Aberystwyth Cliff Railway

The Aberystwyth Cliff Railway opened on 1 August 1896. It is a 778 feet long funicular railway in Aberystwyth and is the second longest funicular railway in the British Isles, after the Lynton and Lynmouth Cliff Railway.

Photo: Darren Wyn Rees, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Railway station
Description: Grade II listed building in Ceredigion. At the bottom of the terrace, facing down Queen’s Road; the railway rises up Constitution Hill which forms the northern termination of the Promenade.
Also known as: “Aberystwyth Cliff Railway Lower Station”, “Cliff Railway,Including Upper & Lower Stations,Cliff Terrace”, and “Rheilffordd y Graig”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Constitution Hill and Aberystwyth Town Hall.

Constitution Hill

Peak

Photo: Manfred Heyde, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Constitution Hill is a hill in the Welsh town of Aberystwyth, situated to the north of the town. The hill overlooks Cardigan Bay in Ceredigion, Wales, running between the town and the coastal settlements Borth and Clarach to the north.

Aberystwyth Town Hall

Library

Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aberystwyth Town Hall is a municipal structure in Queen's Square, Aberystwyth, Wales. The structure, which was the headquarters of Aberystwyth Borough Council, has operated since 2012 as a public library and a pensioners' day centre. Aberystwyth Town Hall is situated 1,900 feet south of Aberystwyth Cliff Railway.

Queensbridge Hotel

Hotel building

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Queensbridge Hotel is a hotel building, which is situated 380 feet south of Aberystwyth Cliff Railway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aberystwyth and Clarach.

Aberystwyth

Photo: Voice of Clam, Public domain.

Aberystwyth is in the county of Ceredigion, in Wales. Aberystwyth, called the true capital of Wales by some, is a smallish town on the Ceredigion coast, just below the Dyfi estuary.