Where there's a pwll there's a way…read more I prefer owls to pwls, because they're mroe of a hoot. And this place is heavenly, but it's also a little pwll.... heli. This is a little station for the little town of... I can't pronounce it... which is a coastal town on the peninsula north of Aberystwyth on the Welsh Coast. It hasn't been used very much lately, and has a nice little Station House and looks quite new and different to a lot of the other stations in Wales. The little station house looks kind of like somebody's house, like a residence. It's a nice part of the country and pretty remote, but it does need a station and it's great that it has one. It has been around for a long time and is larger than you would expect, at least in some portions of the station such as the house itself. Now I have to leave, my pwll heli... copter's here.

Not to be confused with Unfair Pwll Railway Station which is named after a very unfair Pwll,…read morewhatever a Pwll is. 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: firstly, thank goodness for Copy &…read morePaste! Secondly, with a name like this I HAD to check the place out! It's one of those "things to do before you die" places. Some people choose to go to the Amazon, others to the Sahara desert or exploring Asia... it just so happens that I chose a sleepy village in north west Wales. The train station is the main attraction of the village with tourists such as myself coming from unbelievable distances to look at a sign. Amazing when you think about it in principle, a little sad when you've done it and are reflecting on a long day out! Still, there are some great Facebook photo opportunities. Within the grounds of the station is a mini art gallery type thing (basically a room with some random pretty things to make deflated tourists feel like they've done a number of activities). When I was there there were a couple of funky guitars on show with some pictures of Wales. Not a bad addition to the place but not much to shout about. Outside is a big car park so you can pull up and see the station. The station itself is operational and runs trains to Birmingham. Unusually it is a request stop so when you see a train coming you have to put your arm out like you would a bus. Opposite the station is a small shopping centre (more like a department store) where you can buy Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch related memorabilia as well as anything they can stick a Welsh flag on. The locals speak Welsh as a first language but do revert to English as I'm sure they see a lot of non Welsh tourists. I found them to be very friendly and helpful when needed. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch Station is a place which is best shared with friends and is best included in a larger selection of activities as opposed to being the core one. Once you've seen the big sign and taken a picture, there isn't much to it!

If you go down on Jesus like Madonna once basically did in a music video (a dark skinned Jesus as…read moreshould be the case), then you're giving Holy Head. This is a much bigger station than most stations in Wales, and one of the reasons for that is that it is a Terminus of a main line across the country, which is weird because it's a part of the country which doesn't really receive that much train traffic, but it still is the end of the line and so be it. Part of the reason why it gets so much traffic is because it is connecting to ferries that go to Dublin, and is one of the most popular destinations for those who are getting over to Dublin, although I prefer to go from Liverpool. So that's one of the reasons it needs to be a little bigger. And is. It's a hundred and five miles from Crewe, which is the nearest major station and the first big one in England that it connects to, and that's a long ass way in UK terms. It's part of the Holyhead port and there is a bridge over to the city centre as well. There are many tracks, and the Station House is huge, and for such a small town, the station is definitely one of the centrepieces of the city, and has that amazing Welsh design, a huge brown building with smokedtacks aka chimneys coming out of it, and a huge triangular Station House roof that covers the entire thing.

This is the station for both catching a train and/or ferry out of Holyhead. This place is a real…read moredump. They have one sad, little café/ store and that's it! Don't show up too early like I did, you'll be sorely disappointed.

We were very glad that the trains communicate with the ferry operators and adjust schedules…read moreaccordingly. In this regard things on our trip went very smoothly which otherwise could have been disastrous. However, the trains were well packed and didn't allow much room for luggage storage. The wifi on board was very problematic and not very intuitive. The dining car was adequate at best. At the end of the day, they got us where we needed to go although the comfort level could be improved significantly.

Not just a railway station.... but a Rhylway Station…read more This is part of one of the most beautiful parts of North Wales, which is really a tourist region and gets a lot of tourist traffic, and people from England especially, mainly. It's on the Crewe to Holyhead coastal line, and it's definitely a coastal resort station. They have barriers to stop people jumping the railway, which a lot of North Wales stations don't. It's right in the town so there's a lot of beautiful old housing and a gorgeous old bridge. It's definitely one of the prettiest stations in North Wales that's for sure. And it has the typical smokestacks coming out of the top of the Station House like all the North Wales stations seem to have.

I'd much rather attend Betws-Y Coed than Betws-Y All-Men's. I mean, can you blame me?…read more If you are a Coed then this is the station for you. In the heart of the real Wales, up in the mountains in the middle of nowhere, this is one of the most beautiful towns and one of the most beautiful stations. It's old and stone and gray and set against the beautiful lush green and blue mountains. There really aren't many Railway stations this beautiful anywhere in the world. It feels like heaven pretty much. There's no way on Earth that it could ever not get five stars to be honest with you. It's also close to Snowdonia National Park, and a great place for tourists, and it even has its own little Station Cafe as well. It's so perfectly preserved from when it opened which was way back in 1868. This is actually my favourite station in Wales and it probably will be yours too.

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.

If you have swollen Glans, then you might need to go to the hospital. If so, Conwy go together?…read more I'm afraid of some things, but I'm not afraid of this station because it's absolutely beautiful, and it's located right by the water. In fact, it has one of the prettiest views of any station, even though it's only a tiny little place. You can almost dive into the water from the platform. It only has one platform and it looks over the beautiful landscape and water and ports, with the mountains in the background. It really doesn't get much more beautiful than that at all.