Vacation Rental Description
Nant-yr-Haf is an old stone building that was the valley school until the early 1950's. Originally the building, which is some 120 years old, was one large school room with a fireplace (apparently where the teacher always stood in the cold winter months!) with a girls and boys cloakroom and small kitchen. The bathrooms were old longdrop affairs up in the stone sheds at the top of the playground. After the school closed the property was changed into a residence and has recently undergone extensive refurbishment.
Now Nant -yr -Haf is a three bedroom, 2 bathroom detached stone built rendered cottage, in a beautiful location, which has been renovated and restored to a very high standard. The property sits at the foot of Moel Siabod overlooking the Lledr Valley, which is incredibly quiet and peaceful and having no through road. The property is ideal for families or small groups wanting to enjoy the fresh air and stunning scenery, with peace and tranquility, and yet still offering high quality facilities and a luxury feel rarely found in holiday cottages. The ambience of the valley is timeless and unchanged, with no ambient lighting or noise making evening stargazing a real wonder.
The entire valley has a small but friendly local community with only a dozen or so occupied farms and houses; this is hill farming country with sheep and cattle grazing near the property. As there is no through-traffic the road is quiet and safe for walking, cycling and children's play. There are an infinite number of good walks, from a stroll up and down the valley lane to full mountaineering. Moel Siabod itself is a tough but rewarding climb, starting from Nant-yr Haf, up the forestry track and then across the high open moorland to the rocky peak.
The very recent conversion gives 3 fully appointed double/twin bedrooms with 2 bathrooms (1 en suite), open plan living and dining area and a modern well equipped marble-topped kitchen. The property is centrally heated and there is a wood-burning stove giving incredible warmth and cosiness in the evenings; a specially commissioned window occupies the whole front wall of the living room giving panoramic views of the valley. When the weather is fine, sitting outdoors watching the sun go down on the valley while enjoying a glass of wine is a pleasure we come back for year after year.
The property sits in its own walled garden with off road parking. The next property along the valley is a converted chapel (also owned by our family)
Facilities
Cleaning Service
Cooking Utensils
Dishwasher
Heating
Linen Service
Microwave
Open Fire
Amenity Parking
Refrigerator
Sterio
Washer
There is a master kingsize double bedroom with ensuite upstairs, and two bedrooms downstairs. Bedroom 2 is also a double bedroom. Bedroom 3 has the option of twin single or kingsize double bed in addition to a bunk beds.
Downstairs there is an open-plan kitchen, dining area and spacious living room with wood burning stove, luxurious sofas, french doors to patio and garden and panoramic window looking out over the valley. Wooden floors throughout downstairs, carpeted upstairs. Fully tiled bathrooms.
High quality beds, Egyptian cotton linen and towels.
Brand new fitted kitchen with all appliances and marble worktops.
Quality new furniture and soft furnishings.
Luxury bathrooms with on-demand hot water and power shower or bath.
Fully centrally heated with wood burning stove in the living room.
Large gas fired barbeque for meals "al fresco"
Activities
Biking
Fishing
Hunting/Rock Climbing
Kayaking
Mountain Biking
Rafting
Mount Snowdon is best approached from Capel Curig (11 miles). The local village of Dolwyddelan offers a very friendly and well stocked local shop for basic provisions as well as a post office, pub, school, church and chapel; a short hike (1 mile) from the property is Dolwyddelan Castle, dating from the early 12th century , built by Llewelyn The Great the original Prince of Wales and ancestor of Owen Glendower, leader of the Welsh Rebellion against English King Henry IV. Betws y Coed (7 miles) offers more shops, restaurants, hotels and golf. Outdoor pursuits, hiking and climbing equipment are well supplied here and bicycle hire is available. The Snowdonia Mountain railway offers steam-engined travel between Portmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog, with its slate caverns and museum. 17 miles south lies the Llyn peninsula, the beaches of Portmadog and the stunning Italianate village of Portmeirion. Golf is also available in Blaenau Ffestiniog.