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RE: Driving distance and Time

by fowler9 15 April 2012

Allow a day to get from Cardiff to Porthmadog, it isn't an easy drive down a motorway. Give yourself a day to do the, I presume, return…
RE: Driving distance and Time

by Mrs_Trellis 15 April 2012

Well Map Source gives me Cardiff to Porthmadog at 242km on the A470 and Porthmadog to Holyhead at 76.7km on the A487 although it would…
RE: Driving distance and Time

by Caballero 14 April 2012

Cardiff to Porthmadog....... Trueknowledge gives 173.61km and gomapper gives 157ml/252km Porthmadog to Holyhead.. Trueknowledge 54km gomapp…
Driving distance and Time

by Caballero 14 April 2012

I'm visiting Wales in early August and looking to drive from Cardiff to Porthmadog and then to Holyhead. I want to get to Porthmadog in…
RE: Porthmadog or Blaenau Ffestiniog ?

by FRACTALCAT 12 July 2011

Yup I second and third the above, Porthmadog is definitely the better place to stop off.
RE: Cheapest way to get to Dublin from Holyhead? Also Irish immigration questio

by lsquare 28 June 2011

Hi aubo23, Thanks for the response, but why would I be buying Conway - Blaenau, Blaenau-Porthmadog, Portmadog-Harlech, Harlech-Shrewsbury…
RE: Cheapest way to get to Dublin from Holyhead? Also Irish immigration questio

by aubo23 28 June 2011

You won't be buying a Conwy-Leicester ticket unless you skip Harlech. You'll be buying Conway - Blaenau, Blaenau-Porthmadog, Portmadog-Harle…
RE: Cheapest way to get to Dublin from Holyhead? Also Irish immigration questio

by aubo23 27 June 2011

You can't get from Conwy to Harlech by train - well you can but it means going to the moon and back. It's a mixture of train and bus.…
Re: Porthmadog or Blaenau Ffestiniog ?

by madjackal2k 15 June 2011

Definitely [Porthmadog|http://www.iknow-wales.co.uk/tourist_information/snowdonia_north_wales/porthmadog/Porthmadog.htm] rather than…
RE: N. Wales - How long??

by iviehoff 13 June 2011

Just addressing the Welsh/borders stuff. >Can you help It would be easier to help if you gave some kind of a description of what kind…
Porthmadog or Blaenau Ffestiniog ?

by nicolejane 10 June 2011

Hi I'm going to the UK with some friends in September and we're going to travel on the Porthmadog to Blaenau Ffestiniog train (and return…
Caernarfon or Llanberis?

by Chickpeace 07 June 2011

Hello Everyone, this is my first post here (what a great community): I'm looking for advice about Snowdonia... I'm from Canada, am…
RE: How does a backpacker visit the Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gw

by aubo23 27 May 2011

Well the route I would do it is by train Liverpool-Chester-Conwy. Then continue by train to Bangor and by bus to Beaumaris and back. Then…
RE: August bank holiday in snowdonia region

by Copepod 27 May 2011

I tend to camp when visiting Snowdonia. Places to stay inside the National Park tend to be more expensive than those outside. To the south,…
Re: Snowdonia

by Emyr 07 March 2011

Whilst Betws y Coed has a nice setting in the Llugwy valley - surrounded by forested mountains - it's far from being the most 'authentic'…
Re: Wales in early March?

by mjan 24 November 2009

If your wife loves castles, the north is where they keep the Edward I "Iron ring" castles.

Re: what to see in wales?

by Emyr 14 November 2008

To *OP* - very late posting - apologies if you've already made your plans! I agree with the earlier posters who confirmed that Wales…
RE: Snowdonia

by coj 11 August 2008

Personally, I'd say Betws y Coed is a nicer place to stay than Blaneau, which is an (ex?) mining town. Betws is a few stops nearer to…
RE: Two Nights in Wales

by Epiphany 31 March 2008

Thanks for all of your suggestions! We ended up going for a nice hike from a picnic area just past Betws-y-Coed on the road to Canaerfo…
In need of a good driving route through Wales

by Tharg 07 August 2007

First off to Pembrokeshire, St Davids, then up to Newquay, Aberystwyth(?) then the coast road upto Barmouth and Porthmadog has some nice…
8 days in Wales, how to get about and must-see's

by Emyr 17 July 2007

Worth pointing out that the north-west - around Snowdonia and the Llyn Peninsula are where you're most likely to hear Welsh spoken. By…
Before Darrio beats me to it again ;-)

by oriorchid 30 May 2007

I went to Porthmadog last week and Wembley last Saturday, so this weekend will be quieter.

Friday night, My boyf has his Sunday…
2 nights 3 days driving nth-sth

by erewhon 18 April 2007

Snowdonia and Pembrokeshire would be a great choice - especially if you drive between the two down the west coast as I did last year,…
Caul World Championship

by dick_dangerous 15 March 2007

A cawl world championship? What eating the stuff or making it? I used to have a recipe for Cawl - very tasty.

You could go and…
Snowdonia

by Tryfan 10 June 2005

As you appear to enjoy scrambling get hold of Steve Ashtons scramble guide. I would recommend going on to the Carneddau from Bethesda…