Five stars for the cafe; two stars for the station. The chef in the cafe was charming, friendly and…read moresang while crafting my sausage and egg bap. Was boiling over with laughter, loved his friendliness. The train station is closed on the weekends for rail work, which means it takes twice as long to get anywhere on the bus. Purchased the bus tickets from the train staff inside, who kept directing a group of us to talk to the bus coordinator, and the bus coordinator was not available/missing...poor show!

There's sea, and there's land, and then there's semi-land which isn't as Land-y as Dry Land, and…read morethen there's really really dry land, which is known as "Land-AF." And this is not that. It is a station in the north part of Cardiff and has been renamed several times. And it's a Suburban Station and is very busy during rush hours, and the trains that come through here are often packed. It's a tiny little station with little platforms and a little old Station House, and it looks kind of in disrepair. I've been to almost every station in Wales and this one is pretty typical.

Llandaf Railway Station is located in Llandaff North, Cardiff. It serves the areas of Llandaf North…read moreand Whitchurch. The train station was opened by the Taff Vale Railway in 1840 and today continues to prove popular with commuters between Llandaf and Cathays, Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Central. Trains get really busy during rush hour periods. There are no barriers at this two platform station, nor is there a ticket office. You can often buy tickets on the trains. You get off at this stop for tactileBOSCH and FairPlay Festival.

Brilliant station with such kind staff especially Lead man in customer services called Darren who…read morewas so helpful with laptop related disasters

A nice little station with only four platforms. It is the main station in Herefordshire. The staff…read moreare generally friendly. The cafe is nice, and, suprisingly, quite cheap.

Sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees. But at least you can see the Trefforest, the…read morerailway station that is. This is a little station in a little village which is 18 miles to the northwest of the city center of Cardiff. It's close to the campus of University of South Wales, so it is very much a student station, and is little and useful and definitely efficient. They adapted the spelling to change it to the Welsh spelling in 1980, which makes total sense and I agree with it. It has bilingual signage which is pretty awesome. All in all, it's a good one, I've been to about 100 stations across Wales in recent years and this is one of the better ones.

Not a huge fan of this train station to be honest. It does the job and isn't downright horrible,…read morebut without a doubt dated and in need of a good scrub. ~ Location: Treforest in general is a really beautiful and scenic location with plenty of lovely greenery, which the train station is surrounded by. Unfortunately, there's not much nearby besides the university and a few local pubs. ~ Atmosphere: Where Trefforest Railway Station falls short, for me. Like I mentioned, it's very dated. The station itself is extremely tiny with a small ticketing office and that's pretty much it. It's very dirty as well seeing as how it's constantly filled with university students coming and going, but very little maintenance to keep up with cleanliness or appearances. There are 2 platforms at this station, with a walkway going over the tracks to connect the 2. ~ Customer Service: Because there's about 1 staff member at this station (at the ticketing booth), if the booth is closed I really hope you know how to manage which train to catch. Personally though, I've never actually gone to the ticketing booth to comment on the helpfulness of the staff. ~ Service Frequency: From what I can tell, trains coming to and from Trefforest Railway Station isn't too rare. However, one thing that I dislike are that the trains on this route are always the crappy, tiny old ones. I guess you have to use dated trains to match the dated railway station. Also, the tracks are a bit too close for comfort as with every passing train, it's absolutely terrifying loud (more than normal on most routes) and you feel like you've just been barely grazed. When a freight train came around, I'm ashamed to say that I jumped a bit. --- Overall, Trefforest Railway Station definitely does its job in providing service to and from Trefforest. There's enough trains coming through that you shouldn't have to wait too long before your next one but it's really truly in dire need of some TLC.

Ellie Goulding may be a racist, and that may be why they call her "Klan-Ellie", which is not to be…read moreconfused with this city in South Wales. This is a large station with large overhanging covers on both sides of the platforms, which is pretty excellent because a lot of the stations in South Wales don't have anything like that. It's right between two level crossings, and lots of cars are driving across the tracks on both sides of the station, which you would think would be a little bit treacherous, but it hasn't been too bad so far because it's quite well run. It hasn't changed much since the 70s, and looks almost identical except for some of the colouring on some of the overhangs. There were some riots here in 1911. Some people have been shot dead by the British military right at this spot, and the riots are a dark stain on the history of the UK, which hasn't really changed - they've just gotten better at controlling people.

lucky dip with staff, some friendly, some downright arrogant. Ticket office opening hours are…read morelimited, ticket machine occasionally breaks down.

A useful little station right opposite the shops in Burry Port. It is staffed part time and there…read moreare no self service ticket machines. There is a seating area but no waiting room, two platforms (with a foot bridge between), a small car park (no charge for rail users) and a separate toilet block, which is basic but well looked after (it includes a radar key disabled toilet).

