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Family Days Out in Gwynedd
The Cambrian Steam Train
Carnforth
The Cambrian Steam Train Travel by steam in traditional carriages from Machynlleth to Porthmadog. Sit back and view beautiful Cardigan Bay on one side and the mountains of Snowdonia on the other. A day for all the family to relax and discover the magnificent Cambrian Coast, with countless leisure activities along the way.
Fairbourne Steam Railway
Gwynedd
Fairbourne Steam Railway Pleasant short train ride which can connect with a ferry trip. There are also a play park and an amusement park nearby.
Talyllyn Railway
Gwynedd
Talyllyn Railway A historic narrow-gauge steam railway whose line passes a set of waterfalls, at which you can often disembark and explore before catching the train back again.
Welsh Highland Railway
Gwynedd
Welsh Highland Railway A pleasing train ride with historical exhibits, tour stops showing the engine sheds, and letting you into the cabs of the locomotives.
RSPB Nature Reserve South Stack
Gwynedd
RSPB Nature Reserve South Stack Offers spectacular views of the breeding seabird colonies from Ellins Tower visitor centre with high powered binoculars and telescopes provided.
The Childrens Farm Park
Gwynedd
The Childrens Farm Park Found within the Llanfair Slate Caverns park (see separate listing). Visit Floss the donkey and her friends, various pigs, rabbits, calves, ducks, hens, small pigmy goats and many other birds and animals too - all indoors.
Bangor Swimming Pool
Bangor
Bangor Swimming Pool Disability friendly water park with two water slides, three diving boards, football pitches and an outside paddling pool, as well as a good cafe.
Pavilion Leisure Centre
Barmouth
Pavilion Leisure Centre Colourful new soft play zone, a ball pool, toddler trikes, amongst other things. All suitable for the under 5s, and sporting opportunities including badminton and climbing.
The Play Centre
Gwynedd
The Play Centre At “The Play Centre” parents can relax in their comfy zones whilst the children play happily for hours on end in this safe and secure environment.
Harlech Castle
Gwynedd
Harlech Castle A combination of magnificent medieval architecture and breathtaking location, Harlech is an unmissable castle, a fact reinforced by its status as a World Heritage Inscribed site.
Llanfair Slate Caverns
Gwynedd
Llanfair Slate Caverns Descend Jacobs ladder and wonder through the tunnels and chambers, and look for the old drilling holes, and the likeness of a human face in the mighty no 6 cavern. As you emerge from the caverns, you face the breathtaking view of Cardigan Bay.
Caernarfon Castle
Gwynedd
Caernarfon Castle Surely one of the most impressive of Wales’s castles, with unusual polygonal towers, the Eagle Tower being the most stunning of these.
Cywain Heritage Centre
Gwynedd
Cywain Heritage Centre A host of indoor and outdoor exhibitions which celebrate rural skills. Also boasts an exciting and adventure packed new play area!
Ropes and Ladders
Gwynedd
Ropes and Ladders Outdoor adventure activities for kids and adults from four years upwards. Dedicated adventure ropes course for four to eight year olds, high ropes activities for over eights and adults. All equipment and instruction provided. Adjacent trains, museums and country walks to keep the family entertained all day.
Redline Indoor Karting
Gwynedd
Redline Indoor Karting Thrilling driving fun for the over 8s, with 160cc on offer for the kids' karts.
Coed y Brenin Forest Park
Gwynedd
Coed y Brenin Forest Park If you fancy trying some exciting outdoor activities, this has everything from challenging geocaching to world-class mountain biking trails. The younger children won’t be bored either with 3 playgrounds to choose from including an area where they can make dens and dam streams.
Mawddach Woodlands RSPB Reserve
Gwynedd
Mawddach Woodlands RSPB Reserve A wonderful location for wildlife potting, hiking and photography, with the shifting sands of the Mawddach estuary on one side, and the rugged beauty of Cadair Idris on the other.
Parc Glynllifon
Gwynedd
Parc Glynllifon Green Flag Awarded historic gardens and country park. There are water features to play in, modern sculpture trails, and locally run treasure hunts and orienteering courses.
Harlech Beach
Harlech
Harlech Beach Sandy beach with acceptable swimming (if you don't mind jellyfish), also offering locally a castle, nature reserve and promontory with an unusual abundance of sea shells.
Hells Mouth Beach
Gwynedd
Hells Mouth Beach Nearly four miles long and facing south west, Hells Mouth or Porth Neigwl is considered by many to be the best surf beach in Wales. Word soon gets out when conditions are right, and surfers come from all over the UK to take to the waters, sample the waves and party into the evening.
Piggery Pottery
Gwynedd
Piggery Pottery Famous for it's Paint Your Own children's night-lights, this is a lovely place with a truly enormous range of creative activities to indulge in, including pot throwing and pebble painting.
Thanks for all the great things to do and Railways and Transport Attractions in Gwynedd with kids you keep sending in.
Now the school half term is upon us are with winter and the christmas holidays fast approaching, we're trying to find as many fun things to do with kids as possible, especially cheap and free family friendly places to visit this year - theme parks, waterparks and swimming pools, museums, indoor playcentres and softplay for toddlers, petting farms, wildlife parks and zoos, aquariums, castles, steam railways, pottery making and ceramic cafes, roller and ice skating rinks, karting tracks, snowdomes, dry and indoor ski slopes, climbing walls, activity centres, ten pin bowling alleys and all the other best family tourist attractions, that you can visit at the weekend.
Also teachers may find the site useful for ideas for the best places to take their classes on school journeys with many historical and educational atractions listed
So, if you've been for great days out with the kids, or a school trip, which isn't shown above, just send in an email and we'll add it on so people visiting on holidays and all the other children in Gwynedd can enjoy the great day out as well.
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