Penaber is a distinctive detached residence standing in three quarters of an acre of land. It has...
Welcome to Porthmadog
Porthmadog is one of the largest towns in Snowdonia with a population of around 4,200. This popular town is also the hub of both the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways, also the smaller Welsh Highland Heritage Railway.
The Ffestiniog Railway was opened in 1836 and runs 13.5 miles to Blaenau Ffestiniog along the Vale of Ffestiniog. It was built to transport slate from various quarries along the route, including Cwmorthin. The whole line was built on a slight incline, so the carriages could travel all the way unpowered. Horses were transported down in special carriages, so they could pull the empty wagons back up. The Welsh Highland Railway (WHR) (“Rheilffordd Eryri” in Welsh) runs 25 miles to Caernarfon, passing through Beddgelert and the Aberglaslyn Pass. There is also the 0.75-mile long Welsh Highland Heritage Railway which connects to the WHR main line at the junction at Pen-y-Mount.
Featured Accommodation
Plas Tan-Yr-Allt
Perched high on a hillside and nestled amongst some 40 acres of ancient woodlands sits the first...
Porthmadog Information Pages
Plas Brondanw
The Brondanw Estate lies within the Snowdonia National Park, between Snowdon and the sea. Plas Brondanw is the principal house on the estate.
The Welsh Highland Heritage Railway
The WHR runs an hour-long trip in Porthmadog from March to November.
Railway Facts (Ffestiniog & The Welsh Highland Railway)
The Ffestiniog Railway Company operates the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways, which carry up...
Ffestiniog Railway
Running for 13.5 miles from Porthmadog to the historic slate town of Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Beddgelert
Beddgelert’s fame and popularity (apart from it’s beautiful location) is a small mound in the...
Welcome to Porthmadog
Porthmadog is situated on the estuary of the Afon Glaslyn
Local Accommodation
Aberdunant Hall Country Hotel
A 17th-century property set within 200 acres of woodland on an idyllic upmarket static caravan park.
The Royal Sportsman
A family-run, two AA rosette-winning home-from-home and the only hotel in Porthmadog.
Bwlch y Fedwen
17th-century Bwlch y Fedwen B&B is located two miles from Porthmadog in the small village of...
Portmeirion Hotel & Castell Deudraeth
Built by a visionary architect in 1925, overlooking the beautiful Dywryd Estuary.