Valleys & Railways of Mid Wales
Explore the very heart of the renowned Welsh countryside
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From picturesque coastline to rolling hills, explore the very heart of the renowned Welsh countryside on this exciting tour. Enjoy classic heritage railway journeys along some of the country's oldest lines and roll through the stunning scenery that Wales has become synonymous with.
Today meet with your Tour Manager and fellow travellers and check into the 4-Star Metropole Hotel & Spa in Llandrindod Wells, where we enjoy a welcome dinner together this evening.
This morning we board the steam-hauled* Rheilfford Talyllyn Railway. Historically the world's first ever preserved heritage railway, the Talyllyn line travels across rolling green hills on route to Tywyn Wharf. Here you have some free time to explore. You may wish to take a look around the Narrow Gauge Railway Museum.
Alternatively, take a ramble through picturesque countryside on the Dolgoch Falls Walk, or stroll along the sandy beaches of Tywyn. You may wish to visit the Halo Factory Shop, home of the famous Honey Ice Cream. The shop's gardens are perfect for enjoying this sweet treat along with the excellent views of Cader Idris, one of Wales' highest peaks.
Today we enjoy an excursion to Elan Valley, location of the mighty, and incredibly photogenic Six Dams. A particularly beautiful dam is Craig Goch, which is built in the 'Birmingham Baroque' style, a style which can be seen echoed slightly in the other five dams.
Here we enjoy a guided tour by a local ranger and view the stunning architecture on display at the dam sites. From here, we continue to Devil's Bridge, where we join the steam-hauled* Vale of Rheidol Railway for a scenic journey through Welsh valleys to Aberystwyth. You have free time in here to explore and you may like to take a journey on the Aberystwyth Cliff Railway.
Today we explore the medieval Powis Castle and its attractive formal gardens. After free time in the grand estate, we travel by coach to Welshpool station, where we board the steam hauled* Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway for a heritage journey through the heart of Wales. Later, we are joined at the hotel by the Builth Wells Ladies' Choir for an evening performance.
*Steam-Hauled where possible
After breakfast, your tour concludes and you are free to depart.
Please note that while every departure of this tour features the same excursions, they may not necessarily be in the order listed above.
Provisional departure and return times, where available, can be found together with our dates and prices by clicking on the 'Prices & Availability' button. We write to all booked customers approximately 10 weeks prior to the start of their tour to advise the exact departure and return time for their particular group.
An escorted experience and all travel arrangements
Comfortable accommodation in your destination
Delicious meals included
Exciting excursions and free time to explore
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A most enjoyable holiday with interesting daily excursions, attentive tour manager and a comfortable hotel with good food.
There were 5 of us travelling together and we all thoroughly enjoyed the tour. We were fascinated by the scenery in mid- wales - loved the train journeys and the visit to Powys Castle and the Elan valley - a well worth while trip. Only comment, by ending on a Sunday my sister had considerable difficultly getting back to Mirfield in Yorkshire - Sunday trains from Wales are very infrequent.
Excellent mix of visits including the "little trains of Wales" with Powys Castle and dams excursion. Good hotel.
As usual an excellent trip
The admin before the holiday was excellent. The holiday was exactly as detailed. The food in the hotel was excellent. We had a great time.In fact we plan to book this holiday for next year as there was so much we missed
The hotel and staff were excellent. There was rather a lot of coach travel involved, and not enough free time. It was disappointing that the choir we were promised could not come, but the singer did an adequate job. She did not have many songs that were recognisable by the age range of our group.
Excellent all round. Lovely hotel.
Hotel as good as it was when I last used it 50 years ago when I was a Tour Operatore Coach drivers were fine and took us over mountain roads where only locals would venture
Great hotel. Lovely rep. Brilliant train rides & location
The hotel was excellent in every way, and especially the dinner menus. There was a good deal of coach travel, which can be rather tedious after a time, but on the other hand we saw some wonderful Welsh mountains countryside from the coach window, and the drivers were excellent.
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