Here at the Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways plans are all set and confirmed for our exciting Festive activities so get ready to… Steam into Christmas!
We are delighted to be offering a variety of festive fun this December as we look forward to Santa trains, Magical Carriage Grottos and Festive Footplate Rides!
Santa will be visiting both of our railways, providing visitors the opportunity to meet him aboard our Welsh Highland ‘Santa Trains’ or in his magical Christmas Carriage Grotto at Porthmadog Harbour Station.
Welsh Highland Railway Santa Trains : Caernarfon – Rhyd Ddu December 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th & 21st (10:00 & 13:40)
The highlight of our festive calendar… our Welsh Highland Railway Santa Trains!
Our Santa Train journey begins at Caernarfon Station… once you’ve taken your seats, get ready to enjoy the scenic journey through Snowdonia National Park and look out for Santa and his Elves who will be passing through the train with gifts for all the well-behaved children!
A quick interval break at Rhyd-Ddu station allows an opportunity for some photo opportunities with Santa and his Elves before we make our way back to Caernarfon, with surprises in store during the return journey!
Our Santa Trains are perfect for getting your Christmas festivities up and running so make sure you join us for a magical journey through Snowdonia National Park.
Tickets for our Santa Trains:
Gold Class
Adult – £38.75
Child (3-15) – £38.75
Baby (0-2) – £4.95
Standard Class
Adult – £27.75
Child (3-15) – £27.75
Baby (0-2) – £4.95
Tickets include the following:
Adults – Mulled Wine, Mince Pie and a Christmas Cracker.
Children – Christmas Present from Santa, Carton of drink, biscuit and a Christmas Cracker.
Babies – Christmas Present from Santa, Carton of drink, biscuit and a Christmas Cracker.
Tickets for our Welsh Highland Santa Trains can be booked online or by calling our Booking Office Santa Hotline; 01766 516070
Santa’s Magical Christmas Grotto, Elf Express Shuttles & Footplate Rides in Porthmadog December 6th, 7th, 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 22nd & 23rd
During his time in North Wales, Santa will also be visiting our Magical Carriage Grotto in Porthmadog!
Our team of elves have been working hard to transform one of our carriages into a magical Christmas grotto so expect to be wowed as you step inside to meet Santa!
Due to Santa’s busy schedule at this time of year, we are asking visitors to pre-book a slot.
If possible, we recommend you visit earlier in the hourly slot rather than later, so that everyone gets enough time to see Santa!
Tickets for our Magical Carriage Grotto:
Adult – £1.00 (TICKETS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING?)
Child (3-15) – £7.95
Baby (0-2) – £4.95
We are also excited to be running our Elf Express Shuttle Trains between Porthmadog – Minffordd on every day that our Carriage Grotto is open!
Step on board and enjoy a fun-filled journey across the Cob and up to Minffordd Station with our team of Elves..!
Tickets for our Elf Express Shuttle Trains:
Adult – £5.50
Child (3-15) – £1.00
Baby (0-2) – Free
If that wasn’t enough, there will also Footplate Rides taking place in Porthmadog Station on the same dates allowing visitors a unique opportunity to have a short ride in the cab of one of our small steam engines!
There’s no need to book in advance or have a ticket, just head to the platform and join the queue! Footplate rides will be free, although donations towards the cost of coal etc are always welcome.
Tickets to visit the Grotto include a gift for each child, and can be booked online or by calling our Booking Office Santa Hotline; 01766 516070
The “Whistling Reindeer” : Caernarfon – Rhyd Ddu December 27th – January 1st inclusive (10:45 & 13:45)
Shrug off any Post-Christmas Blues with a scenic trip into Snowdonia!
Our ‘Whistling Reindeer’ services begin at our Caernarfon station, where Cafe De Winton will be open, serving seasonal refreshments prior to departure.
Once on board, sit back and enjoy as the train sets off through the majestic landscapes of Snowdonia National Park, on its way to the interval stop at Rhyd Ddu station.
