Welsh Highland Railway
Welsh Highland Railway is a heritage railway in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. On the map, it sits 7.6 km south of Llanberis. Add Caernarfon, 13 km away, to a visit; it leads 24 places within 15 km.
Heritage railway near Llanberis
Near Llanberis
Welsh Highland Railway is 7.6 km south 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
Afternoons in Llanberis are warmest in July and August, at 17–18°C.
Welsh Highland Railway
It is written up in 8 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Heritage railway
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 8 languages
- Town
- 7.6 km south of Llanberis
Getting your bearings
Orange shows Welsh Highland Railway; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Which town is nearest
Largest of the 8 is Llanberis, home to 1,838. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Llanberis
Carmel
Talysarn
Waunfawr
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Welsh Highland Railway is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llanberis | 7.6 km north of it | 1,838 | 4 |
| Carmel | 8.1 km west of it | 321 | 3 |
| Talysarn | 8.1 km west of it | 741 | 3 |
| Waunfawr | 8.3 km northwest of it | 928 | 8 |
| Rhostryfan | 9.2 km northwest of it | 308 | 9 |
| Llanllyfni | 10 km west of it | 352 | 2 |
| Groeslon | 10 km west of it | 826 | 4 |
| Penygroes | 10 km west of it | 1,793 | 3 |
Around Welsh Highland Railway
Within 15 km you can add 3 castles, 2 forts and 2 heritage railways.
FortCaernarfon13 km away2
Castle · CadwCastell Caernarfon14 km away3CastleCastle · CadwCastell Dolbadarn7.4 km away4CastleCastleDinas Emrys4.9 km away5
MuseumWelsh Slate Museum7.8 km away6
Heritage railwayLlanberis Lake Railway8.9 km away7
Fort · CadwCaernarfon Town Walls14 km away8
Heritage railwayWelsh Highland Heritage Railway13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Welsh Highland Railway: the answers
Where is Welsh Highland Railway?
Welsh Highland Railway is 7.6 km south of Llanberis, Gwynedd.
What is Welsh Highland Railway?
Heritage railway in the Welsh county of Gwynedd.
When is the best time to visit Welsh Highland 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 Welsh Highland Railway?
Within 15 km: Caernarfon (13 km), Castell Caernarfon (14 km), Castell Dolbadarn (7.4 km) and Dinas Emrys (4.9 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 (6)
- 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
- Llanberis Lake Railway: The original uploader was Mick Knapton at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caernarfon Town Walls: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Welsh Highland Heritage Railway: Nigel Cliff, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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