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                                                                                  13 Days From £2,450pp

                                                                                  HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS
                                                                                  ■  Journey on many of the ‘great little trains of Wales’
                                                                                  ■  Explore some of Wales’ most iconic and interesting
                                                                                    castles - Powis, Caerphilly and Cardiff
                                                                               Llangollen Railway © David Wilcock  ■  Time to enjoy the pretty seaside town of Aberystwyth   GRAND  TOURS
                                                                                  ■  Discover Welsh heritage at the National Slate Museum,
                                                                                    Big Pit National Coal Museum and St Fagans
                                                                                  ■  Aqueduct Cruise through a UNESCO World
                                                                                    Heritage Site
                                                                                  ■  Ascend to the top of Snowdon on board the
                                                                                    Snowdon Mountain Railway (weather permitting)
                                           & Merthyr Railway. The journey takes us into the
                                           Brecon Beacons National Park and along the  full
                                           length of the Taf Fechan Reservior before climbing   SELECTED HOTELS
                                           to Torpantau, the summit of the original line. On our   Caernarfon   Celtic Royal Hotel
                                           return to the capital, we visit Caerphilly Castle.    Porthmadog   The Royal Sportsman Hotel
                                                                                  Llangollen
                                          Aqueduct Cruise - Llangollen            Aberystwyth  Marine Hotel
                                                                                           Wild Pheasant Hotel
                                                                                  Cardiff
                                                                                           Clayton Hotel
                                                                                  Please note - hotels can be subject to change


      Day 6 - Aqueduct Cruise & Llangollen Railway                             Caerphilly Castle © CADW - Crown Copyright  PRICE INCLUDES
      Enjoy a trip on the Thomas Telford motor boat                               ■  Accommodation in good quality hotels on a bed
                                                                                    and breakfast basis
      along  a  five  mile  stretch  of  the  Llangollen  Canal                   ■  4 dinners, 11 lunches
      UNESCO World Heritage Site, which  runs along                               ■  All rail travel (mainline and heritage) as stated in
      the picturesque Dee Valley and crosses the famous   Day 11 - Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway    standard class
      Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. Lunch will be served onboard.   & Cardiff Castle     ■  All transfers as stated
      This  afternoon,  we  board  the  Llangollen  Railway   This morning we visit our last heritage railway, the   ■  All excursions as stated
      for a return trip. Once again, dinner is at the hotel   Pontypool & Blaenavon, which runs to Big Pit Halt,   ■  Services of a tour leader from Caernarfon and
      (included).                          Coed  Avon and Blaenavon.  We will have lunch     throughout the tour
                                           (included) and visit the Big Pit National Coal Museum
      Day 7 - Powis Castle & Welshpool &
      Llanfair Light Railway (WLLR)        before returning to Cardiff for a guided tour of the   Price per person:
      Today we visit Powis Castle & Gardens where lunch   city’s impressive castle.  Escorted holiday         £2,450
      will be provided. Later we ride the WLLR through                            Single room supplement       £ 595
      the  Powis  Estate  before  continuing  by  road  to                        Deposit for this holiday     £100
      Aberystwyth, our home for the next 2 nights. We
      stay on the seafront within walking distance of the
      mainline railway station and the Cliff Railway - the
      longest electric funicular railway in Britain.

      Day 8 - Tywyn for the Talyllyn                                           Cardiff Castle © Cardiff County Council
      Travel by mainline rail to Tywyn for a return journey
      on the Talyllyn Railway. Lunch is included and there
      will be a little free time to visit the Narrow Gauge
      Railway Museum before we return to Aberystwyth
      for an afternoon at leisure.         Day 12 - St Fagans National Museum of History
                                           Today we visit St Fagans which is one of Europe’s
      Day 9 - Vale of Rheidol Railway      leading open-air museums. There is plenty to see
      Today we ride the Vale of Rheidol Railway from  here, from the castle and gardens, to over 40 historic
      Aberystwyth, reaching a height of over 600ft. Enjoy  buildings, which have been re-erected in the 100-
      breathtaking views as you journey through ancient  acre parkland, and workshops where craftsmen
      woodland and rugged mountain scenery to Devil’s  demonstrate their traditional skills.  We anticipate
      Bridge, home of the famous waterfalls. Later on, we  there will be some free time to explore Cardiff Bay
      drive south to Cardiff for a 4-night stay.  before returning to the hotel for a farewell dinner
                                           (included).
      Day 10 - Brecon Mountain Railway &
      Caerphilly Castle                    Day 13 - Homeward Bound
      Morning  transfer  to  the  Brecon  Mountain  Railway  After breakfast we say our goodbyes before
      where we travel behind a vintage steam locomotive  departing for the journey home. Why not book your
      following  part  of  the  route  of  the  original  Brecon  homebound travel through us?
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