A delightful seaside escape in the heart of Abersoch that is perfect for families and friends and just a short walk to three sandy beaches, boutique shops and delicious restaurants.
1 Afon y Felin is situated at the end of a row of modern townhouses close to the centre of the popular seaside resort, Abersoch. You will have everything you should need to enjoy a holiday with family and friends in a thriving location, with four delightful bedrooms, an open-plan living space and a private garden with a BBQ. Should you wish to explore the area, the house is within walking distance to Harbour Beach, Warren Beach and Abersoch Beach with its elegant local shops and divine restaurants, so you will never be short of entertainment and fantastic days out.
Step inside the bright and welcoming entrance hall and into the open-plan living room and kitchen where you will enjoy a comforting home from home feeling from the moment you arrive.
After a day at the seaside, the L-shaped sofa is the perfect place to relax and unwind with your favourite programme on the Smart TV, while the kitchen is complete with all the essentials to prepare delicious feasts. You will have access to a dishwasher, a gas hob and electric oven, a fridge/freezer, a washing machine/tumble dryer and a six-seater dining table which is located in the adjoining conservatory.
The ground floor is complete with a convenient shower room.
Venture upstairs to the first floor where you will find three beautiful bedrooms, each designed with seascape décor and sumptuous soft furnishings. The first bedroom features a king-size bed and a small balcony with views of The Boatyard, the second bedroom is complete with a bunk bed and the third bedroom has a double bed. Another flight of stairs leads to the fourth bedroom with a further king-size bed, while all bedrooms have access to the shared family bathroom on the first floor.
Outside, there is a private and enclosed patio, a real suntrap, with modern outdoor furniture, sun loungers and a BBQ for alfresco dining in the summer months.
Gwynedd is a mountainous county with much of the east covered by Snowdonia National Park. To the west is the Llyn Peninsula which is flatter and has some of North Wales’s most beautiful coastlines.
The lagoons, wetlands, grasslands and reedbeds of Spinnies Aberogwen nature reserve near Bangor attract a wonderful variety of birds all year round but in particular during spring and autumn migrations. In the summer look out for kingfishers, little egrets, and grey herons in the reeds as they hunt for small fish, while in winter, water rails, great-crested grebes, and snipe, are joined by dunlins, lapwings, and redshanks looking for shelter. The reserve has a hide as well as bird feeders giving you the opportunity to see the wildlife up close.
Just south of Porthmadog is Traeth Glaslyn nature reserve made up of salt marsh, willow woodland, and grassland and a haven for wildlife and birds including teals, wigeons, curlews, black-tailed godwits. There is a hide here too, but please note at high tide the reserve can become submerged so check tide times before you go.
Another wetland reserve is the RSPB’s Arthog Bog in the Mawddach Valley. It may be small but it’s crammed with wildlife. Visit in spring for the opportunity to see summer migrants such as sedge warblers, whitethroats, and cuckoos. In autumn, flocks of redwings and fieldfares arrive for the winter. There’s a good chance to see goldfinches, linnets, and siskins feeding on seeds all year round.
For woodland birds head to Nantporth nature reserve, overlooking the Menai Strait and home to blackcaps, treecreepers, nuthatches, and jays. It’s also a good place to spot carrion crows, ravens, and jackdaws which often flock to the foreshore.
Also in the Menai Straits, is Traeth Lafan or Lavan Sands, an intertidal sandbank that is important for waterfowl in particular oystercatchers, as well as ringed plovers, knots, greenshanks, and turnstones.
Although ospreys can be spotted all over Gwynedd, for fans of these magnificent birds of prey a trip to Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn Wildlife is a must. A pair of ospreys has been breeding at the site since 2004 and in spring, visitors can watch on camera as the parents deliver fish to feed their chicks at the nest. There are also viewing platforms, hides, and scopes, and volunteers on hand to answer any questions you might have.
