'''Porthmadog''' [http://www.porthmadog.co.uk/] is a town in Gwynedd.

Understand

Porthmadog is a small coastal town with a picturesque harbor.

Get in

Get around

See

Do

The Ffestioniog Railway and the Welsh Highland Railway (Porthmadog - not to be confused with another section of the former Welsh Highland Railway from Caernarfon, further north) are two narrow gauge tourist railways. While the Welsh Highland is currently very short, the Ffestiniog runs through several miles of attractive terrain to Blaenau Ffestiniog. From Bleanau you can either proceed north to the coast at Llandudno or you can return to Porthmadog. A round trip (Porthmadog - Blaenau - Porthmadog) will take approximately 4 hours (more if you break the journey along the route) and it is therefore an excellent way of occupying a day.

Buy

  • Cob Records. -3 Britannia Terrace. ttp://www.cobrecords.com/. Shop specialising in bargain second-hand records, tapes, CDs, videos and DVDs. Good Welsh-language sections.

    Eat

    The town has a chinese restaurant, an indian restaurant, a bistro, and various pubs serving food, including one at the station of the Ffestiniog Railway situated at the end of the Cob. The village of Tremadog is about a fifteen minute walk and enjoys four food pubs on its square. There are also numerous take-aways, including Chinese and an award-winning Fish & Chip shop.

    Drink

    Sleep

    The town has a good selection of Bed and Breakfast guest houses and makes a good base for exploring North-West Wales.

    Get out

  • The Portmeirion village is about two miles away.
  • The Lleyn Peninsula is an easy drive.
  • Snowdonia National Park stretches both North and South from here.