Bala Lake Railway
Bala Lake Railway is a heritage railway line alongside Bala Lake. Look for it 3.2 km southwest of Y Bala. It is a National Monument of Wales.
Heritage railway near Y Bala
Just outside Y Bala
Bala Lake Railway is 3.2 km southwest of Y Bala. Towns near it ↓
National Monument of Wales
On the official list of protected heritage; Y Bala has 74 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
Expect highs of 17–19°C in Y Bala from June to August.
Bala Lake Railway
5 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. There are 3 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Carndochan Castle (6.3 km).
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Listed
- National Monument of Wales
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 3.2 km southwest of Y Bala
- Official site
- bala-lake-railway.co.uk
Mapping Bala Lake Railway
Orange shows Bala Lake Railway; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Bases for a visit
The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Compare the 2 towns
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Pair Bala Lake Railway with these
2 castles and a museum are among the 3 within 15 km.
CastleTomen Y Bala4.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Bala Lake Railway
Where is Bala Lake Railway?
Bala Lake Railway is 3.2 km southwest of Y Bala, Gwynedd.
What is Bala Lake Railway?
Heritage railway line alongside Bala Lake in Gwynedd, Wales.
When is the best time to visit Bala Lake Railway?
June to August are the warmest months in Y Bala, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Bala Lake Railway a listed building?
Yes: National Monument of Wales.
What else is there to see near Bala Lake Railway?
Within 15 km: Carndochan Castle (6.3 km), Mary Jones World (2.4 km) and Tomen Y Bala (4.1 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Bala Lake Railway: Voice of Clam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Tomen Y Bala: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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