| On this day myself and mum decided to go for a ride on the Cambrian Railway from Welshpool to Aberystwyth. The weather was very showery and generally damp so naturally riding on a train is a wet weather activity. Some people like myself who volunteer on the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways would define it as a good day as it's called liquid sunshine. We both decided to do something we'd never done before and that was go for a ride on the Aberystwyth Electric Cliff Railway up Constitution Hill. The ride is only £3.00 each and it's worth the ride up to the top. The views are superb of Aberystwyth. There's even a lovely cafe with a tempting selection of lovely cakes. We both had Vanilla Slices and a Cup of Tea. Delicious and tasty they were. The views across the Cardigan Bay are superb. I took out my binoculars and imagined how Foggy Dewhirst (Last of Summer Wine) would feel. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qwf7zyjVY8&feature=related . I did use some of Foggy Dewhirst's words. My mum began laughing and found it very entairtaining. |
A view of the Electric Cliff Railway carriage. 2592x1944 |
A view of the Electric Cliff Railway itself. It really is a very steep climb. 2592x1944 |
A view of myself in Electric Cliff Railway carriage. 2592x1944 |
A view of the lower Electric Cliff Railway building. We're climbing up now. 2592x1944 |
A view of the Aberystwyth Sea Front. We're climbing up now. 2592x1944 |
A view of another Electric Cliff Railway carriage coming down. 2592x1944 |
A view of the Aberystwyth Sea Front. We're climbing further up now. 2592x1944 |
A view of another Electric Cliff Railway carriage going down. 2592x1944 |
We've just past under an overbridge and we can see the other Electric Cliff Railway carriage going down. 2592x1944 |
An overall view of the Aberystwyth Sea Front and Cardigan Bay. 2592x1944 |
An closer view of the Aberystwyth Sea Front and Cardigan Bay. 2592x1944 |
A view of the Electric Cliff Railway carriage having just arrived from below. This is what we've just arrived on. 2592x1944 |
An overall view of Aberystwyth. 2592x1944 |
A closer view of Aberystwyth. 2592x1944 |
A view of Aberystwyth and it's surroundings. 2592x1944 |
A view of the top part of the Electric Cliff Railway at Consitution Hill. 2592x1944 |
At the top of Consitution Hill there's agames room for the kids. If you go over to the left you'll see the superb views. 2592x1944 |
At the top of Constitution Hill there's also a superb cafe. Myself and mum had a Cup of Tea and Vanilla Slices. That filled us both up. Above the cafe there's a camera observation centre. You have to pay £1.00 to go up there. In my view you can see enough where I'm currently standing. I've got my own binoculars. 2592x1944 |
A view from the top of Constitution Hill looking down on Aberystwyth. Foggy Dewhirst would be in his element here. 2592x1944 |
We're now about to board the Electric Cliff Railway carriage for the journey below. 2592x1944 |
A quick last minute view before our descent. 2592x1944 |
A view of the terminus of the Electric Cliff Railway. 2592x1944 |
We're now on our way down the Electric Cliff Railway. Here we pass another carriage on its way up. 2592x1944 |
We're now our way down the Electric Cliff Railway. 2592x1944 |
