The highest cafe in Wales is to finally reopen after closing during the covid pandemic.
The Hafod Eryri building at the summit of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) was closed in 2019 alongside the iconic mountain railway. On June 24, Snowdon Mountain Railway will resume services to the mountaintop for the first time since the covid
Engineers have been racing to catch up with essential maintenance work that couldn’t be done during the pandemic. More than 1,000 metres of track have since been re-laid, an upgrade described as “historic” by the operator.
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Snowdon Mountain Railway (SMR) had hoped to have the work finished by mid May. But the date was pushed back after winter snow and ice delayed the work, North Wales Live reports.
For the past two seasons, SMR has run services only to Clogwyn Station, three-quarters of the way up the mountain. With work ongoing on the railway’s upper stretch, trains were unable to resupply Hafod Eryri, which was forced to stay shut as a result.
Vince Hughes, SMR’s commercial manager, said: “We are extremely excited to once again offer our visitors the full journey to the summit of Snowdon, and to welcome passengers and walkers back to Hafod Eryri.
“With over 1,000 metres of line relaid, this was a historic and successful undertaking. Our operations and commercial teams have worked incredibly hard in preparation for our trains returning to the summit, and we are looking forward to a busy few months ahead.”
The only UK’s rack and pinion railway runs for 4.7 miles from Llanberis, just under two hours from Liverpool City Centre. This season it reopened on April 1 but only as far as Clogwyn Station. From June 24 it will be running a full service to the summit – weather permitting - until the end of October.
For full details on tickets, prices and availability, visit https://snowdonrailway.co.uk/times-prices/
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