Hall Farm Holiday Cottages

04/06/2024

Walled garden and apple store with fox gloves.

21/02/2024

The Byre, sleeps 4 with an upstairs bathroom and downstairs shower room .
Great location for exploring the Clwydian range and day trips to Snowdonia .

15/11/2023

No need to overcomplicate Saturdays, just relax like the capybaras do! 💤😌

15/11/2023

Trysorau Cymru | Treasures of Wales
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Mae Erddig yn adrodd hanes y teulu Yorke a’u gweision a morynion. I fyny’r grisiau, ceir trysorfa o ddodrefn, tecstilau a phapur wal coeth, ac i lawr y grisiau ceir lluniau o’r gweision a morynion ac ystafelloedd sydd wedi’u gwarchod yn dda, yn darlunio eu bywydau ar ddechrau’r ugeinfed ganrif.

Er hyn, ar un adeg roedd Erddig mewn perygl o fynd yn adfail, cyn iddo gael ei drosglwyddo i’r Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol; daeth yn un o’r prosiectau adfer mwyaf oedd gennym ar y pryd ac mae bellach yn un o’r plastai mwyaf urddasol sydd gennym ar ôl ym Mhrydain .

Gallwch ddarganfod cyfrinachau stori Erddig ar Trysorau Cymru: Tir, Tai a Chyfrinachau ar S4C am 10.30pm ar 9 Tachwedd ac am 1.30pm ar 10 Tachwedd. https://bit.ly/3pZRTZV

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Erddig tells the story of the Yorke family and their servants. Upstairs is a treasure trove of fine furniture, textiles and wallpapers while downstairs are photographs of the servants and carefully preserved rooms that capture their lives in the early 20th century.

Although, Erddig once was on the brink of ruin when it came to the National Trust; it became one our largest restoration projects of the time and is now one of Britain’s finest surviving stately homes.

Discover the secrets behind Erddig on S4C Trysorau Cymru: Tir, Tai a Chyfrinachau (Treasures of Wales: Land, Houses and Secrets) at 10.30pm on November 9 and 1.30pm on November 10. https://bit.ly/45ytDi3

Picture: National Trust Images/Oskar Proctor

13/09/2023

Harvest Cottage refurbished.

13/09/2023

Florence, Martha, Agnes and Katherine are settling in happily to their new life and enjoying their freedom

17/05/2023

This gorgeous Welsh town has been named in Tripadvisor's top three UK destinations for summer holidays in 2023: https://bit.ly/41AguSs

09/02/2022

09/02/2022

09/02/2022

Romantic Break?
Cottages available now..

23/11/2021

21/11/2021

🏰 Dolbadarn Castle, occupying a lonely spot at the base of the Llanberis Pass, was once a vital link in the defences of the ancient kingdom of Gwynedd | Cadw

Snowdonia Mountains and Coast

📸 Charlotte
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23/05/2021

On 23rd May 1832, The Festiniog Railway Company was set up by Act of Parliament. It is the world's oldest surviving public railway company.

Originally built to serve the slate industry of Blaenau Ffestiniog, the line was initially operated by gravity, kept under control by brakesmen who leapt from wagon to wagon tightening or loosening the brakes while their colleague on the front wagon blew the horn to warn of its approach. Steam locomotives were introduced in the 1860s.

06/04/2021

The Snowdon Mountain Railway opened this day in 1896.

* The railway runs from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon.

* A railway to the summit was first proposed in 1869 when Llanberis was linked to Caernarfon by the London & North Western Railway.

* The total cost of the railway was £63,800 (£5,474,000 equivalent in 2013)

* On the official opening one of the locomotives ran out of control and fell down the mountain. A passenger died from loss of blood after jumping from the carriage.

* After the Second World War the shortage of coal led to the railway attempting to burn old army boots as fuel.

* A new visitor centre, 'Hafod Eryri', was officially opened by First Minister Rhodri Morgan on 12 June 2009.

* The journey takes an hour to reach the summit and an hour to descend again with an average speed of five miles an hour.

* Swiss engineers were employed as advisors in the planning, as they were the only ones who had significant experience in building this type of railway.