Llanberis Lake Railway
Llanberis Lake Railway is a narrow-gauge heritage railway. Visitors find it 800 m north of Llanberis. There are 36 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Caernarfon (9.2 km).
Heritage railway near Llanberis
Just outside Llanberis
Llanberis Lake Railway is 800 m north of Llanberis. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
The warm months in Llanberis are July and August, with 17–18°C highs.
Llanberis Lake Railway
It is written up in 7 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 7 languages
- Town
- 800 m north of Llanberis
- Official site
- lake-railway.co.uk
The way to Llanberis Lake Railway
Orange is Llanberis Lake Railway; numbered in green, the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Llanberis Lake Railway
Llanberis, with 1,838 people, is the largest of the 8. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Llanberis
Clwt-y-bont
Penisa'r Waun
Llanrug
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Llanberis Lake Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llanberis | 800 m south of it | 1,838 | 4 |
| Clwt-y-bont | 1.4 km north of it | 1,385 | 4 |
| Penisa'r Waun | 2.4 km northwest of it | 235 | 5 |
| Llanrug | 3.5 km northwest of it | 1,537 | 5 |
| Waunfawr | 4.7 km southwest of it | 928 | 8 |
| Bethel | 6.3 km northwest of it | 1,091 | 11 |
| Tregarth | 7.1 km northeast of it | 1,252 | 6 |
| Caeathro | 7.4 km west of it | 248 | 8 |
Pair Llanberis Lake Railway with these
Within 15 km are 36 places, among them 3 castles, 2 forts and a museum.
FortCaernarfon9.2 km away2CastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn2 km away3
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon9.6 km away4
MuseumWelsh Slate Museum1.7 km away5
CathedralBangor Cathedral11 km away6
Castle · National TrustPenrhyn Castle11 km away7Heritage railwayHeritage railwayWelsh Highland Railway8.9 km away8
Fort · CadwCaernarfon Town Walls9.7 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Llanberis Lake Railway
Where is Llanberis Lake Railway?
Llanberis Lake Railway is 800 m north of Llanberis, Gwynedd.
What is Llanberis Lake Railway?
Narrow-gauge heritage railway in Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Llanberis Lake Railway?
July and August are the warmest months in Llanberis, with afternoon highs of 17–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Llanberis Lake Railway?
Within 15 km: Caernarfon (9.2 km), Castell Dolbadarn (2 km), Castell Caernarfon (9.6 km) and Welsh Slate Museum (1.7 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)
- Llanberis Lake Railway: The original uploader was Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caernarfon: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castell Caernarfon: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Welsh Slate Museum: Talsarnau Times, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bangor Cathedral: Denis Egan from Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penrhyn Castle: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caernarfon Town Walls: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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