Three bedrooms: 1 x super-king-size with Smart TV, 2 x double. Bathroom with bath, shower over, heated towel rail, basin, and WC. Shower room with walk-in shower, basin, and WC. Kitchen/diner. Sitting room. Conservatory
Electric central heating
Oven, hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washing machine, kettle, toaster
Smart TV, WiFi
Fuel and power inc. in rent
Travel Cot and Highchair available
Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
Off-road parking for 2 cars
Enclosed garden with patio and furniture
One well-behaved pet welcome
Sorry, no smoking
Shop 1.4 miles, pub and river 0.3 mile
Cwm-y-Glo is a small village situated in the foothills of the Snowdonia Mountain Range, just 1.5 miles from famous Llanberis. The village offers a pub, shop, bakery, post office and internet café, along with wonderful walks amidst stunning scenery. Dominated by the grandeur of the Snowdon Massif, nearby Llanberis is flanked by two lakes, Llyn Padarn and Llyn Peris, and is one of the most popular mountain tourist centres in the Snowdonia National Park. Something of a ‘mecca’ for walkers and climbers, Llanberis is the starting point for the ascent of Snowdon – the highest mountain in England and Wales. The ascent can be made by train, on the Snowdonia Mountain Railway, or on foot along one of the many routes to the summit. Llanberis boasts excellent places to eat and drink and a great choice of shopping, while also within easy reach are Caernarfon, with its magnificent 13th Century castle and town walls, National Trust properties at Penrhyn and Plas Newydd and many wonderful sandy beaches.
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.
