Latest News from our Glamping Snowdonia
SURPRISE GUESTS
We opened the front door yesterday to find two donkeys and a pony standing there. They looked a bit confused. So were we. Although we welcome pets, its usually dogs (and their owners) who come to stay. Anyway, they trotted up to the touring camp site. We made a few...
Wild Feast Day’s Eve
The Taste Dolgellau food festival opened today and I'm here preparing for our event at Graig Wen tomorrow. Together with Firefox Bushcraft, we are holding a forage around our woods and fields followed by an Autumn Wild Food Feast in our large yurt. There's been a...
Natural Welsh Highs
Last night kayaking on the estuary with a whopping 5.1 meter tide. This morning mountain biking at Coed y Brennin with the trails to myself. The large yurt is empty tonight so the whole family is decamping, fingers crossed we make it down for breakfast!!.
Super campers 2010
This years winners are the Brunt family 21 days on Monks corner, a close second Strats with 19 days on Buzzards perch. Thanks to all the other lovely people who camped with us this year, its a joy to share our little bit of Snowdonia with you.
I raced the train, and the train won
On Saturday I took part in the 27th Race the Train, a 14 mile race against a steam train across fields, streams and up and down steep valley slopes. This was a first for me as I have never been in a race before and normally my running consists of me and the...
Sheepdogs, steam rollers and what we thought to be space ships
Yesterday we took ourselves to the Dolgellau sheep dog trials. It was one of those events that sum up why living in this part of Wales is so special. No corporate sponsorship , no branded merchandise just locals and tourists enjoying a skill that...