Not just a miniature railway.... but a Miniature Rhylway…read more This is a beautiful Miniature Railway that is located in the gorgeous Seaside town of Rhyl. It's one of the most beautiful towns in Wales, and I come here whenever I can. It definitely reminds me of the old days and is part of a beautiful region of Wales, incomparably so really.

Unfortunately Rhyl as declined in it's appeal to the holiday maker/visitor and has lost a lot of…read moreit's old charm. However the Railway is still bravely flying the flag and is still a trat for the children. This part of Rhyl is due for alteration and hopefully the surrounding area will also improve over the next year or so.

The cable car ride in Llandudno is the longest of it's kind in the UK. The cars run between the…read moreHappy Valley at the base of the Great Orme and the Summit Complex at the top of the Orme, a distance of about a mile. This is without a doubt the best way to take in the scenery and views of Llandudno and the surrounding areas, passing over the ski slope, copper mines and tramway and offering views over the town and out to sea. You will need a head for heights although the ride was taken over by a new owner a couple of years had has been overhauled since so it should be safe. In fact it was closed down for quite a long time to allow this to happen and only recently re-opened for business. If you come to Llandudno in the summer this is a must do.

I fully agree with Andy's summing up - in the summer, this is a must! It seems like a very…read moreexpensive way to get up the Orme, but is actually a great, long ride with amazing views all around the area. Once at the top, however (unless it's changed recently) there is not a lot to keep children occupied. The enormous bar/cafe is reasonable, but limited and there isn't a lot more around on the top of a (semi)mountain.

The Land Train is a fairly new service in Llandudno and runs back and forth between the North and…read moreWest shores. It's really one for the tourists rather than the locals but as Llandudno is a bit lacking in providing attractions for it's visitors it's much needed. The downside is that the route it takes isn't all that interesting. It basically just plods up and down Gloddaeth Street which is a long and perfectly straight dual carriageway. It's a largely residential area so there's also not much to see along the way. Having said that if you come to Llandudno on holiday you should visit the West Shore at least once. I suspect many tourists aren't even aware that the West Shore exists so at least the Land Train is a means of getting people there.

If you want to bang a girl, then just Bangor already…read more This is a lovely little old station with a big White House built onto the platform and plenty of tracks, as it is the last mainland station in Wales before you get to Anglesey. In that regard it's a really nice station and is a classic Northern rail station that looks a lot like a lot of the other Northern Welsh stations. I like it a lot, and I intend to come here whenever I'm in Wales, especially obviously when traveling by train, but even if I'm not. The northern Welsh stations have a very distinctive style that is unlike stations in other parts of the country. This is actually one of the larger ones in Northern Wales and is actually one of my favourites in some ways.

As train stations go it's pretty open to the elements but saying that there is a wait room on the…read moreeast bound side ( platform one ) But even though it has recently been done up its still smells a bit funny! A university habitat - Bangor is home to the native student from near and far ( Bangor to Bangkok ). The staff in the ticket office are very patience and remain calm at all times! I find it better to buy your tickets from the person behind the glass window in the ticket hall as they will be able to help you with connections and alike! On the eastbound side ( Platform 1 ) you find the Snowdonia cafe. I will review desperately but open from 430 AM most mornings you will sure find a bacon butty to wake you up ! As mentioned it is open to the elements so if your there on a Friday for the 12 train to Euston it's very crowded and well windy!! Destinations you can travel to; Llandudno Junction ( change for Llandudno ) London Euston Birmingham New St Holyhead Shrewsbury Cardiff Port talbot Chester Crewe And most importantly Manchester Piccadilly

Not to be confused with Klandidknow, which is the answer to the question of whether the Klan knew…read morethey were not Christians but basically the Devil's minions. Yes, the Klan-did-know. This is the busiest station in North Wales, and one of the reasons for that is because this is where you would change trains if you wanted to go to Llandudno, which is one of the most beautiful cities, hence the name of this station. LJ also provides trains into other parts of Wales other than going along the coast. So for this reason it's in a great location and gets a lot of traffic. However the station itself isn't as beautiful as a lot of the others in North Wales, partly because it's here to serve a purpose more than it is to look pretty, and is nowhere near town. I still really like it, though I've used this station on so many occasions now that I'm a bit bored of it, and I'm sure I will continue to use it and appreciate it in the future.

Llandudno Junction is situated on the Chester-Holyhead railway line, and is the junction for the…read morebranches northwards to Llandudno and south on the Conwy Valley line to Blaenau Ffestiniog. The original station opened in 1858 as the junction for Llandudno, and became the junction for the Conwy Valley line in 1863 (initially to Llanrwst, later extended to Blaenau Ffestiniog). The station was rebuilt in substantially enlarged form in 1897, but rationalised in 1968. Today the station has a mixture of through services to Llandudno, Bangor and Holyhead, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Chester, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff and London Euston. It has a small refreshment room, ticket office, toilets, car park and is also served by local buses with a long bus shelter at the front. Passenger usage in 2010-11 was just over 300,000 a year.

