight isn't going to help this situation."


Granite blocks being fitted to the roof of Hafod Eryri.

Any recent visitor to the top of Snowdon can not have failed to notice the National Park Authority's work to 'landscape' the summit area with two sets of granite steps to make it easier for train passengers to make the short walk up the badly eroded slope to the top from the new building.


Path work at Snowdon's summit by the National Park is in progress.

There is a press trip organised to visit the summit redevelopments in the second week of October so expect to be seeing some TV and newspaper coverage in the near future.


The steelwork of the service-wing.