Here, there will be a short break, allowing passengers an opportunity to enjoy the views and take some photos, before setting off on the return journey to Caernarfon.
The Caernarfon station gift shop will be open on your return, so you can purchase a memento of your day or perhaps a late festive gift!
We will be offering both standard and first class seating on our ‘Christmas Cwellyn’ services.
Total journey time will be approx. 2hr 20min including a 20min layover at Rhyd Ddu station.
*Please note; ‘The Whistling Reindeer’ service is NOT a ‘Santa Train’ service… i.e Santa will not be on-board for this journey! For Santa Trains, please see our Welsh Highland Santa Trains.
The “Christmas Mountain Spirit” : Porthmadog – Blaenau Ffestiniog December 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, January 1st & 3rd.(10:00 & 13:30)
Sit back and relax as you enjoy a festive journey through the beautiful landscapes of Snowdonia National Park, crossing the scenic estuary along the Cob embankment, gliding past pastures and villages and steaming through ancient woodlands which cling to the slopes of the valley side.
Popular sights along the journey include the towering slate tips in Blaenau Ffestiniog, the spiral at Dduallt and the tunnel near Llyn Ystradau. Each section has its own fascinating story and your journey is enhanced by the Traveller’s Guide with its open out map and line guide to enable you to follow the route.
Trains remain at Blaenau for 20 minutes to enable you to stretch your legs, take some photos, get some refreshments and admire the locomotive before the return journey.
Total journey time will be approx. 2hr 45min including the 20min layover at Blaenau Ffestiniog Station or Porthmadog Harbour Station.
The Harbour station gift shop will be open during the day, so you can purchase a memento of your day or perhaps a late festive gift!
One Way tickets are available on this service and must be booked via calling our Booking Office. Please note, due to limited capacity on board our trains, you will not be able to return on a later train, unless you have booked two separate single journey tickets.
We will be offering both standard and first-class seating on our ‘Christmas Mountain Spirit’ services.
Total journey time will be approx. 2hr 45min including a 20min layover at Blaenau Ffestiniog Station or Porthmadog Harbour Station.
*Please note; the ‘Christmas Mountain Spirit’ service is NOT a ‘Santa Train’ service… i.e. Santa will not be on-board for this journey! For Santa Trains, please see our Welsh Highland Santa Trains.
We recommend booking tickets in advance – please BOOK EARLY to avoid disappointment.
Christmas Gifts
Let us help with your present list. Our station shops will open on days when trains are running, offering a wide range of souvenirs, railway items, books and DVDs. Also available 24/7, from our online shop.
Yma yn Rheilffyrdd Ffestiniog ac Eryri mae’r cynlluniau wedi’u cadarnhau ar gyfer ein gweithgareddau Nadoligaidd cyffrous felly paratowch i… stêmio fewn i’r Dolig!
Byddwn yn cynnig amrywiaeth o hwyl Nadoligaidd y mis Rhagfyr hwn wrth i ni edrych ymlaen at drenau Siôn Corn, Groto Cerbyd Hudolus a Reidiau Traed Plat Nadoligaidd!
Bydd Siôn Corn yn ymweld â’n dau reilffordd, gan roi cyfle i ymwelwyr gwrdd ag ef ar ein ‘Trenau Siôn Corn’ Rheilffordd Eryri neu yn ei Groto Cerbyd Hudolus hudolus yng Ngorsaf Harbwr Porthmadog.
Trenau Siôn Corn : Caernarfon – Rhyd Ddu, 6ed, 7fed, 13eg, 14eg, 20fed a'r 21ain o Ragfyr (10:00 a 13:40)
Uchafbwynt ein calendr Nadoligaidd… ein Trenau Siôn Corn Rheilffordd Eryri!
Mae ein taith Trên Siôn Corn yn dechrau yng Ngorsaf Caernarfon… ar ôl i chi gymryd eich set, paratowch i fwynhau’r daith olygfaol drwy Barc Cenedlaethol Eryri a chadwch lygad am Siôn Corn a’i Goblynnod a fydd yn mynd trwy’r trên gydag anrhegion i’r holl blant sy’n ymddwyn yn dda!