Hey I just met you And this is crazy…read moreBut here's my number So Colwyn Bay me? This is a cute little station that is bigger than you'd expect, and is right along fast tracks that go to Llandudno and places like that. It's funny to see that the Welsh name for this station is something that is romantic and means something in modern slang. It's a well sheltered and very typically Northern rail station, despite not having the signature smokestacks that a lot of the stations in these parts do have. It used to have them until quite recently, and was gorgeous, but they redesigned it and that took a little bit of the charm away from the amazing station.

Colwyn Bay railway station lies on the London-Holyhead railway line and has direct links to amongst…read moreother places Manchester, Cardiff, Birmingham, Chester and Crewe (in addition to London and Holyhead). There are two platforms, platform 1 which is nearest the entrance is for trains heading west and platform 2 is for trains heading east. This isn't a station where you'll have to spend any time searching for the right platform. The station is located in the town centre and has it's own pay and display carpark. Facilities are somewhat basic. At the entrance is a manned ticket office and also a ticket machine. This machine comes in handy when there's an OAP at the counter buying a return to Inverness via Bournemouth (I don't know how they always manage to arrive sixty seconds before I do!). There is sometimes an issue with ticket machines in that they can't offer advice which means passengers may unnecessarily purchase an expensive peak time ticket when they could have bought a cheaper off peak ticket. This isn't a problem in Colwyn Bay as most trains, at least all the ones I've ever caught, seem to be classed as off peak regardless of what time of day you travel. Platform 1 has a small enclosed waiting room and also ladies and gents toilets which I've never needed to use so I can't comment on their cleanliness. Platform 2 in contrast just has a few benches, if you're heading east and don't wait to sit outdoors you'll need head back over the footbridge and wait across the tracks. There is a room on platform 2 that may once have been a waiting room but judging by the grime on the windows it hasn't been opened for decades. Catering facilities comprise a vending machine in the corner of the ticket office but as the station is in the town centre there are cafes, takeaways and convenience stores within a few minutes walk.

Not to be confused with Unfair PG Railway Station which is named after a very child-friendly movie…read morethat was unfairly given a PG rating. This is a cute little railway station on the North Wales Coast Line, right along the track from London to Holyhead (which is basically London to Dublin if you think about it). It was closed down for five years in the 60s because of a horrible fire, but it's back now. It has platforms on both sides and a lovely old white and brown brick house that reminds me of a pub on the main platform. It also has a cute signal box as well. It's definitely a very pretty town, and one of my favourite things about its station it is this famous sign which has the full name of the city, a very very long name, the longest on record I think, and for this sign alone it has to get 5 stars, as it's one of the most famous tourist attractions in Wales.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, or Llanfair P.G. as it is more easily…read moreknown (and said), is famous for having the longest place name in the UK. It also holds the record for the railway station with the longest name in the world, and its web-site now holds the record for the longest valid url on the web, with the name of the upper village (see below). The translation into English is: "Saint Mary's Church in the hollow of the white hazel near a rapid whirlpool and the Church of St. Tysilio of the red cave". The village was probably only known as Llanfairpwll until the 1800s, although some references include the longer Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. However, according to local legend, either a local tailor or the local Vicar decided that lengthening the name would be a good marketing ploy for tourism, tapping into the newly burgeoning tourist trade for visiting the Snowdonia area. And so the longer version came about. A crazy idea, but boy, has it worked. The railway station, opened in 1848, adopted the longer version on its name-boards, although timetables and destination boards have always shown 'LlanfairPG'. I was taken to the station as a child, and bought a platform ticket with the name spelled out in full (which I still have, of course). The station is now a James Pringle Weavers woollen shop, and this has become the main stopping point for tourists in the village. There is a wide range of tourist momentos, of course, including the inevitable T-shirts and mugs. The web-site has a wonderful facility to teach you how to say the word, breaking down the Welsh vowel and consonant sounds into easy chunks, and you can hear it spoken, too. Apparently - and this is new to me - the upper village has the name, "Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochuchaf", the suffix '-uchaf' being Welsh for upper. But, in my view, that's being silly. Does this also qualify as the longest place name on Qype?

The Great Orme Tour is one of Llandudno's most popular attractions, at least if you have silver…read morehair, and runs four times a day from the bus stop next to the pier entrance. The tour meanders slowly around Marine Drive on the edge of the Great Orme using a vintage coach and taking about an hour to complete. Amongst the points of interest along the way are St. Tudno's Church (Llandudno in English translates to 'Parish of St. Tudno'), the old lighthouse (which is now a luxury B&B with spectacular views) and the remains of a Second World War artillery school. Along the way you may spot all sorts of interesting flora and fauna, including possibly one of the Orme's herd of feral Kashmiri gosts. If you're a bit nosy you may be interested to note that the tour takes in the two most expensive streets in Wales in Marine Drive (average house price in 2008 of £897,400) and Llys Helig Drive (average price of £875,700) so you'll get a chance to see how the other half live.