Wales

Snowdon Mountain Railway

Britain's only rack railway has been shoving carriages up Yr Wyddfa since 1896, some behind original steam locomotives, and the reward is the summit view across Eryri to the sea — cloud permitting, which is roughly a coin flip.

Best forMountain
Approx. flying time~10h 40m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportLiverpool (LPL)

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About this place

Trains sell out days or weeks ahead in summer, so book online early and pay the supplement for steam if romance matters to you. If the summit is clagged in, Llanberis consoles with the excellent National Slate Museum.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about 8°C in January to 19°C in August. Driest in April; wettest in October, with rain on about 21 days.

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August19° · rain 19 daysMild and often wet.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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