Taking an hour each way, the line runs for just over four miles and begins at Llanberis Station. Along the route, the little train offers stunning views of natural sights, among them Ceunant Mawr waterfall, Rocky Valley, and Moel Eilio mountain. There are legendary locations to be wowed by too, such as the huge rocks near Clogwyn Du’r Arddu (that’s Welsh for “Dark, Black Cliff.” Adding to the area's mysterious intrique, these foreboding boulders are said to have been inhabited by none other than child-catching witch, Canthrig Bwt.
All that considered, taking a trip on Snowdon Mountain Railway is a sure-fire way to satisfy all kinds of visitors - from families with young children, to nature-lovers hoping to glimpse the region’s avian residents (bird-watchers will want to keep a close eye out for peregrine falcons, meadow pipits, wheatears, raven and ring ouzels, and rare choughs).
Zip into Llechwedd slate caverns
Visiting Blaenau Ffestiniog’s Llechwedd slate caverns is one of the best things to do in Snowdonia if you’re travelling with children. The story of slate in the region began some 500 million years ago when deposits of mud and clay built up on the ancient seabed. First used by Romans in the first century AD, and later by medieval kings, slate’s status soared during the Industrial Revolution. By the late 19th-century, workers in Wales extracted half a million tonnes of the stuff each year.