Locations

Cwmorthin is a short trek away from the station at Tanygrisiau, but well worth a visit. There are several places to park at Tanygrisiau; there is a large car park as you drive towards the station, a small station car park, one by the popular Café and one at the quarry entrance. What’s more, they are all free. Tanygrisiau is also a station on the Ffestiniog Railway, near Blaenau Ffestiniog.

The Welsh Highland Heritage Railway runs from March to November from their main station opposite the Network Rail station in Porthmadog (on Tremadog Road).

The UKs longest heritage railway. Running 25 miles from Porthmadog to Caernarfon.

An unforgettable trip up to 3,560 feet (1,085 meters) and the top of the highest mountain in England and Wales and panoramic views across Snowdonia and far beyond.

The Talyllyn Railway runs seven and a quarter miles along the beautiful Fathew Valley from the seaside town of Tywyn (on the Cardigan Bay coast) to Nant Gwernol.

The Llanberis Lake Railway takes you on a five-mile return journey along the northern shore of the beautiful and tranquil lake of Llyn Padarn.

The former railway goods yard is home to the Conwy Valley Railway Museum and its large miniature railway and there is also a motor museum with over thirty vintage cars.

A beautiful nine-mile return journey beside Bala Lake.

Penaber is a distinctive detached residence standing in nearly an acre of land. The house is situated on the Morfa Bychan road a 1/4 of a mile from Porthmadog.

The Snowdonia National Park covers 823 square miles and is the largest and earliest of the three National Parks of Wales.