Porthmadog

Porthmadog [3] is a town in Gwynedd.

Understand

Porthmadog is a small coastal town of around 4000 people with a picturesque harbour.

Get in

By train

Porthmadog station is on the Cambrian Coast Line which runs from Machynlleth to Pwllheli. Travel to Machynlleth is via Aberystwyth or Shrewsbury.

The town is also served by the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway from Blaneau Ffestiniog, Welsh Highland Railway from Caernarfon and the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway.

Do

The Ffestiniog Railway [[4]] and the Welsh Highland Railway [5] both have their termini in Porthmadog. The Ffestiniog runs through several miles of attractive terrain to Blaenau Ffestiniog. From Blaenau you can either proceed north on the standard gauge Conwy Valley Line to the coast at Llandudno or you can return to Porthmadog. A round trip (Porthmadog - Blaenau - Porthmadog) will take approximately 4 hours (more if you break the journey along the route) and it is therefore an excellent way of occupying a day. The Welsh Highland Railway is expected to fully reopen in 2010 from Porthmadog via Beddgelert to Caernarfon.

Buy

• Cob Records, 1-3 Britannia Terrace, [1]. Shop specialising in bargain second-hand records, tapes, CDs, videos and DVDs. Good Welsh-language sections.  edit

Eat

The town has a chinese restaurant, an indian restaurant, a bistro, and various pubs serving food, including one at the station of the Ffestiniog Railway situated at the end of the Cob. The village of Tremadog is about a fifteen minute walk and enjoys four food pubs on its square. There are also numerous take-aways, including Chinese and an award-winning Fish & Chip shop.

Sleep

The town has a good selection of Bed and Breakfast guest houses and makes a good base for exploring North-West Wales.

• Mann's Holidays, Gaol St Pwllheli Gwynedd LL53 5DB‎, ☎ 01758 613666, [2]. For self-catering cottages in the small coastal town of Porthmadog, go to Mann's Holidays.  edit

Get out

• The Portmeirion village is about two miles away.
• The Lleyn Peninsula is an easy drive.
• Snowdonia National Park stretches both North and South from here.

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