Ffestiniog Railway

It was raining when we got up today. The kind of rain that wets you through.

We had a quick breakfast and set off for Blaneau Ffestiniog to catch the 10:10 train into Porthmadog. It was about a 45 minute drive and we only just made it due to being stuck behind a lorry on the narrow country lanes. 

The Ffestiniog Railway  narrow-gauge heritage railway, located in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a

major tourist attraction located mainly within the Snowdonia National Park.

The railway is roughly 13 ¹⁄₂ miles (21.7 km) long and runs from the harbour at Porthmadog to the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, travelling through forested and mountainous scenery. The line is single track throughout with four intermediate passing places. 

The Festiniog Railway Company which owns the railway is the oldest surviving railway company in the world. It also owns the Welsh Highland Railway which was re-opened fully in 2011. The two railways share the same track gauge and meet at Porthmadog station, with some trains working the entire 40 mile route from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Caernarfon.

By the time we got to Porthmadog it had stopped raining and turned into a nice warm day. 
We had a nice walk around Porthmadog and caught the 16:30 train back.

After a nice bag of chips we headed back to the caravan via the more Scenic A5.