Branwen's Guidebook
Favourite restaurants
The Big Rock Cafe
71 High StA lovely family run cafe with a fabulous bakery
A nice cafe about 10 minutes walk along the coastal path. It does great breakfasts according to my guests!
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Seaview Cafe Bistro & Coffee Lounge
4 & 5 Sea View TerraceA nice cafe about 10 minutes walk along the coastal path. It does great breakfasts according to my guests!
One of our favourites 15 minutes drive away. Fabulous sea views and great food and service.
109 recommandé par les habitants
Dylan's Criccieth
One of our favourites 15 minutes drive away. Fabulous sea views and great food and service.
Good food in nearby Porthmadog, recommended by lots of our visitors
13 recommandé par les habitants
Yr Hen Fecws Restaurant and B&B
16 Lombard StGood food in nearby Porthmadog, recommended by lots of our visitors
The Grapes Hotel
Particularly recommended for Sunday lunch
Great food in a lovely setting. A sister hotel to Portmeirion hotel. There is usually free entry to Portmeirion itself if you book a lunch. Check with them for details.
17 recommandé par les habitants
Castell Deudraeth
Great food in a lovely setting. A sister hotel to Portmeirion hotel. There is usually free entry to Portmeirion itself if you book a lunch. Check with them for details.
Fantastic food, if a little pricey, with fabulous views, a real occasion place to eat.
If you book an afternoon tea then you can sometimes get free entry to the village itself. Check with the hotel for offers.
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Hotel Portmeirion
Fantastic food, if a little pricey, with fabulous views, a real occasion place to eat.
If you book an afternoon tea then you can sometimes get free entry to the village itself. Check with the hotel for offers.
Good pub food and lovely mountain views from the garden.
10 recommandé par les habitants
The Brondanw Arms
Good pub food and lovely mountain views from the garden.
The closest pub to your cottage, it's a 20 minute walk away on Beach Road in Morfa Bychan (first left after the shop). 2 minutes from Black Rock beach we often pop in for a drink or ice cream after our dog walk. Busy in school holidays, standard pub food.
Black Rock Beach Club
Beach RoadThe closest pub to your cottage, it's a 20 minute walk away on Beach Road in Morfa Bychan (first left after the shop). 2 minutes from Black Rock beach we often pop in for a drink or ice cream after our dog walk. Busy in school holidays, standard pub food.
Newly opened cafe/bar deli in Borth y Gest, 15 minutes walk along the pretty coastal path. Local cheeses, craft beers and wines. Serves coffee and cakes and substantial salads/sandwiches at lunch times.
Bae Borth Deli Bar
4 Ivy TerraceNewly opened cafe/bar deli in Borth y Gest, 15 minutes walk along the pretty coastal path. Local cheeses, craft beers and wines. Serves coffee and cakes and substantial salads/sandwiches at lunch times.
The Creel Fish & Chips
84 High StGood traditional fish and chips on the High Street in Porthmadog.
A fantastic day out, just 40 minutes drive away. The Ty Coch (Red House) is set in a beautiful bay on the North Coast of the Llyn Peninsula. The walk down to the bay is beautiful and the pub is right on the beach. If you walk on from the pub to the golf course overlooking the sea, you can see seals basking on the rocks. The pub does get very busy in the summer, but I'm not surprised!
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Tŷ Coch Inn
A fantastic day out, just 40 minutes drive away. The Ty Coch (Red House) is set in a beautiful bay on the North Coast of the Llyn Peninsula. The walk down to the bay is beautiful and the pub is right on the beach. If you walk on from the pub to the golf course overlooking the sea, you can see seals basking on the rocks. The pub does get very busy in the summer, but I'm not surprised!
This cafe is on the top floor of the large Portmeirion shop in Porthmadog. It serves very reasonably priced food and drinks and the standard of food is very high. The shop has a fantastic range of kitchenware and home furnishings.
