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Europe UK 5 Days From £975pp

CONNOISSEUR TOURS Ffestiniog Railway at Dduallt © Bob Cable ■ Steam Hauled Private Charter
HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

■ Unique behind the scenes access of the entire railway
■ Guided tours and insights from active staff
and volunteers

SELECTED HOTELS
Ffestiniog Railway -
Porthmadog The Royal Sportsman
Please note - hotels can be subject to change

Behind the Scenes PRICE INCLUDES
■ Guided tours as stated
■ Return journeys in 3rd class on the Ffestiniog and
Welsh Highland Railways
■ Special Train as detailed
■ Accommodation in a good, quality hotel on a
Friday 21 April to Tuesday 25 April 2023 bed and breakfast basis
Friday 13 October to Tuesday 17 October 2023 ■ Three sandwich lunches
■ Transfers as stated
■ Services of a tour leader throughout the holiday
An access all areas tour of one of the most famous narrow gauge railways in Britain, if not
the world. Travel the length of the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways’ 40-mile track from Price per person:
Caernarfon on the Menai Straits to Blaenau Ffestiniog, surrounded by mountains and slate Escorted holiday £975
Single room supplement £150
quarries. We step behind the scenes of the Ffestiniog Railway and visit sections of the line not
Deposit for this holiday £100
normally seen by the average passenger.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Operational difficulties or requirements and other
Day 1 - Arrive Porthmadog Day 3 - Ffestiniog Railway restrictions may limit or curtail some of the places to be
Arrive in Porthmadog in time to check into the Royal This morning we make a return journey on the visited but we do undertake to provide a unique insight
Sportsman Hotel, our base for the next 4 nights on a Ffestiniog Railway to Blaenau Ffestiniog before unavailable to normal passengers or Society members.
The special on day 4 is expected to be steam hauled
Bed and Breakfast basis. returning to Boston Lodge where we take an in- however in certain circumstances a diesel may be used if
depth ‘behind the scenes’ tour of the works. The tour steam traction is unavailable for any reason. Please note
Day 2 - Welsh Highland Railway includes access to many areas that are not usually that as the Railways timetables are yet to be published the
Today we take the Welsh Highland Railway from open to the public, even on guided tours. We will days maybe switched to accommodate our visit.
Porthmadog through the Aberglaslyn pass and climb be able to take a tour of the Erecting Shop, Drawing
through the forest and over the railway’s highest Office, Stores, Running Shed, Old Loco Shed,
peak at Pitts Head. On arrival in Dinas you have the and Carriage Works. After the tour we return to includes stops at Minffordd Yard and the Slate Sheds,
option of a guided tour of the locomotive workshops Porthmadog for a free afternoon. A sandwich lunch lonely Rhiw Goch signalbox and loop. We also take
including an opportunity to see the latest work on is included today. our train along the original ‘Dinas’ branch at Blaenau
the railways NG15 locomotive 134, or continuing Ffestiniog to Glan y Pwll Sheds, we also see Dduallt
onto Caernarfon to explore the town. We return to Day 4 - Behind the Scenes – Special Train with its spiral and go behind the scenes at Tan y
Porthmadog on the scheduled afternoon departure. Experience a rare insight into the Ffestiniog Railway Bwlch. There will be several photo opportunities not
A sandwich lunch is included today. with a special steam hauled charter. Our private train usually available en route at Rhiw Goch and Dduallt.
We then return to Porthmadog. A sandwich lunch
will be provided.
Day 5 - Farewell
After a leisurely breakfast it’s time to check out and
say farewell before travelling home independently.

Taliesin leads Linda past Tanygrisiau

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