Our Life In Eryri / Snowdonia
Despite having been to Rhyl on multiple occasions and holidayed in Towyn during my childhood, I had never visit Rhyl Miniature Railway! So over Easter weekend we took a trip over to Rhyl to visit the Rhyl Miniature Railway. Brief History The Rhyl Miniature Railway was opened in 1911 – […]
Recently I had a trip down to the Talyllyn Railway, not for a leisure trip but this time I was invited to attend the official launch of The 75 Appeal. I’ll explain more about the 75 Appeal shortly but I have to say that the launch day was great! (For […]
No this isn’t my usual blog post but I need to write and put my thoughts down somewhere. On 28th March 2024 our beautiful Beaglebum Gemma passed away. She was 14 years and 2 months old. Our beautiful little squish! Diabetes She had been suffering with diabetes for about a […]
Another weekend in the Lake District saw me looking to visit some sort of train related activity. I had seen some wonderful photos of steam engines at Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum so I thought why the hell not. Unfortunately the timing didn’t work out for me as they weren’t […]
Every year I do a “railway bucket list” and the is my 2024 railway bucket list. It still includes some items from the 2023 bucket list. Great Little Trains of Wales I want to tick off a few more Welsh railways and I thought the best way to do this […]
Well it’s now February and I’ve yet to post my 2023 Year In Review. Work is busy (although not as busy as normal) and there’s no rush as this post is purely a diary for my own records really. January January is always a bit of a crap month. Work […]
I'm a 40 something year old living in North Wales with my little family. These days I'm embracing my trainspotting ways so you'll find me writing about all things trains. Being based in Eryri (Snowdonia) I also write about some great things to do in the local area as well.
