Vacation Rental Description
Shippon Roost is a detached stone and slate Snowdonian longhouse. The beautifully beamed sitting room is converted from a former hatchery, with high vaulted ceiling. The bedrooms are formed from the old grain store. The kitchen was cattle byre. The rear stable door is cuddled by a private enclosed patio with floodlighting, barbecue and furniture. From the balcony, guests can watch owls and buzzards, which nest nearby. Guests to Shippon Roost with limited mobility will find this charming cottage very easy to access, with parking immediately outside both of the front doors.
Hallway with 3 bedrooms and bathroom off. From the hall, 4 steps up to airy sitting room with Villager stove on stone and slate hearth. Small balcony with French doors overlooking the courtyard and valley. Rear views to Arenig mountain. From the hall, 5 steps down to newly refurbished country dining kitchen, with front and rear stable doors to gardens. Bedrooms are 1 double with half-tester canopied bed, 1 twin and 1 full-sized bunk-bedded room.
Gas-fired central heating. Fuel included. No smoking in the bedrooms please. 1 small dog welcome – special rules apply. Minimum stay 3 nights.
For younger guests, in the Cyffdy grounds there is a large paddock with resident goat and sheep, and sledges are available for winter holidays. The Timber Trail Play Area, constructed to ROSPA standards, provides endless hours of fun, and the Barn offers shelter for wet weather play.
Freshly made beds, pre-heated cottage and a Welcome Tray of tea, coffee and biscuits on arrival. Parking for several cars/boats per property. Groups welcome, but sorry, no stag or hen parties.
Facilities
- Cooking Utensils
- Dishwasher
- DVD
- Heating
- Kitchen
- Linen Service
- Microwave
- Amenity Parking
- Refrigerator
Travel Cot, High Chair, Safety Gate, Socket Covers, Fireguard, Power Washer, Bike Storage, Sledges
Activities
- Adventure Sports
- Biking
- Boating
- Fishing
- Horse Riding
- Hunting/Rock Climbing
- Kayaking
- Mountain Biking
- Restaurant
- Sailing
- Shopping
- Rafting
Pony Trekking, Quad Biking, Canyoning, Cly Pigeon Shooting, Bushcraft Lessons, Go Karting
Travel Options
Owner Location Comment
Bala in Southern Snowdonia is known as the Gateway to Snowdonia. A small, friendly bustling market town just under an hours drive from the foot of Snowdon and famous for its wonderful scenery and outdoor activities. Llyn Tegid, named Bala Lake in English, which is the the largest natural lake in Wales is 4 miles long and offers its narrow gauge railway and a whole range of watersports including fishing, sailing, canoeing and windsurfing. Close to Bala is the National White water Centre at Frongoch, where kayaking, canoeing and white water rafting as well as many competitive events are held. The local area is teeming with outdoor adventure pursuits from off-road 4x4 to canyoning, quad-biking and paintballing to name but a few. Definitely an area to come to try out something new.
Bala is located centrally between 3 of Wales' top mountain-biking centres, Coed Y Brenin, Penmachno and Llandegla.
It is also an ideal area for the less energetic, with beautiful scenic walks, wonderful rolling countryside which becomes ever more craggy and dramatic progressing through Betws Y Coed and on up to Snowdon proper.
Only 40 minutes from Barmouths Blue-Flag beach, and under an hour to Portmeirion, Chester or Llangollen. Bala really is central to the very best of Wales. Knee-dep in castles, lakes and railways glaore, this really is an area of stunning scenery and unspoiled history.
