Trains running EVERY DAY until the end of September - click here for timetable

	Step back... to a timeless world of old fashioned courtesy and a forgotten way of life. Experience a railway journey of yesteryear, when locos were driven by steam and fired by coal*; when railwaymen took a pride in their job and took the time of day to talk to you... *diesel locos are used at less busy times

The Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog) is a small, friendly railway where the train ride is just part of the experience. Our vintage train also stops at the sheds, where you can get off for a FREE guided, hands-on tour - climb on the engines and see how things work.

Our shop is famous throughout the country for its range of railway books. Videos, gifts, crafts and model railway equipment are also stocked. Buy your souvenir ticket here. Pay once and ride all day.

Sample the delights of homecooked meals and snacks in our atmospheric period Tea Rooms - before or after your ride on the train. Children's meals - and friendly service - are a speciality. Special diets catered for.

Join our heritage train here for the ride north. Travel in our old-fashioned coaches, including some which are over 100 years old. Each carriage has its own story - they're all different. Which will you choose?. Enjoy the display of restored wagons.

Savour Pen-y-Mount station with its replica 1923 WHR building and station as the train stops briefly on your journey north. This wonderful place was re-created exactly as it had been in the '20s. If you want, you can leave the train here and explore the network of footpaths running through the surrounding countryside.

Look out through the window during your short journey for superb views of the mountains of Snowdonia and the old sea cliffs. The train pauses at Traeth Mawr, a delightful spot in the wide open countryside, where the engine runs round to the other end ready for the return journey.

On the return journey, the train also stops at Gelert's Farm Halt where you can get off the train at this classic small WHR halt - for a free, guided tour of our restoration shed and displays. Come inside to climb on our other engines, and see for yourself how they work.

Everyone, from small children to enthusiasts, will enjoy our free, guided, hands-on Shed Tour. See what it's like on the footplate of a steam or diesel locomotive. Learn from our unrivalled display of narrow gauge wagons and permanent way. See how we are recreating the atmosphere of the WHR.

Experience the re-created atmosphere of an early 20th Century Welsh narrow-gauge railway. Whether the loco is a genuine coal-fired steam engine, or a heritage diesel with its own personality, the authentic experience can be yours as we trundle slowly across the Traeth.

Enjoyed that? Why not have another ride for FREE!

Click here for the times of the trains from Porthmadog and Pen-y-Mount. Return and single fares available.