Ffestiniog Railway
Ffestiniog Railway is a water tower in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Wales. Ffestiniog Railway is situated nearby to Porthmadog Harbour railway station, as well as near the pub Spooner’s.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porthmadog Harbour railway station and Britannia Bridge.
Porthmadog Harbour railway station
Railway station
Porthmadog Harbour railway station in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, North Wales, is the passenger terminus of two narrow gauge railways: the Ffestiniog Railway, which was opened in 1836 to carry dressed slate from the Quarries around Blaenau Ffestiniog to the sea port of Porthmadog, for export by sea; and the Welsh Highland Railway, incorporated in 1923, which ran to Dinas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borth-y-Gest and Tremadog.
Tremadog
Village
Tremadog is a village in the community of Porthmadog, in Gwynedd, north west Wales; about one mile north of Porthmadog town centre. It was a planned settlement, founded by William Madocks, who bought the land in 1798.
Portmeirion
Portmeirion is an Italian renaissance-style village on the coast of North Wales, most famous for being the setting of the cult television program The Prisoner.Ffestiniog Railway
- Type: Water tower
- Categories: building and industry
- Location: Porthmadog, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.92356° or 52° 55′ 25″ north
Longitude
-4.1273° or 4° 7′ 38″ west
Open location code
9C4QWVFF+C3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=water_tower
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_tower
OpenStreetMap feature
railway=narrow_gauge
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In Other Languages
“Ffestiniog Railway” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Rheilffordd Ffestiniog”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Spooner’s Beer Terrace and Porthmadog Tourist Information Centre.
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