The picture of this postcard (front) shows the summit visitor centre with a spectacular sunset behind it taken from midway up the stairs as you climb towards the summit of Mount Snowdon.
The current building, Hafod Eryri, on the summit of Snowdon first opened in June 2009. The name derives from the Welsh word for a summer dwelling on the mountain. It welcomes over six hundred thousand visitors a year and it’s not hard to see why, on a clear day the views can stretch as far as Ireland. (Snowdon Mountain Railway)
The back of the postcard shows a small photo of one of the heritage steam carriages that regularly goes up to the summit of Snowdon. However, the one we rode in when we had our annual summer holiday in North Wales in 2023 was a traditional diesel train. It took us an hour with lots of amazing views to see as our train slowly ran up to the summit visitor centre. Then we had 30 minutes to admire the summit before going down again for another hour.
While it would have been nicer to see the beautiful sunset on our visit, it was not possible as the trains don't run until late in the afternoon. But nonetheless, the view from the summit was really amazing and it was a clear day so we saw a lot of the land below. We were lucky to visit this place on a clear day and we very much enjoyed our beautiful views.
