What’s so Secret about Llanbedr?

And why choose Llanbedr as your base for any visit to Snowdonia.

Well, the weather for a start. We have hot summers and mild winters. The mountains meet the sea here, so summer showers tend to pass over us.

Autumn here is colourful and glorious, the forests are a picture in red, green and gold. . In Spring you get Lambs, Bluebells and Rhododendrons. True, in February we get snow, but it’s only on the mountain tops and in the winter sun and clear air, that just looks so beautiful.

Things are different here. Some people tell us we are a little ‘lost in time’. Perhaps we like it that way. Llanbedr is a proper community, a place where hill farming is still conducted in the way it has been for centuries. The male voice choir rehearse here every Sunday as it always has done. People still stop and chat to each other in the streets.

The countryside here is less of a secret. Llanbedr’s like an poem or an opera . The stars seem closer here. And our mountains? If they are not the most beautiful in Europe, they have to be amongst the most beautiful. The Victorians spoke of them as ‘Britain’s Alps’, just they referred to our shoreline as ‘this nation’s Bay of Naples’.

King George adored our beaches. You will too. You’ll find mile-after-mile of
un-crowded golden sands (and yes, it really is golden) .

Llanbedr is unspoilt. Last year bird watchers staying on Cym Nantcol Farm counted 52 varieties, including Buzzards, Red Kite and the deliciously named Ring Ouzel.

The waters here are clear - Otters thrive. Fishing is good in the rivers,lake and the sea. Stay long enough and you’ll spot dolphins and seals.

There are no amusement arcades in Llanbedr, though we do have our own attractions - Shell Island, the Slate Caverns and childrens farm,and if you are feeling really energetic and adventurous you can book an adventure day or days out see "Outdoor Adventures" on the menue list

From the village there are endless possibilities for walks from gentle strolls along our 2 beautiful rivers the Artro and the Nant Col or it is possible to walk straight into the mountains where you may only have the soaring buzzards for company. You can follow in the footsteps of ancient travellors on prehistoric roads, see buriel chambers and standing stones. Follow the trackways of the drovers that used to take cattle and sheep over the mountains to the markets in England before the coming of the railway. It is still possible to trace the line of the old horse drawn coaching road as is wends its over over the mountains from Harlech to London

You can stay in terrific hotels, pubs, B&Bs or chose a self-catering holiday .

You may even want to spend time on a traditional Welsh working farm in Farm house B&B or self catering farm cttage

 

Useful Welsh words

Cymraeg - Welsh Saesneg - English aber estuary afon river nant stream bryn hill bwlch col cae field capel chapel coed trees coedwig forest craig rock cwm narrow valley dyffryn valley eglwys church ffordd road fferm farm

Cymraeg - Welsh Saesneg - English glan y môr sea side isaf lower pont bridge stryd street lôn lane llan church llwybr path llwybr cyhoeddus public footpath man parcio parking place mynydd mountain môr sea pentref village uchaf upper siop shop ty house ynys island

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