Self Catering Snowdonia

Self catering Snowdonia is the ideal accommodation and place to visit for nature lovers, artists, photographers, adventures and walkers. 

Why?

Out of all the places one could go on holiday why Snowdonia? Snowdonia is very famous for its rugged beauty. There are many famous spots to visit but one of the truly great things about Snowdonia is all the lesser known places of incredibly beauty.

There are plenty of places to explore in its mountainous terrain and green forests. Self catering Snowdonia is the perfect accommodation to use if you want to truly immerse yourself in nature.

For peace, tranquillity and to feel a deep connection to the land try using self catering Snowdonia. There are farms, pixie cottages and barns converted into gorgeous luxurious accommodation. All the comfort of a hotel but instead of being based in the bustle of the coastal tourist towns they are concealed among the meadows and woodlands of Snowdonia.

There are so many places to see in Snowdonia it would take a life time to visit them all but Snowdon and Bala Lake are two well known locations to start with. Bala Lake is the largest natural lake in all of Wales and Snowdon is well known worldwide as the highest mountain in Wales. The Welsh mountain railway can take you straight to the summit but if you are on holiday in Snowdonia I recommend walking up and experiencing all the levels of this mountain from its lush forests to its tundra peak.

Another sight Snowdonia has a great deal of besides mountains are waterfalls. Spectacular waterfalls of varying widths and shapes are all over Snowdonia. Some are roaring, some lapping and trickling gently. Two famous waterfalls to visit are Swallow Falls and Aber Falls. The first is wide, the latter narrow and high but both are breath taking.

Betws-Y-Coed is a gorgeous mountain town in Snowdonia with a long winding river through the forest coming from Swallow Falls.

Snowdonia National Park is a varied landscape full of mountains, hills, wild meadows, fields, waterfalls, lakes, rivers, beaches, pine forests, deciduous forests, moorland and woodland.

What makes the land so varied?

The geology of North Wales is a fascinating story of folding tectonic plates, continents dividing, sea levels rising, glacial movement and erosion from weather patterns. All these elements resulted in a deeply varied and beautiful land in such a compact area of the world.

Snowdonia is also a dream for animal lovers with a variety of wildlife such as foxes, rabbits, hares, badgers, otters and various breeds of wild sheep and goat not to mention domesticated animals we have introduced with our farming way of life. There are also many kinds of birds, water birds, owls and other birds of prey for you to spot. Fish fill the waters and butterflies fill the flowers. In spring the landscape comes alive with the colours of numerous flowers. Daffodils are our national flower and you would be shocked and the huge variety of them that spring up as March arrives, later in spring forests bloom with bluebells giving them the appearance of a fairy’s wood.

Snowdonia and North Wales as a whole is very famous for castles as you may well know. We have the highest concentration of castles per square kilometre than anywhere else so walkers can happen upon these impressive monuments of the past as they explore Snowdonia.

If you fancy something more private and untouched Snowdonia is littered with Druid sacred places. Anglesey is thought of as the home of the Druids but in fact they lived all over North Wales at certain periods and you can find Druid Circles such as the ones at Moelfre and Foel Lus.

There are countless hidden gems and secret spots in Snowdonia. Fairy Glen is often completely quiet yet it is a site of such exquisite natural beauty that it has inspired artists for hundreds of years. It gets its name for the sense it evokes that fairies would dwell there. A deep gorge caused by erosion and glacial effects with a surrounding forest and elegant river rippling over rapids then winding to join Betws-Y-Coed River. The different effects of erosion can be seen at play with rough boulders towards the mouth of the gorge, smooth strangely shaped rocks that appear like bizarre artist sculptures further down and rock so finely eroded to shale, almost as sand. As sunlight grows in summer the water sparkles on its journey over the stones.

Snowdonia is a wondrous land that will bring unforgettable holiday memories if you stay in self catering Snowdonia accommodation. Then you can cook local produce yourself and create authentic Welsh cuisine while sleeping in picture perfect rooms at night and setting out on adventures each day.