Porthmadog

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Porthmadog is a town in Gwynedd.

Porthmadog is a small coastal town of around 4000 people with a picturesque harbour.

  • Portmeirion, LL48 6ET (Portmeirion is 1 ½ miles South of Porthmadog, +44 1766 770000. Portmeirion village was created by the architect Clough Williams-Ellis from 1925 to 1976. The location of the cult 60s TV series The Prisoner, "I am not a number. I am a free man".

Portmeirion, LL48 6ET (Portmeirion is 1 ½ miles South of Porthmadog, +44 1766 770000. Portmeirion village was created by the architect Clough Williams-Ellis from 1925 to 1976. The location of the cult 60s TV series The Prisoner, "I am not a number. I am a free man".

  • Ffestiniog Railway, Harbour Station, LL49 9NF, +44 1766 516024. The Ffestiniog runs through several miles of attractive terrain to Blaenau Ffestiniog. From Blaenau you can either proceed north on the standard gauge Conwy Valley Line to the coast at Llandudno or you can return to Porthmadog. A round trip (Porthmadog - Blaenau - Porthmadog) will take approximately 4 hours (more if you break the journey along the route) and it is therefore an excellent way of occupying a day.
  • Welsh Highland Railway, Harbour Station, LL49 9NF, +44 1766 516024. runs trains from Porthmadog via Beddgelert to Caernarfon through picturesque scenery of Snowdonia.
  • Welsh Highland Heritage Railway, Tremadog Road, LL49 4DY, +44 1766 513402.
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Ffestiniog Railway, Harbour Station, LL49 9NF, +44 1766 516024. The Ffestiniog runs through several miles of attractive terrain to [[Blaenau Ffestiniog]]. From Blaenau you can either proceed north on the standard gauge Conwy Valley Line to the coast at [[Llandudno]] or you can return to Porthmadog. A round trip (Porthmadog - Blaenau - Porthmadog) will take approximately 4 hours (more if you break the journey along the route) and it is therefore an excellent way of occupying a day.

Welsh Highland Railway, Harbour Station, LL49 9NF, +44 1766 516024. runs trains from Porthmadog via [[Beddgelert]] to [[Caernarfon]] through picturesque scenery of Snowdonia.

Welsh Highland Heritage Railway, Tremadog Road, LL49 4DY, +44 1766 513402.

  • Cob Records, 1-3 Britannia Terrace. Shop specialising in bargain second-hand records, tapes, CDs, videos and DVDs. Good Welsh-language sections.

Cob Records, 1-3 Britannia Terrace. Shop specialising in bargain second-hand records, tapes, CDs, videos and DVDs. Good Welsh-language sections.

The town has a Chinese restaurant, an Indian restaurant, a bistro, and various pubs serving food, including one at the station of the Ffestiniog Railway situated at the end of the Cob. The village of Tremadog is about a fifteen minute walk and enjoys four food pubs on its square. There are also numerous take-aways, including Chinese and an award-winning Fish & Chip shop.

  • The Ship, 14 Lombard St., +44 1766 512990.

The Ship, 14 Lombard St., +44 1766 512990.

Spooners Grill, Cafe and Bar, +44 1766 516032. The ideal place for a drink or food before or after your journey on the Ffestiniog Railway or Welsh Highland Railway

Purple Moose Brewery, Madoc Street, +44 1766 515571.