Great little trains of Snowdonia
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The Celtic Royal Hotel, Caernarfon 3*
The Celtic Royal Hotel stands in the centre of Caernarfon, just a short walk from the awesome World Heritage Site that is Caernarfon Castle. Hotel facilities include a bar, lounges, split-level restaurant, and impressive leisure facilities including an indoor swimming pool. All bedrooms are ensuite and have a TV, telephone and tea/coffee making facilities. The hotel has a lift.
Your Tour Includes
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Ffestiniog Railway
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Bala Lake Railway
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Welsh Highland Railway
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Llanberis Lake Railway
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Portmeirion Italianate Village
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Snowdon Mountain Railway
Booking REF
GRE001
Single Room Supplement
April-£128
September-£156
Amenities
Lift-Yes
Walk in shower on request
Ground floor room-
2026
DAY 1: Depart from your home area in the morning and travel to The Celtic Royal Hotel for a 4 nights stay with dinner, bed and breakfast. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served on arrival.
DAY 2: Our first visit today takes us to the shores of Cardigan Bay and Portmeirion. We visit this unique attraction setting for to cult TV series ‘The Prisoner’. From here we drive to Betws-y-Coed where we have a break with time to obtain lunch. In the afternoon, we head for Bala and enjoy a ride on the diminutive Bala Lake Railway, returning later to the hotel.
DAY 3: This morning, we travel to the village of Llanberis, in the shadow of Mount Snowdon. Here, we board the Llanberis Lake Railway for a delightful ride along the lake shore. We have time to explore and obtain lunch in Llanberis. In the afternoon we take ‘A Majestic Mountain Adventure’ and have a ride on the Snowdon Mountain Railway. This world-famous little train takes you on a breathtaking ride to the top of Snowdon, at 3560 ft (1085m) it’s the highest mountain in England and Wales. The views are stunning, and are not to be missed. On returning to Llanberis by train the coach will meet you and return to Caernarfon.
DAY 4: We begin the day with a ride through the beautiful National Park of Snowdonia to Blaenau Ffestiniog. Here we board the Ffestiniog Railway for an exhilarating ride across the mountains, descending to the sea at Porthmadog. We have time to explore and obtain lunch in Porthmadog before catching the Welsh Highland Railway train which takes us through Beddgelert and all the way back to Caernarfon.
DAY 5: After breakfast, we leave and begin our journey home.
Railways may change to diesel or steam at no given noticed with no price change.
NOTE: The National Grid have been carrying out an essential electrcity cable replacement since early 2021 and unfortunately from September 2025 until November 2026 the railway will unfortunately operate a shorter passenger return train service.Due to this we have reduced the cost of the holiday by £6.00.
Room Requests
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Please be aware any special rooms requests noted are not guaranteed. If you wish to guarantee a room request made, we would need to contact the hotel and confirm back to you.
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Please be aware all of our rooms are released back to the hotel approximately 4 weeks to the departure date. We recommend that you book atleast 2 months prior to the holiday to secure your booking.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address |
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| Aberdeen, Skene St | Skene St, behind HMT, Aberdeen |
| Aviemore, Rail Station | Rail Station Bus Stop, Aviemore |
| Banff, St Marys Car Park | Outside St Mary's Car Park, Bus Stop, Banff |
| Buckie, Cluny Square | West Church Street Bus Stop (Outside Time) Buckie |
| Craibstone Park & Ride | Craibstone Park & Ride (Aberdeen Airport P & R) (No Facilities Available Here) |
| Cullen Square | The Square, Cullen |
| Dobbies, Perth | Dobbies, Perth |
| Dundee Tesco Retail Park | Kingsway Retail Park Bus Stop, (Behind Pizza Hut) |
| Elgin Old Post Office | Outside, Old Post Office, Elgin |
| Fochabers Square | Fochabers Square |
| Forfar Bus Stop | Forfar Bus Stop, Outside RBS |
| Forres, Tolbooth | Outside Tolbooth, Forres |
| Huntly, Tesco Bus Stop | Tesco Bus Stop, Petrol Station, Huntly |
| Inverness, Tesco Bus Stop | Bus Stop Tesco, Inverness (Off A96) Please note this is Tesco's off the A96 |
| Inverurie, Town Hall | Town Hall Bus Stop, Inverurie |
| Keith, Bus Stop Tescos | Bus Stop at Tesco's, Keith |
| Nairn, Sainsburys | Sainsburys, Bus Stop, Nairn A96 |
| Perth Broxden Services | Broxden Services, Perth Please note this pick-up is at the Petrol Station |
| Portlethen, Muirend Road | Muirend Road Bus Stop (Beside Asda), Portlethen |
| Portsoy, Station Hotel | Outside Station Hotel, Portsoy |
| Stonehaven Car Park | Stonehaven Beach Road Car Park |
| Stracathro Services | Stracathro Service Areas |
| Turriff Tesco Bus Stop | Bus Stop Outside Tesco Turriff |
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