Stay at Cadair View Lodge
when you visit these railways
Most of these railways are within a half hour drive
of Cadair View Lodge.
Are you interested in steam trains? Buy a discount
ticket from The Great Little Trains of Wales website and get a 20% discount off journeys
on Welsh Highland Railway, Llanberis Lake Railway, Ffestiniog Railway, Talyllyn
Railway, Bala Lake Railway, Vale of Rheidol Railway and Welshpool and Llanfair
Railway all of which are within an hour's drive of Cadair View Lodge.
Discount cards cost £10 and are valid for 12 months.
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Bala
Lake Railway |
Journey along
the shores of Wales' largest natural lake. The return trip from Lanuchllyn
to Bala takes about an hour. You can break your journey at
intermediate stations perhaps for a lakeside picnic. Child goes free voucher available at Cadair View
Lodge. See leaflet at Cadair View Lodge.
More
information |
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Cambrian Coast Line |
A spectacular journey along the coast from
Pwllheli to Aberystwyth (or further!). Along the stretch the railway crosses
several bridges over wide estuaries, passes castles, golden beaches,
bustling harbours and seaside resorts. Day passes and family tickets
available. See leaflet at Cadair View Lodge.
More
information Steam train service runs on certain days throughout
the Summer |
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Corris Railway |
Like many of the other narrow-gauge
railways in North Wales, Corris railway was built to serve the slate
industry. Corris is unusual in that it has a 2ft 3in gauge. See
leaflet at Cadair View Lodge.
More Information |
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Fairbourne & Barmouth Steam Trains |
The Fairbourne & Barmouth Railway runs two and a
half miles between Fairbourne and Penrhyn Point where it
connects with a ferry which takes passengers across the Afon Mawddach to
Barmouth. Along this stretch of track is the station with the longest
name in the World as entered in the Guinness Book of Records.
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(The
Mawddach Station with its dragon's teeth on the northerly Penrhyn drive on the golden beach of Cardigan Bay).
The full round trip takes 60 minutes and all trains are normally steam hauled.
Pay once and you can ride as many times as you want
all day!!
There is also an indoor nature centre and a railway
museum, both of which are free to enter.
More
information
See their webcam |
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Ffestiniog and Welsh
Highland Railway |
The line runs from Porthmadog to Blaenau
Ffestiniog behind one of the world-famous Double Fairlie locomotives.
Journey through a wide variety of scenery much of it in the Snowdonia
National Park. The full return trip takes around 2 hours 15 mins.
More information
This is a very important year in the history of
Welsh Highland Railway and Ffestiniog Railway - it's the year when they will
be joined! In February 2009 the official "joining" will take place in
Porthmadog and by the Autumn of 2009 it will be possible to travel, by steam, from Blaenau Ffestiniog
all of the way to Caernarfon. For more information see
Bridging The Gap
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Llanberis Lake Railway |
A lakeside
trip along the shores of Padarn Lake at the foot of Snowdon. The
return trip takes about 40 minutes. Again it is possible to break the
journey. More information
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| Llandudno to Blaenau
Ffestiniog |
Conwy Valley Line - named on MSN as one
of the top 10
Great British Rail Trips |
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Llechfan
Garden Railway |
This is a 16mm scale garden
railway located at the Talyllyn Railway's Wharf Station in Tywyn |
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Llechwedd Slate Caverns |
Ride on Britain's
steepest passenger railway (1:1.8)
More
information |
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Snowdon Mountain Railway |
Britain's
highest railway. In a tremendously ambitious feat of engineering, and
uniquely in Britain, a rack and pinion railway was built which rises to
within 66 feet of the summit of the highest mountain in England and Wales.
More information THERE IS NO SERVICE TO
THE SUMMIT OF SNOWDON DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. ALWAYS CHECK SCHEDULE +
AVAILABILITY BEFORE TRAVELLING |
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Talyllyn Railway |
Pay
once and ride all day! Travelling
through beautiful countryside this railway was opened in 1865 and runs from
Tywyn on the Mid Wales Coast inland to Nant Gwernol. The return trip takes
just over two hours, but with so many scenic places to get off to picnic or
walk it is easy be turned into a full day out. All trains are stream hauled.
Pay once and ride all day. LICENSED FOR WEDDINGS!
See leaflet at Cadair View Lodge.
More information |
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Welsh Highland Heritage
Railway |
Also in Porthmadog but their
station is down near to the Porthmadog mainline train station. Their
website says that they're a bit different and they certainly are. For
a start your ticket doesn't just give you a ride on a train but also access
to an interactive museum, the chance to help the guard turn the train around
and a ride on a miniature railway too. Best of all your ticket lasts
all day so you can do it all as many times as you want. |
