Travelling to Events & Festivals with Arriva Trains Wales
Did you know Arriva Trains Wales operate services to a number of
festivals and events happening all across the Wales and borders? So why not leave the car at home and travel to the following
festivals and events by train?
All events listed below are either walking distance from a train station or there is a dedicated a bus shuttle service in operation. Details of special travel arrangements will be made as soon as possible and will be published under News. Or visit the festival/event website for further information.
April
Shrewsbury Cartoon Festival www.shrewsburycartoonfestival.com
Machynlleth Comedy Festival www.machcomedyfest.co.uk
May
Maesteg Tapas Festival www.maestegtapas.org
Ludlow Spring Food Festival www.springevent.org.uk
Urdd Eisteddfod (TBC) www.urdd.org/eisteddfod
The Hay Festival www.hayfestival.com
June
Photomarathon, Cardiff www.photomarathon.co.uk
Wychwood Festival, Cheltenham www.wychwoodfestival.com
Folk Down the Track, Heart of Wales Line www.heart-of-wales.co.uk
Cosford Airshow, Cosford www.cosfordairshow.co.uk
Chester Rock, Chester www.chester-rocks.com
Beach Break Live, Pembrey www.beachbreaklive.com
Pembrokeshire Fish Week, various locations around Pembrokshire www.pembrokeshirefishweek.co.uk
Dinefwr Literature Festival www.dinefwrliteraturefestival.co.uk
Heritage Railcar Gala, Llangollen Railway www.llangollen-railway.co.uk
July
Chester Summer Music Festival www.chesterfestivals.co.uk/site/music-festival
Wakestock Festival, Abersoch www.wakestock.co.uk
Beer on the Wye, Hereford www.herefordcamra.org.uk/festival.htm
Royal Welsh Show, Builth Wells www.rwas.co.uk/en/welsh-show/
The Big Cheese, Caerphilly www.caerphilly.gov.uk/bigcheese/
August
National Eisteddfod of Wales (TBC) www.eisteddfod.org.uk
Big Welsh Bite, Pontypridd www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Events/default.aspx
Shrewsbury Flower Show, Shrewsbury www.shrewsburyflowershow.org.uk
Green Man Festival, Brecon www.greenman.net
Llandrindod Wells Victorian Festival www.victorianfestival.co.uk
September
Merthyr Rock www.hayfestival.com/merthyrrock/
BBC Proms in the Park, Caerphilly Castle www.bbc.co.uk/proms/features/proms-in-the-park-caerphilly
Wales Rally GB www.walesrallygb.com
Ludlow Food Festival www.foodfestival.co.uk
Abergavenny Food Festival www.abergavennyfoodfestival.com
Llandovery Sheep Festival www.llandoverysheepfestival.co.uk
Great British Cheese Festival, Cardiff www.greatbritishcheesefestival.co.uk
October
Manchester Weekender www.creativetourist.com/weekender
Birmingham Food Festival www.birminghamfoodfest.com
Chester Literature Festival www.chesterfestivals.co.uk/site/literature-festival
Gwledd Conwy Feast www.conwyfeast.co.uk
Anglesey Oyster Festival www.angleseyoysterfestival.com
Snowdonia Walking Festival, Blaenau Festiniog www.snowdoniawalkingfestival.co.uk