Coed Ty-newydd

Coed Ty-newydd is a forest in Dolbenmaen, Gwynedd, Wales. Coed Ty-newydd is situated nearby to the village Prenteg, as well as near the hamlet Portreuddyn.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pont Croesor railway station and Plas Brondanw.

Pont Croesor railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pont Croesor is a railway halt in Wales, on the Welsh Highland Railway, which runs through the Snowdonia National Park from Caernarfon to Porthmadog. It is located on the section between the stations of Hafod y Llyn and Pen-y-Mount Junction.

Plas Brondanw

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Plas Brondanw in Garreg, Llanfrothen, Gwynedd, North Wales, was the family home of Clough Williams-Ellis, creator of the Italianate village Portmeirion, and elements of similar architectural styles can be seen at both locations.

Pen-y-Mount Junction railway station

Railway station

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Pen-y-Mount Junction station is the northern terminus of the Welsh Highland Heritage Railway in Porthmadog, Wales. With the opening of all three platforms, it has the most of any station in the Porthmadog area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porthmadog and Portmeirion.

Porthmadog

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Porthmadog, formerly Portmadoc, is a small coastal town in Gwynedd with a population of 4,000. It has a picturesque harbour. 19th-century wharves survive, but the harbour is used by leisure yachts.

Portmeirion

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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.