Snowdonia Accommodation

Lots of our walking weekends, guided scrambling weekends, and mountaineering courses are based in Snowdonia. We love it if people can get together at the end of the day (if they choose) for a bite to eat or a pint of beer, and so we try and steer people to find accommodation in the same towns or villages. The places we steer people to usually offer a range of options from camping to hostels to bed and breakfasts and hotels. On this Snowdonia Accommodation page we offer a limited selection to what’s out there for you to choose from.

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Snowdonia Accommodation – Llanberis and Nant Peris

Nant Peris is a small village a short drive down the road from Llanberis. This is where our Welsh 3000s events and challenges usually operate from.

Campsites and Bunkhouses

There are two campsites over the road from the Vaynol Arms in Nant Peris – one is almost directly opposite the park and ride car park (Cae Gwyn) and is easily spotted and the other is directly opposite the pub (Ty Isaf). They’re both basic but cheap with showers and the usual facilities. Reputedly these are the windiest campsites in GB. (I don’t believe that but I have seen many tents wiped out at about 0400 in the morning – and mine too have suffered – take note!) See this link for the location. Ty Isaf is just turn up and knock on the farm house door. For Cae Gwyn it’s possible to book but we’ve also just turned up and they’ve had room (call 07802 356367).

A more civilised alternative are these local bunkhouses:

Bens Bunkhouse
Nant Peris
LL55 4UD
Tel: 07989500657 or 07500513765
Directions

Pen y Pass YHA
Nant Gwynant
Gwynedd
LL55 4NY
Tel: 0345 371 9534
Email: penypass@yha.org.uk

Pete’s Eats Bunkhouse
38-40 High Street
Llanberis
LL55 4EU
Tel: 01286 870117
Email: sleep@petes-eats.cafe

Ceunant Bunkhouse
Ty Isaf,
Nant Peris,
LL55 4UN
01286 870494

B&B Options in Llanberis

Dol Peris Hotel
Llanberis High Street
Gwynedd LL55 4HA
mail@dolperis.com
01286 870350

Dolafon Guest House
Llanberis, LL55 4TA
01286 870993

Padarn Hotel
High St,
Llanberis,
LL55 4SU
01286 871231

Glyn Afon B&B
Barry and Sue Kendrick
72 High Street
Llanberis
LL55 4HA
01286 872528

Llanberis Lodges
Llanberis High Street
Gwynedd LL55 4EN
info@llanberislodges.co.uk
01286 871617

Snowdonia Accommodation – Capel Curig

Capel Curig (near to Siabod Café) lies at the far eastern end of the Ogwen Valley and is thus well placed for our guided scrambling weekends and courses. Our personal favourites are the Rocks Hostel and St Curig’s B&B.

The Rocks Hostel
Plas Curig,
Capel Curig,
LL24 OEL

Bryn Tyrch Farm
Camping and Bunk Houses
Capel Curig
LL24 0EL
01690 720414

St Curig’s B&B
Capel Curig
LL24 0EL
01690 720469

Bryn Tyrch Hotel
Capel Curig
Conwy. LL24 0EL
01690 720223
info@bryntyrchinn.co.uk
www.bryntyrchinn.co.uk

YHA Idwal Cottage (located at the other end of the Ogwen Valley)
Nant Ffrancon
Bethesda
Gwynedd
LL57 3LZ
Tel: 0345 371 9744
Email: idwal@yha.org.uk

Pen-Y-Gwryd Hotel
Nant Gwynant
Gwynedd
LL55 4NT
01286 870211

Betws-y-Coed YHA
Swallow Falls,
Betws-y-Coed,
Gwynedd
LL24 0DW
Tel: 0345 2602548
Email: betwsycoed@yha.org.uk

Ogwen Valley Bunkhouse
Tyn Y Maes
Bethesda
Gwynedd
LL57 3LX
Tel: 01248 601958 / 07775 978405
Email: bookings@ogwenvalleybunkhouse.co.uk

How to get there

Nant Peris is on the A4086 between Pen y Pass and Llanberis. Where we will be based will be centred on the Vaynol Arms pub. Use LL554UF as the post code for your satellite navigation system. You can also get public transport – see below.

If you’re using public transport to get to Snowdonia you will need to take the train to Bangor. From here you can choose to either take buses or hop in a cab.

Taxi: contact Miguel who is incredibly friendly and helpful and he will pick you up and/or organise more vehicles as needed. This 16 mile journey will take around 30 minutes. Email – info@snowdonia-taxiarfon.co.uk or call 01286 479 621 / 07733 188 997.

Buses – From the station (Stop H) take the 5C or the Traws Cymru T2 to the Bus Station (which will take about 25 minutes). From here find stand B and then take the number 88 to Llanberis. From the interchange here take the S2 to Nant Peris. Total journey time is around 1hr 15 mins.

