Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways

The Ffestiniog Railway – the oldest independent railway company in the world - takes you from the harbour in Porthmadog to the slate town of Blaenau Ffestiniog. Trains climb past forests, lakes and waterfalls, clinging to the side of the mountains. Welsh Highland trains start their spectacular journey from beneath the castle walls at Caernarfon to the foot of Snowdon, before zig-zagging down to Beddgelert, the magnificent Aberglaslyn Pass and on to Porthmadog.