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Great Little Trains of HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
■ Travel on 11 preserved narrow gauge railways
■ Enjoy spectacular scenery as you journey through
areas of outstanding beauty
North Wales ■ Free time in Welshpool CONNOISSEUR TOURS
■ Time to explore the coastal towns of Caernarfon,
Porthmadog and Aberystwyth

SELECTED HOTELS
Wednesday 10 May to Saturday 20 May 2023 Caernarfon The Celtic Royal
Porthmadog The Royal Sportsman
Wales is famous for its narrow gauge railways, all of which are historically important. They also Welshpool Royal Oak Hotel
operate in areas of outstanding natural beauty making this tour appealing to a wide range of Aberystwyth Marine Hotel
Please note - hotels can be subject to change
interests.

Day 1 - Welcome to Caernarfon Ffestiniog. After a break for lunch, we ride the Welsh PRICE INCLUDES
■ All rail travel as stated in standard class
Arrive in the historic port town of Caernarfon in time Highland Heritage Railway and include a visit to the
to check into the Celtic Royal, our base for the next workshops at Gelert’s Farm. ■ Return journeys on 11 Narrow Gauge Railways
2 nights. Why not arrive early and independently visit ■ Accommodation in good, quality hotels on a
bed and breakfast basis
Edward I’s famous castle with its polygonal towers? Day 5 - Bala Lake & Corris Railways ■ Eight sandwich lunches
Ffestiniog Travel can arrange rail travel to join this A morning transfer to Welshpool. En route we ■ Transfers as stated
tour, please ask for a quotation. visit the Bala Lake Railway and enjoy a delightful
9-mile journey along the banks of Llyn Tegid before ■ Services of a tour leader throughout the holiday
Day 2 - Snowdon Mountain & continuing to Corris for a return journey on the
Llanberis Lake Railways Corris Railway. We stay in Welshpool for 3 nights. Price per person:
Travel by coach to Llanberis and take the train to Escorted holiday £1,395
the summit of Snowdon (weather permitting). After Day 6 - Welshpool at Leisure Single room supplement £470
returning to Llanberis we make a return journey on A full day to explore this market town at leisure. Deposit for this holiday £100
the 2ft gauge Llanberis Lake Railway and return to Whether you choose to admire the Georgian
Caernarfon by coach. buildings, visit Powysland Museum, Powis Castle or
walk the canal, the day is yours. Day 10 - Talyllyn Railway
Day 3 - Welsh Highland Railway This morning we board the mainline travelling to
Today we take the Welsh Highland Railway from Day 7 - Welshpool & Llanfair Railway Machynlleth where we make a change of trains and
Caernarfon travelling up through Dinas and Today we visit the Welshpool and Llanfair Railway travel onwards to Tywyn to ride the Talyllyn Railway,
Waunfawr, over the railways highest peak at Pitts and journey through the beautiful Mid-Wales the first railway in the world to be preserved as a
Head and through the forest of Meillionen before countryside. This line was built in 1901 to connect heritage railway by volunteers in 1951. After making
traversing the picturesque Aberglaslyn Pass to the villages along the Banwy valley before falling into a return journey on the steam railway we return on
Porthmadog for a 2-night stay. decline and eventually closing in 1956. We make a the mainline via Machynlleth to Aberystwyth.
return journey on the restored line from Welshpool
Day 4 - Ffestiniog Railway & to Llanfair Caereinion. Day 11 - Farewell
Welsh Highland Heritage Railway After a leisurely breakfast we bid our farewells and
This morning we make a return journey on the Day 8 - Fairbourne Railway head home independently.
2ft narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway to Blaenau After a leisurely breakfast we depart Welshpool
for Aberystwyth. En-route we stop off to visit the
Fairbourne Railway. The railway has been running
from Fairbourne village to the mouth of the
Mawddach Estuary, connecting with the ferry across
the harbour to Barmouth, for over 100 years. The
railway is also home to a museum and an indoor
model railway with a large G-Scale layout. We make a
return journey on the line before continuing onwards
to Aberystwyth.
Day 9 - Vale of Rheidol
We make a return journey on the Vale of Rheidol this
morning. This 2ft line runs 11 ¾ miles from Aberystwyth
Welsh Highland Railway ore to the harbour town. The afternoon is free to
to Devils Bridge and was built to carry timber and lead
explore this university town or perhaps take a ride on
the cliff railway at Constitution Hill.
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