Guided Scrambling

The Welsh 3000s Challenge

image showing Welsh 3000s morning light on Crib Goch

Guided Walks

Booked a day of mountain biking, climbing and abseiling with Will, for my husbands birthday, and it was fantastic. From the great communication, Will’s friendly nature and knowledge and his great ability to encourage and enable us to do things out of our comfort zone, we couldn’t have been more pleased with our whole experience. Will was so helpful and flexible when our day didn’t start out as planned, and gave us a great day to remember.

Steve Mills

17. October, 2023.

Excellent circular walk around Eyam, lead by Dean. Views, beautiful countryside, anecdotes and good company: What else could you want?

Victoria Hartnell

2. October, 2023.

Amazing experience on the Overcoming Fear of Heights 2 day course. Excellent input from Alison, Angie & Will - clear, practical, kind and encouraging. I've booked a bouldering class back home for tomorrow!!

Mary Hill

29. September, 2023.

You start with theory and then apply it in a practical fashion. I wouldn’t contemplate attempting leaping across this gap before this course but here is the evidence. I learnt a lot about positive thinking but also balance and how to notice your body when moving. I would recommend this course to build your confidence when outside your comfort zone at height

Leif Moore

25. September, 2023.

My wife and I had the most phenomenal weekend with Adam from Will4Adventure. It’s the second time we’ve done this climbing course and we will definitely be back for more. For some context, I love the outdoors so was very stoked for this weekend whereas my wife had only climbed in bouldering gyms and was understandably nervous. It took some convincing and she agree to book the first one . Straight away, we bonded with Adam and we were both comfortably at ease with his style. The highlight for me was watching my wife gaining confidence as we both learned to be a climbing team. Supporting each other belaying, climbing on real rock, abseiling and starting to lead a couple bits. This would not have been possible without Adam and Will4Adventure. Stop reading this and book now 😛

Beverly Jane Johnson

24. September, 2023.

10 in 10 in 10 climbing challenge Just wanted to say what a great day we had on Thursday with Stu and Mini, they gave us confidence, guidence and encouragement throughout the day, they were patient and good humoured with us and we felt we were in safe hands at all time. The day was well organised and having spoken to Will when booking the climbing challege he was aware of our abilities and the climbing routes were selected appropriately. We are all hoping to do some further climbing next year and plan to book again with Will. Many thanks to Stu Mini and Will

Rachel

19. September, 2023.

'm just back from attending the 'Overcoming your fear of heights' course in the Peak District and would highly recommend it. Having spent much of my lifetime in the mountains with no issues, in recent years a fear of heights and falling was really stopping me from doing the things I love. This course had been recommended to me by a friend who had had great success with it, so I thought why not give it a go? I am so glad I did! The whole two days were excellent. The 'theory' morning with Alison, exploring my thoughts as to where my fear might have come from was excellent and really got me thinking. After just a couple of hours I had some practical ideas to try out that might help. Moving straight onto the practical activities for the rest of the weekend worked so well. Despite a background of moving on rock, I was anxious as to what we might be asked to do but Adam and Angie made me feel at ease right from the start. They both had a real insight into where each of us was starting from and were skilful in giving us each enough challenge without overwhelming us. Their knowledge and expertise was second to none and made everyone feel secure and confident in the tasks. By the end of the weekend I felt that I had got part of my real self back. I felt more confident, less fearful, and armed with enough knowledge and insight to help myself keep improving. In the 48 hours since since the course finished I've been and stood on some rocks with a sheer drop below, something I've not been able to do for a long time, and had a short session at the climbing wall in which I didn't shake at all! Thanks Will and team for an outstanding weekend. This is one that really does impact in a life-changing way!

Tim Pickering

11. September, 2023.

Recently took part in the Outdoor First Aid course in Dufton. The quality of instruction by Stu and Ian was second-to-none. Just the right balance of theory and practice to keep the course engaging, and Stu's delivery was highly informative, animated, and humorous, which was much-needed considering the gravity of the subject matter. Both instructors did a grand job of creating a cohesive group dynamic, and my only gripe (though some may see this as a bonus) is that it was on during the annual beer festival, so the village was busy, the hostel fully booked and the campsite rowdy with no shortage of drunk folk noisily staggering about at all hours. The course was so good that I'm certainly not going to knock a star off for that.

Adam Al-Kashi

8. August, 2023.

Fantastic day of adventure and empowerment. Will's professionalism and humanity shone through. Worked brilliantly with our family group of mixed abilities and additional needs.

Snowdonia Accommodation

Snowdonia Accommodation – Llanberis and Nant Peris

Campsites and Bunkhouses

Snowdonia Accommodation – Capel Curig

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