Fairbourne is a seaside village situated on the opposite side of the Mawddach Estuary.Backed by the Snowdonia National Park, it has a two mile stretch of beach with golden sandbanks.It is also famous for The Fairbourne Miniature Railway built in 1895, it has conveyed visitors for more than 100 years on its 2 mile long route alongside the beach to Penrhyn Point where there is a small ferry across to Barmouth