Fairbourne Railway
Fairbourne Railway is a transport company. This one is within Fairbourne’s built-up area. Nearby, Castell y Bere (6.8 km) heads a list of 8 within 15 km.
Heritage railway in Fairbourne
Inside Fairbourne
Fairbourne Railway is inside Fairbourne’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
In Fairbourne the warm season is June to September, with highs of 15–17°C.
Fairbourne Railway
It is written up in 5 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- in Fairbourne
- Official site
- fairbournerailway.com
Getting to Fairbourne Railway
The map centres on Fairbourne Railway, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Fairbourne’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Which town is nearest
The biggest base of the 8 is Tywyn (3,134 people). Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Fairbourne
Llwyngwril
Barmouth
Tal-y-bont
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Fairbourne Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbourne | It’s in town | 681 | 4 |
| Llwyngwril | 2.5 km southwest of it | 514 | 4 |
| Barmouth | 2.6 km north of it | 1,986 | 4 |
| Tal-y-bont | 9.4 km north of it | 469 | 0 |
| Bryncrug | 9.9 km south of it | 602 | 2 |
| Dyffryn Ardudwy | 11 km north of it | 741 | 2 |
| Dolgellau | 12 km northeast of it | 2,599 | 2 |
| Tywyn | 13 km south of it | 3,134 | 1 |
While you are near Fairbourne Railway
A visit can add 5 museums, a castle and an abbey or priory, from 8 places within 15 km.
Abbey or priory · CadwCymer Abbey13 km away3
MuseumTŷ Siamas12 km away4
MuseumNarrow Gauge Railway Museum13 km away5
MuseumSailors' Institute2.7 km away6
MuseumThe Round House2.7 km away7
MuseumTŷ Gwyn and the Maritime Museum2.7 km away8FortFortCraig yr Aderyn6.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Fairbourne Railway: the answers
Where is Fairbourne Railway?
Fairbourne Railway is in Fairbourne, Gwynedd, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Fairbourne Railway?
Transport company.
When is the best time to visit Fairbourne Railway?
June to September are the warmest months in Fairbourne, with afternoon highs of 15–17°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Fairbourne Railway?
Within 15 km: Castell y Bere (6.8 km), Cymer Abbey (13 km), Tŷ Siamas (12 km) and Narrow Gauge Railway Museum (13 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 (7)
- Fairbourne Railway: Dorothea Witter-Rieder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cymer Abbey: Dorothea Witter-Rieder, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tŷ Siamas: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Narrow Gauge Railway Museum: Voice of Clam, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sailors' Institute: Mark Percy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Round House: Probinaries, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tŷ Gwyn and the Maritime Museum: Probinaries, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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