Getting to Bryn Teg

By train

Dolwyddelan has a station on the Conway Valley Railway; although the trains are infrequent, travel from Manchester, London, Birmingham, Cardiff &c. is entirely feasible. Bryn Teg is about 10 minutes walk from the station:

• Leave the station by the lane past the school and then turn right, toward the centre of the village.

• Turn right at the crossroads, along the main A470.

• Go along this road past the Moriah Chapel and the Elen's Castle Hotel and turn left up a tarmaced lane.

• Bryn Teg is at the top of this lane, Allt Singrug, but note the warnings below!

There is a path across the field from the war memorial to the foot of Allt Singrug which cuts off a corner.

There are many more trains from Llandudno Junction; it takes about 35 minutes each way to take to, or collect from there. The taxi fare from Llandudno Junction to Dolwyddelan is about £40.

With some forward planning it is possible to holiday at Bryn Teg without a car. A shopping trip to Llanrwst is fairly convenient by train and the Snowdon Sherpa bus network gives access to the mountains and tourist hot spots of Snowdonia.

By car

Bryn Teg's post code is LL25 0EQ so directions from anywhere in the UK can be obtained from Multimap and, presumably, from satellite navigation kit - though we have not checked this out for ourselves! For those without access to these technologies, the cottage is about 200 metres off the A470 trunk road between Betws-y-Coed and Blaenau Ffestiniog. More specifically, when travelling from Betws-y-Coed on the A470, watch out for the village name signs (there are two) and the 30mph sign. About 300m after this there is a narrow gap between the houses on the right. Turn into this, ignoring the Anaddas i Fodur/Unsuitable for Motors sign! Bryn Teg is at the top of this lane.

Allt Singrug

However, these various presentations of the directions leave out one crucial bit! The final instruction from Multimap is "Turn onto Allt Singrug". This lane is extremely steep and narrow and at the top there is a hair-pin bend into the track leading to Bryn Teg. We very strongly advise drivers not to attempt to drive up until they have walked up and checked what is involved. There is no street lighting so, if you arrive after dark, you will need a torch and should be prepared to carry basic over-night luggage up to the cottage, leaving full unloading until daylight.