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Snowdon Mountain Railway

Wales: From North to South

Thursday 14 September to Tuesday 26 September 2023

Travel from Caernarfon to Cardiff, through the stunning Snowdonia National Park and down the west coast of Wales. We visit many of Wales’
famous heritage railways, castles and museums along the way.
Day 1 - Welcome to Caernarfon to Porthmadog. On arrival, we take the short walk Portmeirion. Famous as the setting for the 1960s
Meet at the Celtic Royal Hotel for a welcome dinner down the High Street to visit the Welsh Highland series ‘The Prisoner’, the village was the life-work of
and a 2-night stay in this historic port town. Why Heritage Railway. Here we have a buffet lunch, train architect Clough Williams-Ellis. A packed lunch will
not arrive early and independently visit Edward I’s ride and shed visit before transferring to our hotel in be provided by a local delicatessen. Later we travel
famous castle with its polygonal towers? Porthmadog for a 2-night stay. by coach to Llangollen for a 2-night stay, stopping en
route at the Bala Lake Railway. Evening meal at the
Day 2 - Snowdon Mountain Railway Day 4 - Ffestiniog Railway (FR) hotel (included).
We travel by coach to Llanberis this morning to This morning we depart Harbour Station on the FR
take the diesel service to the summit of Snowdon to Boston Lodge Halt for a tour of the Engineering
(weather permitting). After a buffet lunch at the Workshops, the world’s oldest railway workshop
National Slate Museum, we round off the day with complex. Our journey on the FR continues to Blaenau
some narrow gauge steam on the Llanberis Lake Ffestiniog where we have lunch (included). Return to
Railway. Porthmadog and enjoy some time at leisure.
Day 3 - Welsh Highland Railway (WHR) Day 5 - Portmeirion & Bala Lake Railway
Ride the full length of the WHR line from Caernarfon Morning transfer to the Italianate village of

Portmeirion beach

Welsh Highland Railway at Pont Croesor in North Wales Bala Lake Railway © Roy Broomhill

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