Dolawel Guest House
Travel Blogs from Blaenau Ffestiniog
Wales
... through the Welsh countryside as we had put the country route into the sat nav, this was very pretty and challenging. We went along tiny country roads next to streams and country cottages with the occasional village and up over mountains with sheep on steep slopes so high you could barely make them out. Because we were close we we took a slight detour and found the train station with the longest name just for a photo opportunity. ...
Bus Rides and Brocken Spectres
... by mistake!) and then, after another lunch break, there was considerably more scrambling (Grade 1) on the way up Y Lliwedd. Coming down Lliwedd was somewhat harder and steeper than some of us could remember, but we were down by Llyn Llydaw by the time the serious rain began. From there it's an easy walk back to Pen y Pass and some hot drinks in the cafe while waiting for the bus back to Llanberis. A fairly long day in testing conditions - so much so in ...
Land of Our Fathers
A quote from a famous Welsh anthem, sung by massed choirs. The Welsh are famous for their voices - think Ric*********** and opera singer Bryn Terfel.
Barmouth nestles among the steep hills of Snowdonia on the estuary of the River Mawddach.
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A drive to Anglesey
... Street. We went to the green, but it has been made into a car park for all day parking, so we didn't stop there because we only planned to stay a short while. We found a spot by the little beach, right opposite Raglan Street where we lived when we first moved there after the war. Glandwr was pretty much as I remembered it and was in quite good condition. We drove to Llanddona ...
Wales' finest
... in one of the comfortable sitting rooms accompanied by a glass of fizz was the perfect start. It has the feel of a private house, is elegant, yet comfortable. The dining room is wood panelled and painted in muted Farrow & Ball blues with jugs of lilies worthy of a page in Country Life. Just gorgeous.
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Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking