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Porthmadog

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Welcome to Porthmadog, the busy harbour town on the beautiful Glaslyn estuary. This is your site, so get in touch with your stories, photos and memories of the town and surrounding villages.

Porthmadog FC

Pick up the latest news on the Port's Premiership progress

T E Lawrence

From Tremadog to Arabia, T E Lawrence in the Hall of Fame.

Going loco

Read the diary of a volunteer on the Welsh Highland Railway.

Slate on the rails

Discover the origins of one of the oldest narrow gauge railways.

Local info

Check our guide to useful information on the town.

For the record

A small town shop becomes a worldwide institution.

Useful links

Our guide to surfing the web for news and views on Porthmadog.

Nestlife

Find out what's going on at the RSPB's Glaslyn osprey nesting site.

Memory lane

Hugh Gibbon shares old photos of his father, a Porthmadog teacher.

Portmeirion

Take a tour of this architectural gem and tourist magnet.

The Cob

The History Hunters TV programme comes to town.

Digital story

Jess Twycross recalls tales from her early life in Ciskei, Africa.

Walk to Criccieth

Follow this route to a walk from Porthmadog to Criccieth.

Weatherman walk

Walk the Cob with BBC weatherman, Derek Brockway.

Photo tour

Send us your favourite photos from the Porthmadog area.

Retail therapy

The town's shops help preserve a unique atmosphere.

Ynys Gifftan

John Roberts recalls his mother's life on the island in the estuary.

Befriend a church

The fight to save a local church and its fascinating graveyard.

Inspired to write

Jess Twycross tells how Glaslyn Writers Group is a great help to her.

Favourite walk

A walk through history, past churches, farms and graveyards.

Moving to Port

Retired vicar's wife Margaret Walker recalls a snowy removal day.

Webguide

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History

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The Romans

Find out what the empire-building legions got up to.

Music

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