Rhiw Goch
Rhiw Goch is a passing point on the Ffestiniog Railway north of the village of Penrhyndeudraeth in Wales. It was originally a passing loop and an exchange point for the horses that worked the line, opening in 1836.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Penrhyn railway station and Brondanw Arms.
Penrhyn railway station
Railway station
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Penrhyn railway station on the Ffestiniog Railway is located on a restricted site at Pen-y-Bwlch above the town of Penrhyndeudraeth. Beyond Penrhyn station, the railway crosses the A4085 Penrhyndeudraeth to Llanfrothen road on the line's only remaining gated and staffed level crossing. Penrhyn railway station is situated 1 mile southwest of Rhiw Goch.
Brondanw Arms
Pub
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Brondanw Arms is a pub, which is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Rhiw Goch.
The New Lodge
House
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The New Lodge is a house, which is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Rhiw Goch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llanfrothen and Rhyd.
Llanfrothen
Village
Llanfrothen is a hamlet and community in the county of Gwynedd, Wales, between the towns of Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog and is 108.1 miles from Cardiff.
Rhyd
Hamlet
Photo: Pierre Terre, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rhyd is a small village in the Welsh County of Gwynedd, located on the B4410 road, halfway between Maentwrog and Llanfrothen. Situated on an elevated site within the Snowdonia National Park, the village has views of the Moelwyns, notably Moelwyn Bach.
Llandecwyn
Hamlet
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Llandecwyn is a hamlet near Penrhyndeudraeth in Gwynedd, Wales. The bulk of the population is now located around Cilfor close to the A496 road and served by Llandecwyn railway station, with a cluster of under ten houses around the road junction at Capel Brontecwyn half a mile up the hill to the southeast, and other isolated houses and farms scattered across the hillsides. Llandecwyn is situated 2 miles south of Rhiw Goch.
Rhiw Goch
- Type: Railway siding
- Description: passing point on the Ffestiniog Railway in Wales, United Kingdom
- Categories: passing loop and transportation
- Location: Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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