Over three floors. Five bedrooms: 2 x king-size, 2 x second-floor double, 1 x twin. Family bathroom with roll-top bath, double basin, heated towel rail and WC. 2 x first-floor cloakrooms with basins and WCs. Second-floor bathroom with roll-top bath, separate walk-in shower, basin, heated towel rail and WC. Utility room. Kitchen/diner. Sitting room
5 Porkington Terrace consists of accommodation over three floors with five bedrooms, including two king-size, two second-floor doubles, and one twin. There is a family bathroom with a roll-top bath, double basin, heated towel rail, and WC, a second-floor bathroom with a roll-top bath, separate walk-in shower, basin, heated towel rail, and WC, along with two first-floor cloakrooms with basins and WCs. The ground floor hosts a kitchen/diner with an electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, coffee maker, and dining area, along with a separate sitting room with ample seating and Smart TV, and a utility room with a washing machine and tumble dryer. WiFi, fuel, power, bed linen, and towels are included in the rent. Outside, there is a front terrace with patio furniture and roadside parking available. Two well-behaved dogs welcome. Sorry, no smoking. A shop is within 0.6 miles and a pub is within 0.3 miles. Enjoy sea views and spacious living at 5 Porkington Terrace in Barmouth Note: This property has a Good Housekeeping Bond of GBP400
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.
