North Wales is an area of beautiful scenery and includes the Snowdonia National Park, seaside towns such as Llandudno and, Colwyn Bay, and Rhyl, and the more gentle isle of Anglesey. From Holyhead, you can catch the boat to Dublin in Ireland.

Map locator - Llandudno


Snowdonia

Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales, is in this area and it's a popular destination


Climbing Snowdon by train

The Snowdon Mountain Railway is over 100 years old now, and the old steam engines are still in use (although there are diesel engines too). It's a "rack railway" with gearwheels under the locomotives which engage in in pinion in the centre of the track to give better adhesion on the steep climb. Indeed, so steep is the line that the boilers on the steam engines are slanted to keep the water level as they climb.


Snowdon Mountain Railway

The beauty of Snowdonia continues southwards ... have a look at our Barmouth page too.

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