Advantages: Easier than walking Disadvantages: Expensive, subject to poor weather, cramped carriages
...thick-skinned passenger. But on the Snowdon Mountain Railway (SMR), intimacy with fellow travellers is unavoidable. I just hoped that my miserable countenance would deter too much small talk.
In the end, I was disappointed. The elderly couple from Essex with whom we were forced to rub knees for an hour were complaining about cold draughts before we were even out of the station. They were showing us pictures of owls on their digital camera soon afterwards. ... ...Bangor. On a clear day, it is probably worth the money. But as with most of my holiday experiences, I came away like a recently-shorn Snowdon sheep, feeling slightly fleeced.
Snowdon Mountain Railway
Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales, LL55 4TY
Information and bookings: 0870 458 0033
Website: www.snowdonrailway.co.uk ...
Silverback 18.09.2005
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...for a trip on the Snowdon Mountain Railway (Rheilffordd yr Wyddfa in Welsh) owned and operated by Heritage Great Britain PLC to the Snowdon summit. How wrong we were!!
We arrived at Llanberis station, the starting point for the railway trip, only to find the car park crowded. We paid our £4 which entitled us to stay there for the day and walked across the road to the station complex which was equally as crowded.
We headed straight to the ticket ... ...are friendly, informative and helpful. I will return next year when hopefully the summit café and visitor centre will be open but will book in advance!
Contact details are
Snowdon Mountain Railway
Llanberis
Gwynedd
LL55 4TY
Telephone: 0870 458 0033 Or visit their impressive website - www.snowdonrailway.co.uk. ...
MAFARRIMOND 09.09.2007
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Advantages: Spectacular scenery, good fun Disadvantages: Can be scary if you don't like heights!
...to the top of Mount Snowdon was one of them.
As you may well know I have just been to Anglesey for a week’s holiday and as we toured around North Wales we found the mountain railway at Llanberis. We decided to return later in the week and take a ride up Mount Snowdon.
The railway station is on the main road through Llanberis, which is the A4086 from Caernarfon to Capel Curig. It is also easily accessible by bus from either Bangor or Caernarfon.
... ...with the words ‘Summit of Snowdon – Cop’r Wyddfa’
Providing you return on the same train that you went up on you are guaranteed a seat for the return journey. You can however, choose to return on a later train but you have to take potluck as to whether there will be any seats available. It would obviously depend on whether anyone from that particular trip had chosen to walk back down.
I am scared of heights but, apart from ...
SusanLesley 31.07.2001
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Advantages: Views Attmosphere, Adventure! Disadvantages: Must pre-book
...June 2006 I took the Snowdon Mountain Railway to the Summit of Snowdon - and what an adventure for my family it was! Since going as a child I wanted to take my family back to experience the stunning views. On the day we travelled it was cloudy but this only added to the excitement. Sure the carriages are a bit tight but it is a narrow gauge railway so I was told by the friendly guard on the train. We sat on the one side of the carriage on the way ... ...cold appreciate the views. There is a mixture of steam and diesel locomotives at the railway. We travelled on number 12 George that was a diesel but the way you get up there doesn't matter. All other 50 or so passengers seemed to share the same excitement as us. The carriage commentary telling us about the journey and scenery was great. I would recommend this unmissable journey to anybody in the area. The only disappointment was having to book so ...
tyler436 08.04.2007
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Advantages: A quick, way to the top Disadvantages: You must book in advance most of the year
I have never been on the Railway, so I can't comment on the journey. I love snowdonia and went holiday again last November, but I had never been on the Scenic Railway and got in the car quite excited. When we got to the station there were huge crowds and we waited in line to buy tickets. We were told there were no more tickets for that day and only a few left for the next day. As we had driven for over two hours to get there we ate lunch at the cafe, ...
toppooky 20.10.2004
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