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13 Days From £2,450pp

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
■ Journey on many of the ‘great little trains of Wales’
■ Explore some of Wales’ most iconic and interesting
castles - Powis, Caerphilly and Cardiff
Llangollen Railway © David Wilcock ■ Time to enjoy the pretty seaside town of Aberystwyth GRAND TOURS
■ Discover Welsh heritage at the National Slate Museum,
Big Pit National Coal Museum and St Fagans
■ Aqueduct Cruise through a UNESCO World
Heritage Site
■ Ascend to the top of Snowdon on board the
Snowdon Mountain Railway (weather permitting)
& Merthyr Railway. The journey takes us into the
Brecon Beacons National Park and along the full
length of the Taf Fechan Reservior before climbing SELECTED HOTELS
to Torpantau, the summit of the original line. On our Caernarfon Celtic Royal Hotel
return to the capital, we visit Caerphilly Castle. Porthmadog The Royal Sportsman Hotel
Llangollen
Aqueduct Cruise - Llangollen Aberystwyth Marine Hotel
Wild Pheasant Hotel
Cardiff
Clayton Hotel
Please note - hotels can be subject to change

Day 6 - Aqueduct Cruise & Llangollen Railway Caerphilly Castle © CADW - Crown Copyright PRICE INCLUDES
Enjoy a trip on the Thomas Telford motor boat ■ Accommodation in good quality hotels on a bed
and breakfast basis
along a five mile stretch of the Llangollen Canal ■ 4 dinners, 11 lunches
UNESCO World Heritage Site, which runs along ■ All rail travel (mainline and heritage) as stated in
the picturesque Dee Valley and crosses the famous Day 11 - Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway standard class
Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. Lunch will be served onboard. & Cardiff Castle ■ All transfers as stated
This afternoon, we board the Llangollen Railway This morning we visit our last heritage railway, the ■ All excursions as stated
for a return trip. Once again, dinner is at the hotel Pontypool & Blaenavon, which runs to Big Pit Halt, ■ Services of a tour leader from Caernarfon and
(included). Coed Avon and Blaenavon. We will have lunch throughout the tour
(included) and visit the Big Pit National Coal Museum
Day 7 - Powis Castle & Welshpool &
Llanfair Light Railway (WLLR) before returning to Cardiff for a guided tour of the Price per person:
Today we visit Powis Castle & Gardens where lunch city’s impressive castle. Escorted holiday £2,450
will be provided. Later we ride the WLLR through Single room supplement £ 595
the Powis Estate before continuing by road to Deposit for this holiday £100
Aberystwyth, our home for the next 2 nights. We
stay on the seafront within walking distance of the
mainline railway station and the Cliff Railway - the
longest electric funicular railway in Britain.

Day 8 - Tywyn for the Talyllyn Cardiff Castle © Cardiff County Council
Travel by mainline rail to Tywyn for a return journey
on the Talyllyn Railway. Lunch is included and there
will be a little free time to visit the Narrow Gauge
Railway Museum before we return to Aberystwyth
for an afternoon at leisure. Day 12 - St Fagans National Museum of History
Today we visit St Fagans which is one of Europe’s
Day 9 - Vale of Rheidol Railway leading open-air museums. There is plenty to see
Today we ride the Vale of Rheidol Railway from here, from the castle and gardens, to over 40 historic
Aberystwyth, reaching a height of over 600ft. Enjoy buildings, which have been re-erected in the 100-
breathtaking views as you journey through ancient acre parkland, and workshops where craftsmen
woodland and rugged mountain scenery to Devil’s demonstrate their traditional skills. We anticipate
Bridge, home of the famous waterfalls. Later on, we there will be some free time to explore Cardiff Bay
drive south to Cardiff for a 4-night stay. before returning to the hotel for a farewell dinner
(included).
Day 10 - Brecon Mountain Railway &
Caerphilly Castle Day 13 - Homeward Bound
Morning transfer to the Brecon Mountain Railway After breakfast we say our goodbyes before
where we travel behind a vintage steam locomotive departing for the journey home. Why not book your
following part of the route of the original Brecon homebound travel through us?
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