Heading the other way out of Porthmadog on the Welsh Highland Railway offers a longer journey (25 miles in fact) which takes in some of the finest mountain scenery the UK has to offer. It goes through ...

The Ffestiniog Railway is the world’s oldest narrow-gauge railway, with almost 200 years of history. It takes you on a scenic 13½-mile journey from the pretty harbour in Porthmadog to the ...

Travel Train holidays Stunning Welsh railway journey named among best attractions on the planet This scenic railway journey through the Cambrian Mountains has been named in the top ten percent of ...

A COASTAL town in North Wales has been named one of the happiest places to live in the UK – and it’s not a bad spot for a holiday either. The harbour town of Porthmadog has long sandy ...

Michael Portillo was full of praise for a North Wales train journey which he branded a "feast for the eyes". In the latest episode of BBC One's Great Coastal Railway Journeys, Michael took viewers on ...

What's On Travel Travel Breathtaking rail journey in Wales that will give the Swiss Alps a run for their money Hop on this heritage train and soak up jaw-dropping views that could give Switzerland ...

The Ffestiniog Railway, which cuts through the countryside in Wales, is Europe's No.1 scenic train line. It tops a new ranking by Which? of Europe's '10 best scenic railways', generated from a ...

The boredom can be removed from this train journey by simply taking a look around you. The Snowdon Mountain Railway has long been labelled as one of the most scenic railway routes in the UK, as it ...

The Welsh railway journey beats the Bergen Railway’s 308 miles of track through Norway which transports passengers along the Drammenselva river – a popular spot for salmon fishing.

If you're thinking of hitching a ride on a scenic railway excursion soon, the most beautiful train journeys in Europe have just been revealed -with the majority of them being based in Britain.