Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Family Activity Break
Holiday Highlights
- Experience quality time with your family in a timeless way
- Nostalgic steam train journeys
- Enjoy Snowdonia National Park
If you've never visited North Wales with the family then this is an ideal introduction to this great part of Britain. Sit back and enjoy stunning views of Snowdonia National Park and the dramatic UNESCO slate quarry landscape onboard the world-famous heritage Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways.
Itinerary
Day 1
Arrive Porthmadog independently and check in to your hotel for the evening.
Day 2
Today take a return trip on the Ffestiniog Railway, the world’s oldest narrow gauge railway with almost 200 years of history, taking you on a 13½-mile journey from the harbour in Porthmadog to the slate-quarrying town of Blaenau Ffestiniog. The slate landscapes that surround the town have now become Wales' fourth UNESCO World Heritage Site. Climb over 700 feet from sea level into the mountains through tranquil pastures and magnificent forests, past lakes and waterfalls, round tight bends (even a complete spiral) clinging to the side of the mountain or tunnelling through it.
Day 3
Return to Harbour Station for a trip on The Welsh Highland Railway, the UK’s longest heritage railway which runs for 25 miles to Caernarfon, through the stunning Aberglaslyn Pass, past the picture postcard village of Beddgelert and the foot of Snowdon. Passengers ride in some of the most comfortable carriages on any heritage railway in the UK.
In Caernarfon there is time to visit the Castle, recognised around the world as one of the greatest buildings of the Middle Ages.
Day 4
There is time to squeeze in a trip to the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway where, as well as a short train ride, you will stop at the Engine Sheds where you get to climb into the cabs of the locomotives and see how things work, as well as ride on the miniature railway.
Return home or extend your trip.
Price Includes
- 3 nights accommodation in a family room at the Premier Inn on a B&B basis
- Return trip on Ffestiniog Railway in third class
- Return trip on Welsh Highland Railway in third class
- Family day ticket for the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
Price per person
From £1,155 per family based on two adults and two children (aged 4 to 15) sharing a family room.
Quotes for couples and private groups available upon request
Enquire about extending your trip
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