Siop Fawr Portmeirion
This cafe is on the top floor of the large Portmeirion shop in Porthmadog. It serves very reasonably priced food and drinks and the standard of food is very high. The shop has a fantastic range of kitchenware and home furnishings.
A good place for a traditional Sunday lunch, 15 minutes drive away
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The Goat Inn - Tafarn Yr Afr
A good place for a traditional Sunday lunch, 15 minutes drive away
Another Sunday lunch recommendation with beautiful walks along the estuary on the old railway line trail from Barmouth to Dolgellau. 40 minutes drive away but worth it!
27 recommandé par les habitants
George III Hotel
Another Sunday lunch recommendation with beautiful walks along the estuary on the old railway line trail from Barmouth to Dolgellau. 40 minutes drive away but worth it!
Good food with great value early bird dinners. Well supported by locals.
37 recommandé par les habitants
Y Sgwâr
12-16 Market SquareGood food with great value early bird dinners. Well supported by locals.
This seafood restaurant has a great reputation, book early as Abersoch is very busy in the holiday season. 40 minutes drive away.
The Potted Lobster
This seafood restaurant has a great reputation, book early as Abersoch is very busy in the holiday season. 40 minutes drive away.
Sightseeing
A few minutes along the coastal path from the cottage. A picturesque village with a good cafe (The Seaview Cafe) and bistro (The Moorings)
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Borth-y-Gest
A few minutes along the coastal path from the cottage. A picturesque village with a good cafe (The Seaview Cafe) and bistro (The Moorings)
A fantasic castle and a lovely small town with stunning beaches
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Château de Harlech
A fantasic castle and a lovely small town with stunning beaches
An amazing castle and interesting town by the Menai straits
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Château de Caernarfon
Castle DitchAn amazing castle and interesting town by the Menai straits
The only Welsh castle in the area, the others were built by Edward 1st.
91 recommandé par les habitants
Château de Criccieth
Castle StreetThe only Welsh castle in the area, the others were built by Edward 1st.
Criccieth
A lovely town with nice cafes and a good (stony)
For fans of narrow gauge railways and also an interesting way to see the stunning scenery of Snowdonia
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Ffestiniog Railway Harbour Station
For fans of narrow gauge railways and also an interesting way to see the stunning scenery of Snowdonia
If Snowdon is too much of a climb for you, go up on the train. Booking essential.
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Gare du chemin de fer de montagne Snowdon
If Snowdon is too much of a climb for you, go up on the train. Booking essential.
Beautiful walks along the river Dwyfor and see Looyd George's grave. Wild flowers abound, from snowdrops in January to bluebells in late April
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Llanystumdwy
Beautiful walks along the river Dwyfor and see Looyd George's grave. Wild flowers abound, from snowdrops in January to bluebells in late April
A fascinating small museum in LLanystumdwy, Lloyd George was prime minister in 1908 to 1915.
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Amgueddfa Lloyd George Museum
A fascinating small museum in LLanystumdwy, Lloyd George was prime minister in 1908 to 1915.
The island of Anglesey is an hour's drive away and has wonderful beaches, wildlife and scenery
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Anglesey
The island of Anglesey is an hour's drive away and has wonderful beaches, wildlife and scenery
Some great walks along the river and some cosy pubs for a meal. See Gelert's grave, the dog after which the village was named.
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Beddgelert
Some great walks along the river and some cosy pubs for a meal. See Gelert's grave, the dog after which the village was named.
Fascinating Italianate village with great walks and lots to explore
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Portmeirion
Fascinating Italianate village with great walks and lots to explore
Llŷn Peninsula
Wonderful walks, beaches and views
Adventure
A manmade surf lagoon and numerous other activities
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Adventure Parc Snowdonia
Conway RoadA manmade surf lagoon and numerous other activities
Zip wire and underground giant trampoline for those of you who enjoy an adrenaline rush!
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Zip World Bounce Below
Zip wire and underground giant trampoline for those of you who enjoy an adrenaline rush!