A delightful, well-presented lodge with fine views of the sea in an area that provided us with a variety of walking opportunities - hills, valleys, ri...
Read More...Alan
United Kingdom
23/08/2021 - 27/08/2021
Miembro desde: 2010
Miembro hasta: 26/Dec/2021
Originally from the Midlands we have lived in Wales for 45+ years. As well as Mick being a builder we have spent a lot of time running a bed and breakfast business from various homes that we have built/renovated. We are both retired and moved into our present home at the end of April 2019. We wanted to downsize but love where we live so our son and daughter in law bought our house and we have built this 2 bedroom lodge in the large garden. Our exchangers are free to use the garden, sit in the gazebo where you may be joined by the Border Collie, Dyfi.
We both enjoy travelling and meeting new people. We have done a lot of exchanges over the past 25+ years, mainly to the USA which is where we discovered the sport of Pickleball that we are now trying to introduce to our village. We haven't exchanged over the last few years as we've been looking after our almost 4 year old grandson while Mum and Dad are at work as well as Mick working as a builder. He has now retired, Theo is at school and suddenly we have the freedom to start exchanging again.
We do a lot with our local village hall, both of us are on the committee and we run a short mat bowling club, boccia as well as pickleball. As well as that Jane enjoys walking, line dancing and swimming. Mick is a member of the local snooker club. It will usually be just the two of us travelling although we may occasionally be joined by friends
Afinidades
Plantas y jardín,
Mascotas,
Aficionados al vino,
Gourmets
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Builder / housewife (Jubilado)
Alan
United Kingdom
Ben & Jane
United Kingdom
A delightful, well-presented lodge with fine views of the sea in an area that provided us with a variety of walking opportunities - hills, valleys, ri...
Read More...A delightful, well-presented lodge with fine views of the sea in an area that provided us with a variety of walking opportunities - hills, valleys, riversides, dunes, beaches... We were also blessed with the weather and found lots of pleasant bars and restaurants to eat in. Thank you Jane and Mick for this wonderful exchange.
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Intercambio de casa
Intercambio de fin de semana
Se ofrece cuidado del hogar
No se permite fumar
No se aceptan niños
Uso de coche personal posible
Abierto a cualquier fecha | UK |
Descripción de la casa que ofrecemos en intercambio
Home is a recently built (April 2019) lodge set in the grounds of our sons home. It has a modern open plan lounge/kitchen/diner, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom with large bath and shower, utility room and toilet/washbasin. The lodge is really well insulated and warm with underfloor heating. The master bedroom has a 6ft bed, wardrobes on one wall, tv. and at the other end of the lodge is the
guest room with double divan, wardrobe, chest of drawers, tv. Sea views from all rooms.
It is situated in the friendly coastal village of Dyffryn Ardudwy on the southern edge of the Snowdonia national Park. We are 34 miles from the historic town of Caernarfon with its Edwardian castle, 15 miles from the harbour town of Porthmadoc home of the Ffestiniog railway and 13 miles from the famous Italianate village of Portmeirion. Harlech castle is 5 miles to the North and the picturesque town of Barmouth, with its famous 150 year old railway bridge is 5 miles to the South. The Cambrian coast railway is said to be one of the most scenic railways in the UK.
Tipo
Casa de una planta/ Residencia principal
Comodidades
Entretenimiento
Extras
Entorno
Descripción de nuestro barrio y la zona en que se encuentra
Dyffryn Ardudwy is a typical small welsh village. It is a bi lingual area with an even mix of English and Welsh. We have an excellent male voice choir (Cor Meibion Ardudwy) in the area and visitors are always welcome at the weekly Sunday night practices. We are about 5 mins easy walk from the centre of the village where there is a newsagents/post office and a Spar supermarket with an excellent butcher ( not at all biased, one of the butchers is 1 of Micks brothers). Just a couple of minutes further on, set back in the fields are the Neolithic Burial Chambers, a popular tourist attraction. The village hall has an excellent café attached that caters for vegetarian, vegan, lactose and
gluten free diets. For larger supermarkets there is a co op in Barmouth and Tesco, Lidl and Aldi in Porthmadog. The beach is about a 30 min walk down peaceful lanes and through the sand dunes. The railway station is 15 mins walk and bus stop 2 mins. The famous Royal St Davids Golf club is 5 miles away in Harlech.
Actividades al aire libre
Ocio
Actividades culturales
Transporte cercano
Servicios del barrio
Dónde ir y qué hacer mientras se esté en nuestra casa
The nearest beach to us, walking distance https://naturalresources.wales/days-out/places-to-visit/north-west-wales/morfa-dyffryn..
Barmouth bridge 5 miles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barmouth_Bridge
Italienate village. TV series The Prisoner filmed there. Approx 10 miles https://portmeirion.wales
Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways app 12 miles https://www.festrail.co.uk
https://www.zipworld.co.uk Approx 18 miles
https://adventureparcsnowdonia.com
5 miles www.harlech.com
Steepest street in world.
Fford Pen Llech, a street in the town of Harlech, Wales, dethroned streets that were previously thought to be the world's steepest in 2019 when it reported an incline of 37.45%. This makes the street more narrow than the others on this list by a small margin.
Further afield, day trips.
Bodnant Gardens
Penryhn Castle Bangor
Caernarvon Castle.....investiture Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
Chester, walled city
Shrewsbury
Nuestros restaurantes favoritos
Los mejores bares y restaurantes
Las mejores tiendas
Excursiones de día que merecen la pena
Lo qué nos gusta y lo qué no... Estas son nuestras preferencias y normas domésticas.
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Condiciones
Uso de coche personal
Intercambios especiales
Miembro desde: 2010
Miembro hasta: 26/Dec/2021
Originally from the Midlands we have lived in Wales for 45+ years. As well as Mick being a builder we have spent a lot of time running a bed and breakfast business from various homes that we have built/renovated. We are both retired and moved into our present home at the end of April 2019. We wanted to downsize but love where we live so our son and daughter in law bought our house and we have built this 2 bedroom lodge in the large garden. Our exchangers are free to use the garden, sit in the gazebo where you may be joined by the Border Collie, Dyfi.
We both enjoy travelling and meeting new people. We have done a lot of exchanges over the past 25+ years, mainly to the USA which is where we discovered the sport of Pickleball that we are now trying to introduce to our village. We haven't exchanged over the last few years as we've been looking after our almost 4 year old grandson while Mum and Dad are at work as well as Mick working as a builder. He has now retired, Theo is at school and suddenly we have the freedom to start exchanging again.
We do a lot with our local village hall, both of us are on the committee and we run a short mat bowling club, boccia as well as pickleball. As well as that Jane enjoys walking, line dancing and swimming. Mick is a member of the local snooker club. It will usually be just the two of us travelling although we may occasionally be joined by friends
Afinidades
Plantas y jardín,
Mascotas,
Aficionados al vino,
Gourmets
MásMenosProfesión
Builder / housewife (Jubilado)
Alan
United Kingdom
Ben & Jane
United Kingdom
A delightful, well-presented lodge with fine views of the sea in an area that provided us with a variety of walking opportunities - hills, valleys, ri...
Read More...A delightful, well-presented lodge with fine views of the sea in an area that provided us with a variety of walking opportunities - hills, valleys, riversides, dunes, beaches... We were also blessed with the weather and found lots of pleasant bars and restaurants to eat in. Thank you Jane and Mick for this wonderful exchange.
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