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Tŷ Afon - River House

Beddgelert
Rated 9.0 in 420 reviews

Nestled in the picturesque village of Beddgelert in the heart of Snowdonia, United Kingdom, Tŷ Afon - River House offers a delightful retreat for those seeking tranquility and natural beauty. This charming boutique hotel is strategically set by the banks of the River Glaslyn, providing guests with stunning views and a serene atmosphere that is hard to match. The surrounding landscape, with its lush greenery and rolling hills, invites guests to explore the majestic beauty of the Snowdonia National Park.

Tŷ Afon - River House combines the charm of traditional Welsh architecture with modern comforts, creating a cozy and welcoming ambiance. Each room is thoughtfully designed to reflect the rustic charm of the region while offering all the modern amenities necessary for a comfortable stay. The hotel's commitment to a personalized experience ensures that guests feel at home, whether relaxing in their elegantly appointed rooms or enjoying the shared spaces overlooking the river.

Guests at Tŷ Afon - River House can indulge in a variety of activities, from hiking the nearby trails to exploring the quaint streets of Beddgelert village. The hotel also offers a gourmet breakfast featuring locally sourced ingredients, which can be savored in the dining area with panoramic views or on the terrace during warmer months.

Tŷ Afon - River House is not just a place to stay but a gateway to experiencing the unique culture, history, and natural splendor of North Wales. Its location and thoughtful amenities make it an ideal choice for travelers looking to unwind and embrace the beauty of the Welsh countryside.

 Golf courses < 20 km

Climate and Weather

January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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August
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November
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Michelin Restaurants in Beddgelert and near Tŷ Afon - River House