Mae egwyl fer yng ngorsaf Rhyd-Ddu yn rhoi cyfle i gael rhai cyfleoedd tynnu lluniau gyda Siôn Corn a’i Goblynnod cyn i ni wneud ein ffordd yn ôl i Gaernarfon, gyda syrpreisys ar y gweill yn ystod y daith yn ôl!
Mae ein Trenau Siôn Corn yn berffaith ar gyfer cychwyn eich dathliadau Nadolig felly gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod yn ymuno â ni am daith hudolus drwy Barc Cenedlaethol Eryri.
Tocynnau am ein Trenau Siôn Corn:
Dosbarth Cyntaf
Oedolyn – £38.75
Plentyn (3-15) – £38.75
Babi (0-2) – £4.95
Dosbarth Safonol
Oedolyn – £27.75
Plentyn (3-15) – £27.75
Babi (0-2) – £4.95
Tocynnau yn cynnwys y canlynol:
Oedolion – ‘Mulled Wine’, Mins Pei Mins a Chracer Nadolig.
Plant – Anrheg Nadolig gan Siôn Corn, Carton o ddiod, bisged a Chracer Nadolig.
Babanod – Anrheg Nadolig gan Siôn Corn, Carton o ddiod, bisged a Chracer Nadolig.
Groto cerbyd Hudolous Siôn Corn, Trenau 'Elf Express' Ac reidiau troed plat ym Mhorthmadog - 6ed, 7fed, 13eg, 14eg, 20fed a'r 21ain, 22ain a'r 23ain o Ragfyr
Yn ystod ei ymweliad i Ogledd Cymru, bydd Siôn Corn hefyd yn ymweld â’n Groto Cerbyd Hudolus ym Mhorthmadog!
Mae ein tîm o Oblynnod wedi bod yn gweithio’n galed i drawsnewid un o’n cerbydau yn ogof Nadolig hudolus, felly disgwyliwch gael eich syfrdanu wrth i chi gamu i mewn i gwrdd â Siôn Corn!
Oherwydd amserlen brysur Siôn Corn yr adeg hon o’r flwyddyn, rydym yn gofyn i ymwelwyr archebu slot ymlaen llaw.
Os yn bosibl, rydym yn argymell eich bod yn ymweld yn gynharach yn y slot bob awr yn hytrach nag yn hwyrach, fel bod pawb yn cael digon o amser i weld Siôn Corn!
Tocynnau am ein Groto Cerbyd Hudolus:
Oedolyn – £1.00 (TICKETS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING)
Plentyn (3-15) – £7.95
Babi (0-2) – £4.95
Rydym hefyd yn gyffrous i fod yn rhedeg ein Trenau Gwennol ‘Elf Express’ rhwng Porthmadog a Minffordd bob dydd y mae ein Groto Cerbyd Hudolus ar agor!
Camwch ar y tren a mwynhewch daith hwyl ar draws y Cob ac i fyny i Orsaf Minffordd gyda’n tîm o Goblynnod..!
Tocynnau ar gyfer ein Trenau Gwennol ‘Elf Express’:
Oedolyn – £5.50
Plentyn (3-15) – £1.00
Babi (0-2) – Am ddim
Os nad oedd hynny’n ddigon, bydd Teithiau Troed Plat hefyd yn cael eu cynnal yng Ngorsaf Porthmadog ar yr un dyddiadau gan roi cyfle unigryw i ymwelwyr gael taith fer yng nghaban un o’n injans stêm bach!
Nid oes angen archebu ymlaen llaw na chael tocyn, ewch i’r platfform ac ymunwch â’r ciw! Bydd teithiau troed plat am ddim, er mae croeso i roddion tuag at gost glo ac ati.
Trenau Arbennig "Chwib y Carw" : Caernarfon – Rhyd Ddu : 28ain, 29ain, 30ain a 31ain o Rhagfyr (10:45 & 13:45)
Cadwch dathliadau’r nadolig yn mynd gyda thaith golygfaol i Eryri!
