Latest News from our Glamping Snowdonia
Life under lockdown on the Mawddach Estuary
This Easter holiday you might wish you were here, but Snowdonia is just not the same right now. From castles to Cader Idris and Coed y Brenin, all attractions are closed. There will be no queuing for ice-cream or crabbing on the quay in Barmouth. We’ll miss the...
Coronavirus Impact at Graig Wen
March 23rd 2020To contribute in efforts to save lives threatened by COVID-19, Graig Wen and The Slate Shed B & B are currently closed for a while. This is at the request of Gwynedd Council and the Welsh Assembly Government and in accordance with Government...
Improvements to our washing facilities for campers
We all know the importance of washing our hands, especially at the moment. So we are pleased to share pictures of our improved wash block for the camp site.There is instant hot and cold running water at new wash basins in the ladies and gents loos with liquid soap and...
History and curiosities on a winter walk
Many people walking from Graig Wen head straight for Barmouth along the Mawddach Trail. The trail is a former railway line which closed in 1965. It runs along the estuary to meet the existing Cambrian Coast line at Morfa Mawddach, a tiny request stop station. You can...
Our Instagram Competition Winner 2019!
Congratulations to Janine Bowers Wild who is the overall winner of Graig Wen's Instagram competition for 2019. We loved this photo of her family experiencing their first wild swim during their holiday at Graig Wen. I think that water was cold! But what an amazing...
You can do it! Building confidence to explore the mountains
A couple of years ago, John and I headed up Moel Siabod, a good mountain walk near Betws-y-Coed and Capel Curig. It was a clear, very hot day and one of our route options included reaching the summit via Daear Ddu, a ridge graded as a Grade 1 scramble. An hour or two...