Converted stables in the wooded foothills of Eryri (Snowdonia).
Llety Mawr is an end-of-row cottage in the newly renovated stable block of Craflwyn Hall. The stables were built at the heart of the 200-acre Craflwyn estate in the 1890s, and now offer comfortable, characterful holiday cottages in a landscape criss-crossed with trails and full of wildlife.
Llety Mawr’s front door opens into a cosy living room, with comfortable places to sit by the original fireplace. The cottage has a light-filled kitchen with a large dining table.
From the living room, a stone spiral staircase leads up to the family bathroom and three bedrooms – one double and two twins. The double has a door leading out onto original stone steps, and all the bedrooms have skylight windows.
The cottages back onto woodland, with walks from the doorstep and endless space to run around and explore the surrounding landscape. There are benches at the front of the row, shared with the neighbouring cottages.
Beddgelert village is less than a mile away, and another short walk leads to Dinas Emrys. This hill is famous as the site of a legendary battle between two dragons, one white and one red, perhaps the best known of the myths that abound in this area. There are many trails to follow in Craflwyn and Beddgelert, passing waterfalls, lakes, wild heath and wooded valleys, and a path leading to Yr Wyddfa's (Snowdon’s) summit from the next village, Nant Gwynant.
Llety Mawr is next to six other National Trust cottages: Sygun (sleeps six), Dinas Emrys (sleeps two), Aran (sleeps two), Stabl Bach (sleeps four), Yr Hen Swyddfa (sleeps four) and Bwthyn Mai (sleeps three) which are behind Craflwyn Hall (sleeps 16). Larger groups of up to 39 could book multiple cottages.
Unloading/loading outside cottage. Parking 200m away. Steep stairs. See an independent accessibility review and our accessibility guide below. Accessibility questions? Email holiday.enquiries@nationaltrust.org.uk or call us on 0344 800 2070.
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Enter into the sitting room. The kitchen and dining room is to the right. Stairs lead up from the sitting room.
Double bedroom, two twin bedrooms and bathroom with shower over bath.
WIFI: We’re pleased to provide free WiFi access at this accommodation which is supported by BT. Please note intermittent connection problems can sometimes occur and therefore should not be relied upon.
Garden: There are a few bench seats opposite the front doors to the cottages for shared use.
There are also two shared garden areas: One with views down the valley and seating (2 minutes walk from the cottage). Walk through the woods to find the carved dragon seat and then the wild garden with seating (5 minutes walk from the cottage).
Heating: The cottage is heated by LPG central heating.
Parking: There is a main car park 200 metres away from the cottage, for which two permits are provided. It is possible to load and unload outside of the cottage.
Offers: Guests will benefit from a late Sunday checkout of 4pm at this cottage.
Please note: The stairs are steep.
There is no mobile phone signal in the area.
There is a little farm traffic during the day and traffic from guests using the bothy and camping field.
There are occasional grazing animals in the field across the pathway from the cottage.
Plastic Free Yr Wyddfa: Plastic Free Yr Wyddfa is an initiative organised by Eryri National Park to protect the mountain’s sustainable future. This cottage, and all National Trust holiday cottages in the national park have been awarded silver status in this plastic-free business programme, and we are making changes to work towards gold status.