Mae ein gwasanaethau ‘Chwib y Carw’ yn dechrau yn ein gorsaf yng Nghaernarfon, lle bydd ein Caffi De Winton ar agor, yn gweini lluniaeth tymhorol cyn gadael.
Unwaith byddwch ar y trên, eisteddwch yn ôl a mwynhewch wrth i’r trên drafeilio trwy dirweddau mawreddog Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri, ar ei ffordd i’r arhosfan egwyl yng ngorsaf Rhyd Ddu.
Yma, bydd seibiant byr, gan roi cyfle i deithwyr fwynhau’r golygfeydd a thynnu rhai lluniau, cyn cychwyn ar y daith yn ôl i Gaernarfon.
Bydd siop anrhegion gorsaf Caernarfon ar agor ar eich dychweliad, felly gallwch brynu atgof o’ch diwrnod neu efallai anrheg Nadoligaidd hwyr!
Byddwn yn cynnig seddi dosbarth safonol a dosbarth cyntaf ar ein gwasanaethau ‘Christmas Cwellyn’.
Bydd cyfanswm yr amser teithio tua 2 awr 20 munud gan gynnwys arosfan 20 munud yng ngorsaf Rhyd Ddu.
*Noder; NID yw gwasanaeth ‘Chwib y Carw’ yn wasanaeth ‘Trên Siôn Corn’… h.y. ni fydd Siôn Corn ar y trên ar gyfer y daith hon! Am Drenau Siôn Corn, gweler ein Trenau Siôn Corn Ucheldir Cymru.
Trenau "Ysbryd Mynydd Nadoligaidd : Porthmadog – Blaenau Ffestiniog : 28ain, 29ain, 30ain a 31ain o Ragfyr 2025 a 1af o Ionawar
Mae ein gwasanaethau ‘Ysbryd Mynydd Nadoligaidd’ yn rhedeg rhwng Porthmadog a Blaenau Ffestiniog a gall teithwyr ddechrau eu taith o’r naill orsaf neu’r llall.
Eisteddwch yn ôl ac ymlaciwch wrth i chi fwynhau taith Nadoligaidd drwy dirweddau hardd Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri, gan groesi’r aber golygfaol ar hyd y Cob, llithro heibio porfeydd a phentrefi a stemio drwy goetiroedd hynafol sy’n glynu wrth lethrau ochr y dyffryn.
Mae golygfeydd poblogaidd ar hyd y daith yn cynnwys y tomenni llechi uchel ym Mlaenau Ffestiniog, y troell yn Dduallt a’r twnnel ger Llyn Ystradau. Mae gan bob adran ei stori ddiddorol ei hun ac mae eich taith yn cael ei gwella gan y Canllaw Teithwyr gyda’i fap agored a’i ganllaw llinell i’ch galluogi i ddilyn y llwybr.
Mae trenau’n aros ym Mlaenau Ffestiniog am 20 munud i’ch galluogi i ymestyn eich coesau, tynnu lluniau, cael lluniaeth ac edmygu’r locomotif cyn y daith yn ôl.
Bydd cyfanswm yr amser teithio tua 2 awr 45 munud gan gynnwys yr arosfan 20 munud yng Ngorsaf Blaenau Ffestiniog neu Orsaf Harbwr Porthmadog.
Bydd siop anrhegion gorsaf yr Harbwr ar agor yn ystod y dydd, felly gallwch brynu atgof o’ch diwrnod neu efallai anrheg Nadoligaidd hwyr!
Mae tocynnau Un Ffordd ar gael ar y gwasanaeth hwn a rhaid eu harchebu drwy ffonio ein Swyddfa Archebu. Sylwch, oherwydd capasiti cyfyngedig ar fwrdd ein trenau, ni fyddwch yn gallu dychwelyd ar drên diweddarach, oni bai eich bod wedi archebu dau docyn taith sengl ar wahân.
Anrhegion Nadolig
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