Tag: steam train

• 28. Day Ten in Llwyngwril: Steam Train to Blaenau Ffestiniog

  After the fun of the Talyllyn steam train experience, I decided “Why not do a larger one up into Snowdonia?” So I did! I took the Mountain Spirit train up to the quarry town of Blaenau Ffestiniog. The first part of the journey was getting to Porthmadog, from whence the train departs. I got to…

  Deb

  August 14, 2022

  Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, Slate Industry, Snowdonia, steam train, Travelogue

  Ffestiniog Railway, gwynedd, Porthmadog, slate, slate quarries, Snowdonia, steam train

• 23. Day Five in Llwyngwril: A Beer, a Steam Train, a Sunset

  I knew there were a few historic narrow-gauge steam train rides in this part of Wales, and I didn’t get to do any of them my last trip here. I determined to make up for it, and this little train started in Tywyn, just a couple of train stops from my cottage! I visited the…

  Deb

  August 11, 2022

  Cardigan Bay, Gwynedd, Wales, Travelogue

  coastal wales, gwynedd, llwyngwril, purple moose brewery, steam train, sunset, Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society