This semi-detached, stone built cottage provides characterful, cosy and comfortable accommodation, featuring beams and a lovely, large living room where you can watch a film in the evening . It also has an enclosed garden with an outdoor seating area, perfect for al fresco dining! There is a small shed outside that will accommodate three or four bikes or a couple of canoes, and is the ideal place to hang wetsuits.
Kayaking, swimming, paddle boarding, crabbing and fishing all take place at Trefor Bach . The first beach you walk to is pebbly but keep going a little further to a sandy bay with boats bobbing in the water. Clogwyn Bach is situated in the quiet village of Trefor and is only a short distance from the beach. There are plenty of walks from the doorstep and it makes a great base for exploring the beautiful Llŷn Peninsula, with its winding lanes, rocky coves and sandy beaches. There is a café/fine dining at the bottom of the drive in a beautiful setting at Bert’s Kitchen Garden. They do pizza nights, supper clubs and visiting chef evenings, bookings can be made online directly with them.
Trefor Started life as a granite quarrying village, you can see the building scars on Mynydd Gwaith nearest one of three mountains to the sea. Next is Yr Eifl, the highest peak which on a good clear day you can see the Isle of Man, the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland and the Lake District. Then Tre’r Ceiri which is home to an Iron Age hill fort dated around 200 BC, although archaeological finds date is a lot earlier.
The village of Porthdinllaen, home to a famous inn located right on the beach, and a great place to visit, as is the lovely National Trust property of Plas Yn Rhiw. The market town of Pwllheli is within easy reach and in the other direction is Caernarfon, with its mighty castle where King Charles III was invested as the Prince of Wales. Caernarfon is also home to the Welsh Highland Railway with steam train rides to the pretty village of Beddgelert and Porthmadog, a bustling, coastal town with a fine selection of shops and restaurants.
The unique Italianate village of Portmeirion created by Clough Williams-Ellis, makes a fascinating day out, or for family fun, visit Greenwood Forest Park or Glasfryn Parc Activity Centre, with go karting, quad biking, bowling and a play area. For the more active, there is a myriad of exhilarating outdoor pursuits available in the surrounding Snowdonia National Park including fabulous walks, mountain biking, zip wires, surfing and canoeing, as well as horse riding and numerous golf courses. Beach ¼ mile. The local shop is well stocked with daily essentials, wood, fresh/frozen/tinned/dried food, wines/beers, magazines, coffee machine.