Bristol Parkway station is located at the intersection of the lines from London (Paddington) to…read moreSouth Wales and the main line from Bristol to Birmingham, providing a major interchange between the two. It was one of the first 'Parkway' stations to be built, in 1972, to attract car users to trains by providing ample car parking at locations with good road links, close to urban areas. This site was chosen both because of the interchange it offered, and because of its proximity to the M4 and M32, just north of Bristol. When opened, shelter was fairly meagre, with 'bus stop' shelters on the platforms and a small waiting room and ticket office by the entrance to the car park. Because of its exposed and windy position, additional long platform shelters were erected, but it still had a reputation for being a cold place to wait for a train. Over the years, substantial suburbs have developed around Stoke Gifford, and in 2001, a new and much larger station building, with a dramatic curved roofline, was built in recognition of its growing importance. In 2007 an additional platform was constructed on the London-bound (north) side, to provide additional capacity. The station is now used by over 1.75 million passengers a year, with in excess of half a million passengers changing trains here. The station now has heated waiting shelters on the platforms, and the main building has a small shop, cafe and ticket office. Other facilities include a taxi rank, payphones, cash points and bus stops for local bus services (including to Frenchay hospital and Bristol city centre). The station has level access (via lifts to the platforms). The station is served by all long distance trains on the London-South Wales main line and the cross-Country main line from the South-West to Birmingham and the North. It is also served by local services from Gloucester, Westbury and Weston-super-Mare.

This is a great, modern, functional station on the North side of Bristol. It's close to the M4/M5…read moreintersection, so it's a far better place to collect someone from than Bristol Temple Meads (in the centre of the city) if you're located to the north of the city. However, there are a few things to be aware of: 1. Parking is £5 a day. The payment meters are awkward to operate, and if you don't pay you will get clamped & fined. 2. The car park gets full by 9:30am most days, and if you park outside an official space, you will get clamped (even if you've paid for a ticket). 3. Traffic in the area is hellish at peak hours. Journeys from the motorway to the station can take in excess of 45 mins between 7:30 - 9:00 and 16:00 - 18:00 for the 2 mile journey. The station is fairly new with good facilities: clean toilets, a small newsagent, a coffee shop and a sandwich shop. There are also lifts to all platforms for the disabled.

I know what ducks see. I know what geese see. But what did the swan see? It saw this station…read more Swansea is a beautiful old station with a nice white gray facade. It is a station which gets a lot of trains coming in herem, and is the Terminus of several lines, so the tracks don't really go past here, it's the end of the line. If you want to continue to points west, as they say, the train stops in here then goes back out the way it came and continues westwards. It's a beautiful city with beautiful landscape around here, and even though it's far away from everything, the train can get you here in no time, and the station is located right in the centre of things so that is very helpful as well. It's definitely one of the better stations in Wales, and it has a nice Plaza Courtyard in front of it as well. It's about 215 miles from London and after the other three major South Wales stations in the Cardiff area (Newport, Queen St, Cardiff Ctrl), this is the 4th busiest in the whole country. It is a little bit of a problem because trains have to either terminate here (Arnie style), or reverse to continue, or not even stop here. So the design of the tracks is a little problematic in that regard, but mostly they just reverse from here and continue. They only have four platforms but it's still one of my favourites. And the people are pretty friendly here as well. In fact, to emphasize that, they even won the international station of the year at UK Awards.

This is an old station definitely in need of a revamp. However, it functions perfectly well, so you…read morecan't really complain. The station has a small cafe and a small newsagent. It has 4 platforms, and because Swansea is the end of the line, they can all be accessed without having to go up or down stairs - so it's ideal for those with mobility problems. The station is the end of the line for the inter-city service to London, which operates every hour, and takes 3 hours. A great way to get to London for a short trip. The station is located about a mile from the main Quadrant shopping centre, so it's best to catch a cab or the bus if you're heading over to the shops.

Just outside Coleford, Perrygrove railway offers a ride on a narrow-gauge railway and more…read more On entry we were greeted by friendly staff who explained the timetable and handed out a quiz sheet to each of our children together with a key that opens the appropriate prize box once you've finished. The aim of our time at the place was to explore the whole site finding shapes and pictures to answer the clues on the sheet. They provided two different sets of questions, depending on whether you want to just take the train or wish to wander through the wooded area. Next to the entrance there's a miniature 'village' inside that the kids can explore. There's a reasonable amount of scope for them to play hide-and-seek, crawl and run about, spy on Mum and Dad sitting in the cafe and invent other games to play. The railway journey takes you to the top of a hill and you have plenty to look out for on the way. There are a several places where you can get off and explore and there's no limit to how long you spend doing so; you can get on and off as much as you like. At the to of the hill there's a small covered childrens playframe built to a very high standard. From here a series of narrow paths lead down through the wooded area back to the main 'station' at the entrance. I'd suggest that if you have a pushchair, you might struggle pushing it along these paths unless it is one that has large wheels. Once you've finished wandering about outside collecting answers to the questions on the quiz, you return to the main building and enter a miniature 'village' to find your prize. The prizes are obtained by identifying the correct locker to open with your key. Inside you'll find some sweets and some 'party-bag' gifts. The cafe provides basic hot and cold drinks, sandwiches and simple heated-up food. There was also a small selection of items for sale; postcards, toy trains etc. It is spacious and you can just about see the trains coming and going. Prices were reasonable. We found Perrygrove a good place to spend a 2-3 hours and a good choice on a rainy day as well as with good weather.