Wet Room, Drying/Boot Room, Private Gated Parking, Enclosed Garden, 2 Toilets, Bike Store, Smart TV, Free WiFi, Log Burner... Perfect for an active outdoor pursuit holiday to a relaxing break and DOG FRIENDLY (£15 per dog). Perfect for your ALL YEAR getaway, with walking and mountain biking straight from the door.
Set against a magnificent historical mountain backdrop, in a quiet location with no passing traffic, this quarryman's cottage (c. 1840) is a great base for couples, family or friends. Superbly located for wonderful scenic walks, as a track leads directly from the garden onto the mountainside and provides walkers of all abilities with ample scope to explore the surrounding mountains with the abandoned slate mining communities, lakes and waterfalls to lower level trails around the historical town. It also benefits from private, gated parking at the rear of the property, in a large enclosure, a great bonus for off-loading & loading the car (ideal for children, dogs and bikes).
This home from home cottage is very comfortably furnished and well equipped throughout. The very spacious, beamed living room/dining room has a wonderful focal point - a lovely, original slate backed inglenook fireplace with a wood-burner stove, with 2 comfy sofas and armchair and dining for 4. The well equipped kitchen has a garden access and a wonderful, unique mountain view (including the famous zig-zag path and Oakley incline). There is also a ground floor wet room. Upstairs - 2 comfortable bedrooms - 1 double, 1 twin and also a separate toilet and hand basin - with a view to the zip wire and extreme mountain bike hill. The original slate outhouse has been renovated (for walkers, climbers, cavers and mountain bikers in mind) into a drying/boot room (with tumble dryer) kitted out with hooks and rails for climbing and caving equipment and can also be used for bike storage and a separate "Ty Bach" - outside toilet.
The private, enclosed slated garden, with a mountain view is a traditional cottage garden with a sitting out area and flower beds - ideal for coming home to after a long day out. Sit back and listen out for the "toot" of the Ffestiniog Railway or spot a raven soaring overhead from the mountainside.
Walking distance are Antur Stiniog, the extreme, world class, downhill mountain bike centre and the Llechwedd Slate Caverns complex - Zip World (including underground zip lines) Bounce Below, the slate cavern and quarry tours. In the other direction is the town with a good selection of shops, cafes and pubs and also the station terminus for the famous Ffestiniog Railway (down to Porthmadog) and the beautiful Conwy Line (up to Llandudno). Other mountain bike venues are a short drive away. To experience mine exploration Go Below offer thrilling underground adventures - if interested please ask me for more detailed information (we are a caving family too).
There is an abundance of activities for outdoor enthusiasts - hill walking, caving, rock climbing, kayaking, mountain biking, surfing, scrambling, fishing, horse riding and golf are all available, along with bird watching and even train spotting and llama trekking! All within an easy drive are Mount Snowdon, Betwys-Y-Coed, Portmeirion and Porthmadog. Along with a high concentration of castles, heritage steam railways and national trust properties and for sandy beaches The West Wales coastline, the Lleyn Peninsular and Anglesey. A great base for exploring the whole of North West Wales and beyond.
The cottage displays the gas landlords certificate, together with a carbon monoxide detector and smoke alarms.
The owner has a wealth of local knowledge and can assist/suggest with places to visit, local walks for all abilities, routes up all the various mountain ranges in Snowdonia including all routes up Snowdon (including the scramble routes) - as an experienced, keen, hill walker themselves. (However, all guests are fully responsible for their choice of walk - the owner can just advise. The owner is not accountable for fitness, ability, navigation, timings, clothing, food or choice).
Cottage: 1 double bedroom, 1 twin bedroom (2 single beds), upstairs toilet and hand basin. Large living/dining room with a 32" Smart Full HD TV, DVD player with small DVD library, Free WiFi, books and games, gas-fired wood-burner effect stove in inglenook fireplace. Dining table and chairs for 4. Well equipped kitchen with gas cooker, microwave, fridge/ice box, washing machine. Wet room (no toilet). In outhouse - drying/boot room with tumble dryer. Outside toilet.
Central heating. Gas, electricity and water included in rent. Linen provided (please can guests bring own towels). Cot and highchair can be provided on request. 2 well behaved dogs (maximum) very welcome with dog bowls provided (please bring own dog beds/towels). Garden furniture. Bike storage.
Parking for 1 car in a gated, private area at rear of cottage. No smoking policy.
Small charge for dogs