The Gunroom in Bontnewydd
The Gunroom
15.9km / 9.9mi
Sheeps and Leeks in Caernarfon
Sheeps and Leeks
18.6km / 11.5mi
Sygun Copper Mine
Sygun Copper Mine
Copper mine and mining museum in Merionethshire
1.4km / 0.87mi
Dinas Emrys
Dinas Emrys
Iron Age hillfort and castle probably erected by Prince Llewelyn II to guard the road to the mountain pass of Snowdon
1.6km / 0.97mi
Priory and Parish Church of Saint Mary
Priory and Parish Church of Saint Mary
Church in Beddgelert, Wales
170m / 190yd
Gelert's Grave
Gelert's Grave
Grade II listed building in Gwynedd. Located in a field approximately 350m SW of St Mary's Church, in an oval enclosure with plain modern railings.
400m / 430yd
Rhosydd Quarry
Rhosydd Quarry
Disused slate mine in North Wales
7.4km / 4.6mi
Plas Brondanw
Plas Brondanw
Country house in Gwynedd, UK
6.3km / 3.9mi
Capel Drws-y-coed and Ty Capel
Grade II listed building in Llanllyfni. Set in an isolated position at the foot of Craig y Bera on the north side of the B 4418, fronted by spear-headed iron railings and central gate on a low rubblestone wall with piers to the gates and ends
7.4km / 4.6mi
Porthmadog Maritime Museum
Museum in Porthmadog, Wales, United Kingdom
9.9km / 6.2mi
Bryngaer Nantlle
Hillfort in Gwynedd
8.6km / 5.4mi
Salem Welsh Independent Chapel
Salem Welsh Independent Chapel
Independent chapel in Porthmadog
9.7km / 6mi
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Grade II listed building in Gwynedd, on the SW side of the town centre on the road to Morfa Bychan
9.9km / 6.2mi
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church
Church in Tremadog, Gwynedd, Wales
8.6km / 5.3mi
Baladeulyn Chapel
Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Nantlle
9.7km / 6.1mi
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church
Church in Dolbenmaen, north Wales
9.9km / 6.2mi
Twr Gwynllan
Grade II listed building in Gwynedd. The tower stands on the top of a hill 200m S of Old Brynkir Hall, in a plantation of trees, and can be reached from Brynkir Home Farm by a winding private farm road.
8.4km / 5.2mi
Dolbenmaen Castle
Dolbenmaen Castle
Castle in Gwynedd, Wales
10km / 6.2mi
Dolbadarn Castle
Dolbadarn Castle
Castle in Gwynedd, Wales, built by the princes of Wales
11.7km / 7.3mi
Llechwedd Slate Caverns
Llechwedd Slate Caverns
Tourist attraction in Gwynedd, Wales
10.7km / 6.7mi
St Twrog's Church
St Twrog's Church
Church in Maentwrog, north Wales
10.4km / 6.5mi
St Peris's Church, Nant Peris, Llanberis
St Peris's Church, Nant Peris, Llanberis
Church in Nant Peris, Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales
10.3km / 6.4mi
St.Padarn Church
St.Padarn Church
Church in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales
11.9km / 7.4mi
St Cynhaearn's Church
St Cynhaearn's Church
Church in Ynyscynhaearn, north Wales
11.5km / 7.1mi
Criccieth Golf Course
Criccieth Golf Course
Golf course in the UK
11.9km / 7.4mi
Pen Llystyn
Roman fort in Gwynedd, Wales
11.6km / 7.2mi
St Tecwyn's Church
St Tecwyn's Church
Church in Llandecwyn, Gwynedd, Wales
11.2km / 7mi
St Cyngar's Church
St Cyngar's Church
Church in Borth-y-Gest, Gwynedd, Wales
11.1km / 6.9mi
St Garmon's Church
St Garmon's Church
Church in Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, Wales
11km / 6.9mi
Horeb Welsh Baptist Church
Horeb Welsh Baptist Church
Baptist chapel in Garndolbenmaen
10.3km / 6.4mi
Jerwsalem Chapel
Jerwsalem Chapel
Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Garndolbenmaen
10.6km / 6.6mi
Criccieth Castle
Criccieth Castle
Castle in Criccieth, North Wales
13.9km / 8.6mi
Bryn Cader Faner
Bryn Cader Faner
Archaeological site in Gwynedd, Wales, UK
14km / 8.7mi
Dolwyddelan Castle
Dolwyddelan Castle
Castle in Conwy County Borough, Wales, UK
13.6km / 8.4mi
National Slate Museum
National Slate Museum
Museum of the slate industry in Llanberis, North Wales, United Kingdom
12.1km / 7.5mi
Tomen y Castell
Tomen y Castell
Castle in Dolwyddelan, Conwy County Borough, Wales, UK
13.8km / 8.6mi
Quarry Hospital
Quarry Hospital
Museum in Llanberis
12.6km / 7.8mi
Gwinllan Pant Du
First solar powered vineyard in Wales
12.4km / 7.7mi
Harlech beach
Harlech beach
Beach in Wales
13.7km / 8.5mi
Saint Michael's Church
Saint Michael's Church
Church in Llan Ffestiniog
12.3km / 7.7mi
Soar Welsh Methodist Chapel
Soar Welsh Methodist Chapel
Wesleyan chapel in Soar
12.9km / 8mi
Dinorwic Quarry Barracks 'A' Incline
Scheduled monument in Wales
12km / 7.5mi
St Catherine's Church
St Catherine's Church
Church in Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales
13.4km / 8.3mi
Salem Chapel
Salem Chapel
Independent chapel in Caernarfon
12.8km / 7.9mi
Sarn Helen
Sarn Helen
Roman road in Wales
14.1km / 8.8mi
Grave of David Lloyd George
Grave of David Lloyd George
Grade II* listed building in Gwynedd.
15.1km / 9.4mi
Lloyd George Museum
Lloyd George Museum
Biographical museum in Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
15.2km / 9.4mi

