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Snowdon, Steam and Surprises

  • View of Llandudno pier and town ©Hawlfraint y Goron ©Crown copyright (2022) Cymru Wales

    Llandudno, Wales - View of the pier and town
  • Aerial View of Llandudno ©Hawlfraint y Goron ©Crown copyright (2022) Cymru Wales

    Llandudno, Wales - Aerial View (WCP_NW COASTAL PATH ROB 8)
  • Caernarfon Castle ©Crown copyright (2022) Cymru Wales

    Caernafron Castle
  • Centre of Portmeirion village ©Portmeirion

    Portmeirion, Gwynedd, North Wales - Centre of Portmeirion village
  • Portmeirion, Wales ©Stuart Render

    North Wales tour Portmeirion (2) ©Stuart Render
5 day tour
From £449 per person - minimum 20 passengers

On this North Wales tour discover the spectacular scenery and heritage of North Wales with trips on the Snowdon Mountain Railway and Ffestiniog Railway, uncover a few surprises at the Italianate village of Portmeirion and at Plas Cadnant Hidden Gardens, and visit Llandudno, Caernarfon and Trefriw Woollen Mills.


Dates

16th May, 7th June, 25th July, 30th August, 26th September - all 2024


Suggested itinerary by coach

Day 1

Travel to North Wales

Start the surprises with a stop-off at Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Llangollen or Bodelwyddan Castle on the way.

Day 2

Llandudno and Plas Cadnant Hidden Gardens

This morning we discover some of Llandudno’s secrets and surprises on a short guided coach tour that reveals the town’s links with Alice in Wonderland. After free time to explore the town we cross the Menai Straight to ‘find’ the remarkable Plas Cadnant Hidden Gardens.

Day 3

Snowdon Mountain Railway and Caernarfon

Today we travel over the spectacular Llanberis Pass for a train ride to the top of Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales. In the afternoon we visit Caernarfon where there’s free time to explore the castle and the old town.

Trains to the Summit begin in May, weather-permitting. From Mid-March to May services run to Clogwyn which is 3/4 of the way up Mount Snowdon. There are toilet facilities at Llanberis and the Summit Visitor Centre but none at Clogwyn.

Day 4

Portmeirion, Ffestiniog Railway and Trefriw Woollen Mills

Created by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between 1925 and 1975, the unique and altogether magnificent Italianate village of Portmeirion combines spectacular gardens and architectural surprises at every turn. In the afternoon we take the narrow gauge, steam-hauled Ffestiniog Railway to Blaenau Ffestiniog, the slate capital of Wales. We then call in at the family-run Trefriw Woollen Mills where there’s an opportunity to buy traditional Welsh woollens and other locally crafted souvenirs.

Day 5

Return home

Ask the Greatdays team for ideas for stop-offs on the way.


Featured Hotel

Celtic Royal Hotel Caernarfon ***

The hotel is situated in the centre of Caernarfon, not far from Bangor, and offers a lounge area, bar, restaurant, leisure facilities including indoor swimming pool, sauna, Jacuzzi, steam room and gymnasium. All the bedrooms are with en-suite bathrooms, flat screen TV, tea/coffee making, Free WiFi.  The hotel has a lift to all floors, rooms adapted for disabled use and plenty of coach parking.


Dates 5 days / 4 nights
2023 dates  Price on request
16th May 2024 From £449.00 per person
7th June 2024 From £449.00 per person
25th July 2024 From £449.00 per person
30th August 2024 From £449.00 per person
26th September 2024 From £449.00 per person

Single room supplement from £145.00 per person

All prices are per person based on sharing a double or twin room and with one free place for a coach driver or group organiser in a single room, both are based on a minimum 20 full fare paying passengers. Prices do not include coach hire or travel insurance. Dates are subject to availability. Smaller groups can be quoted for on request. Pictures are for illustrative purposes only. Our website policy is to use only copyright free images or images which have been authorised to us for free use by the owner. If you consider an image to be unauthorised or to be your property, please contact us immediately and if invalid we will have the image removed. If your image requires crediting or is missing a copyright statement then we will be pleased to add this to the webpage, contact us at info@greatdays.co.uk

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