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Traditional Welsh stone built mountain farmhouse for summer holiday letting |
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Tal y Waen |
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Facilities of The House |
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| Tal y Waen is the house on the left. The owners (Mandy & Ian and their two children Ben & Jessica live in the cottage on the right and work as a mountain guide and a tourist guide. Their services are available by the day or half day - see attractions for details. |
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| Room by Room Description
The old farmhouse Kitchen has a Rayburn nestling in its inglenook (this is not normally lit in the summer unless its unseasonably cold) and is fully fitted with modern units and appliances. There is cooker, fridge, dishwasher, Kenwood chef and all the pans and cooking equipment you might possibly need to prepare the most elaborate meals and, if you just want to bung something in the microwave - there's one of those too! We provide all cleaning materials including dishwasher powder The Utility Room doubles as an efficient drying room with plenty of hanging space, dehumidifier and floor-level heater. There is also a washing machine, tumble dryer and fridge/freezer. Leading off the utility room is a downstairs toilet and basin and a separate electric shower room. The Dining Room has a large oak table and eight chairs and two old dressers complete with two full dinner services, glasses etc. and a bottle of wine to welcome you to Tal y Waen The atmospheric Lounge has a huge inglenook fireplace, a sofa and six other chairs. The bookshelves bulge with every sort of book to snuggle up with next to the fire including our comprehensive library of books on mountaineering and Wales. There's a colour T.V. and a video recorder and a music system to play CDs and tapes. The bathroom has a bath, toilet and basin opposite a small bedroom sleeping two in a bunk bed. There's another bedroom sleeping four in two bunk beds and a double bedroom. All beds have bedside lights and come with all bedding (continental quilts and two pillows each) ready made up. There are plenty of spare blankets and hot water bottles should you feel chilly and the rooms have clock radios and hair dryers. We also provide towels.
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What is included in the Price? We include all bed linen and one bath towel per person plus bath mats, tablecloth, tea towels and dishcloths. We also provide dishwasher powder, washing powder, bin bags and cleaning materials, some toilet rolls, bubble bath and soap. We welcome you with a bottle of wine and a supply of tea, coffee and milk. There will be a supply of logs and a bucket of coal included in the price. These will normally last a couple of evenings. Other coal and logs can be purchased at cost price. The oil fired Raeburn central heating is not normally on during July and August. (There is a fan heater if you're chilly), but is outside those months, and is included in the price. Hot water is from a large immersion heater. Electricity is included in the price Other Services. We can arrange to have shopping delivered before your arrival by Tesco or Iceland if you give us your order and a cheque beforehand. We can also offer mountain activities including equipment - see Attractions page |
| Local Facilities
Deniolen village is a mile away and has a post office, a supermarket and two pubs. There are more extensive shops including banks, cafes, takeaways ,cash machines, chemists, ironmongers, butchers and bakers in Llanberis and Bethesda each 3 miles away. Large supermarkets , stores and swimming pools can be found 8 miles away in Caernarfon and Bangor where there is a theatre and cinema. |
The house has it's own
front garden and patio out the back
with table and chairs for enjoying 'al fresco' meals. There is
plenty of parking either in front of the house or in our car park
out the back