Travel Reference
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Lawrence family moved to Oxford 12 years later; look for his family home (marked with
a plaque) near the church.
Today Porthmadog is a mecca for railway buffs. There are 'little trains' all over Wales,
a legacy of Victorian industry, but Porthmadog is triply blessed. It forms the southern ter-
minus for two of Wales' finest narrow-gauge train journeys, and has a third steam-train
line connected to a rail heritage centre.
Mullet abound in the shallow Traeth Bach estuary, which in turn attract ospreys. Keep
an eye out for these large birds of prey as you walk around the cliffs of Borth-y-Gest and
Porthmeirion.
