This Hotel near Betws-y-Coed is ideal for exploring Snowdonia and the rest of North Wales
The village of Dolwyddelan is the ideal starting place to experience all the sights and sounds of North Wales.
The hotel is located in the centre of the village. Dolwyddelan stands at a natural and historical crossroads, at the foot of Moel Siabod – 2861 feet (872m), straddling the trout and salmon-rich Afon Lledr, a river, which wends its way through meadows and turbulent gorges northwards to join the Afon Conwy at Llyn yr Afanc.
Dolwyddelan and Moel Siabod
Lledr Valley
Caernarfon Castle
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The Castle, just outside the village centre, controls a commanding and awesome panorama and the views from the battlements are breath-taking; the Crimea Pass (Bwlch y Gorddinan) and the Moelwyn Mountains, towards Moel Siabod and away to the Denbigh Moors.
The Gwydyr Forest surrounds the Lledr Valley between Betws-y-Coed and Blaenau Ffestiniog. At the centre of Dolwyddelan is Elen's Castle Hotel, named after Dolwyddelan Castle on the outskirts of the village. Dating back to the early 18th Century, Elen's Castle Hotel was originally part of the Earl of Ancaster's Welsh estate. It was rented out for £2.12s.6d per year in 1874! In later years it became a village beer house and coaching inn. Today it still retains much of this original historic character as a very comfortable, privately-run family hotel.
Elen's Well (Ffynnon Elen) is a small rectangular basin 9-foot by 7 foot with walls of earth-mortared rubble and a drinking trough. The water is reputed to have healing properties and is said to steam in frosty weather. The well can be reached by a path alongside the Hotel.
The team here at Elen's Castle Hotel expect all our guests to eat well, sleep well, enjoy their visit and take a little of Wales back home with them.
River Lledr (top) and Dolwyddelan & Moel Siabod (bottom)
Snowdon
Snowdon Mountain Railway
Llyn Idwal, Snowdonia
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Things to do (tourist attractions and activities):
- Mountain walking (Snowdon, Tryfan, Siabod, Y Carneddau, The Glyers ……)
- Dolwyddelan, Caernarfon, Penrhyn & Conwy Castles
- Ffestiniog, Welsh Mountain and Snowdon Railways
- Portmeirion Italianate village
- Sygun Copper Mine
- Llechwedd slate cavern
- Mountain biking
- Horse riding
- Fishing – fly or coarse (we have our own fishing rights over the Lledr River)
- The Ugly House
- Fairy Glen
- Swallow Falls
- Betws-y-Coed picturesque tourist town
How to Find Us
Useful Travel Links
Traveline - Travel information for all types of public transport. Very useful.
AA Travel Planner - Plan your car journey.
Elen's Castle Hotel is in the village of Dolwyddelan near Betws-y-Coed in the Snowdonia National Park in North Wales and is well connected to the UK's road network via North Wales's A55 coastal expressway which links to the M6 and the A5 from the M54. There is a train station in the village.
From the map below it can be seen that, ideally situated for exploring Snowdonia and the whole of North Wales, Elen's Castle Hotel is perfect for a relaxing holiday.
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Contact Information
For more information, or to make a booking, please contact Adam or Helen Hardy at:
Mail: Elen’s Castle Hotel, Dolwyddelan, Snowdonia, North Wales LL25 0EJ, UK
Phone: +44(0)1690 750207
E-mail: e-mail Elen's Castle Hotel
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