Blue Peris is located just outside the Snowdonia National Park, 290 metres above sea level on the south westerly flank of Elidir Fawr, close to the village of Dinorwic, above Llyn Padarn and the woods of Allt Wen. Blue Peris Mountain Centre is a non-profit making Outdoor Education Centre managed by Bedfordshire County Council's Department of Lifetime Learning. The Centre has a history of over twenty five years of successful and safe operation.