Day Trip to Snowdonia (Eryri): Betws-y-Coed & Llanberis

Saturday 3rd August

£29 per person**

Tickets available via the online store soon

Day trip to Snowdonia (Eryri in Welsh)

Stopping at Llanberis (at the bottom of the mountain) with a short stop in Betws-y-Coed

06:45 - Town pickup (Infirmary Bus stop, South Road, south-bound side)

07:00 - Campus pickup (Pendle Avenue)

Travel to Betws-y-Coed

09:30(approx) - arrive at Betws-y-Coed

10:45 - All passengers aboard – travel to Llanberis

11:15 – Arrive at Llanberis

17:00 – All passengers aboard, leave Llanberis for home. 2 ¾ hours travel

Campus and city drop-offs

If you are wanting to go up the Mountain on the train, tickets for these sell out very quickly so we advise you book in advance:

https://snowdon.vticket.co.uk/product.php/5925/traditional-diesel-service-2024

There are plenty of other things to do, so if you don’t manage to get tickets to travel up  Snowden (or to give it its proper Welsh name Yr Wyddfa pronounced "er with-va") then do not be too disappointed!

Useful Links:

Betws-y-Coed

Llanberis

Snowdon Mountain Railway

Price includes coach travel only.

Please also note: Ticket sales will remain open until Friday 2nd August at 12pm (midday) – or until they sell out (whichever is sooner).

All queries prior to the day of the trip should be directed to Jane Hulland on Teams, or gradcolltrips@lancaster.ac.uk

You will receive an automatic receipt of payment from the online store.

During office hours, you will also be sent an email containing confirmation of the itinerary. This information will also be available on the teams group and libcal for you to view at any time.

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NON-STUDENT GUESTS:

Adult guests who are not students are welcome to join the trip with you – their ticket will cost the same amount.

University staff are welcome to join the trip, and bring their partner/children as well – simply purchase tickets via the online store.

CHILDREN:

Children under 2 years old can be carried on a parent’s knee for free on the coach.

Children aged 2 years - 15 years old will pay the coach fare of £25

For childrens' tickets - please purchase a full price student ticket and then get in touch so we can refund the difference.

For general trip related queries, please email graduatecollege@lancaster.ac.uk or Call/Message via Teams – messages/calls are checked during working hours (9am-3pm Monday-Friday)

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