What to do in Beddgelert and near Tŷ Afon - River House

Sygun Copper Mine
Sygun Copper Mine
Copper mine and mining museum in Merionethshire
1.4km / 0.87mi
Dinas Emrys
Dinas Emrys
Iron Age hillfort and castle probably erected by Prince Llewelyn II to guard the road to the mountain pass of Snowdon
1.6km / 0.97mi
Priory and Parish Church of Saint Mary
Priory and Parish Church of Saint Mary
Church in Beddgelert, Wales
170m / 190yd
Gelert's Grave
Gelert's Grave
Grade II listed building in Gwynedd. Located in a field approximately 350m SW of St Mary's Church, in an oval enclosure with plain modern railings.
400m / 430yd
Rhosydd Quarry
Rhosydd Quarry
Disused slate mine in North Wales
7.4km / 4.6mi
Plas Brondanw
Plas Brondanw
Country house in Gwynedd, UK
6.3km / 3.9mi
Capel Drws-y-coed and Ty Capel
Grade II listed building in Llanllyfni. Set in an isolated position at the foot of Craig y Bera on the north side of the B 4418, fronted by spear-headed iron railings and central gate on a low rubblestone wall with piers to the gates and ends
7.4km / 4.6mi
Porthmadog Maritime Museum
Museum in Porthmadog, Wales, United Kingdom
9.9km / 6.2mi
Bryngaer Nantlle
Hillfort in Gwynedd
8.6km / 5.4mi
Salem Welsh Independent Chapel
Salem Welsh Independent Chapel
Independent chapel in Porthmadog
9.7km / 6mi
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Church of the Most Holy Redeemer
Grade II listed building in Gwynedd, on the SW side of the town centre on the road to Morfa Bychan
9.9km / 6.2mi
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church
Church in Tremadog, Gwynedd, Wales
8.6km / 5.3mi
Baladeulyn Chapel
Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Nantlle
9.7km / 6.1mi
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church
Church in Dolbenmaen, north Wales
9.9km / 6.2mi
Twr Gwynllan
Grade II listed building in Gwynedd. The tower stands on the top of a hill 200m S of Old Brynkir Hall, in a plantation of trees, and can be reached from Brynkir Home Farm by a winding private farm road.
8.4km / 5.2mi
Dolbenmaen Castle
Dolbenmaen Castle
Castle in Gwynedd, Wales
10km / 6.2mi
Dolbadarn Castle
Dolbadarn Castle
Castle in Gwynedd, Wales, built by the princes of Wales
11.7km / 7.3mi
Llechwedd Slate Caverns
Llechwedd Slate Caverns
Tourist attraction in Gwynedd, Wales
10.7km / 6.7mi
St Twrog's Church
St Twrog's Church
Church in Maentwrog, north Wales
10.4km / 6.5mi
St Peris's Church, Nant Peris, Llanberis
St Peris's Church, Nant Peris, Llanberis
Church in Nant Peris, Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales
10.3km / 6.4mi
St.Padarn Church
St.Padarn Church
Church in Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales
11.9km / 7.4mi
St Cynhaearn's Church
St Cynhaearn's Church
Church in Ynyscynhaearn, north Wales
11.5km / 7.1mi
Criccieth Golf Course
Criccieth Golf Course
Golf course in the UK
11.9km / 7.4mi
Pen Llystyn
Roman fort in Gwynedd, Wales
11.6km / 7.2mi
St Tecwyn's Church
St Tecwyn's Church
Church in Llandecwyn, Gwynedd, Wales
11.2km / 7mi
St Cyngar's Church
St Cyngar's Church
Church in Borth-y-Gest, Gwynedd, Wales
11.1km / 6.9mi
St Garmon's Church
St Garmon's Church
Church in Betws Garmon, Gwynedd, Wales
11km / 6.9mi
Horeb Welsh Baptist Church
Horeb Welsh Baptist Church
Baptist chapel in Garndolbenmaen
10.3km / 6.4mi
Jerwsalem Chapel
Jerwsalem Chapel
Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Garndolbenmaen
10.6km / 6.6mi
Criccieth Castle
Criccieth Castle
Castle in Criccieth, North Wales
13.9km / 8.6mi

Golf courses

Porthmadog Golf Club
Porthmadog Golf Club
11.3km / 7mi
Mini Golf Course
Mini Golf Course
11.8km / 7.3mi
Criccieth Golf Course
Criccieth Golf Course
Golf course in the UK
11.9km / 7.4mi
Criccieth Multi Golf
Criccieth Multi Golf
pitch and putt
13km / 8.1mi
Bryn Teg
Bryn Teg
15km / 9.4mi
Royal Saint Davids Golf Course
Royal Saint Davids Golf Course
15.9km / 9.9mi
Tyddyn Mawr Golf Club
Tyddyn Mawr Golf Club
16.7km / 10.4mi
Caernarfon Golf Club
Caernarfon Golf Club
18.4km / 11.4mi
Betws y Coed Golf Course
Betws y Coed Golf Course
22.2km / 13.8mi
Driving Range
Driving Range
22.9km / 14.3mi
St Deniol Golf Club
St Deniol Golf Club
23km / 14.3mi
Pwllheli Golf Course
Pwllheli Golf Course
26.3km / 16.4mi
Baron Hill Golf Club
Baron Hill Golf Club
9 hole
27km / 16.8mi
Lleyn Golf Centre
Lleyn Golf Centre
29.1km / 18.1mi
Henllys Golf Club
Henllys Golf Club
29.1km / 18.1mi
Mon Golf Complex
Mon Golf Complex
31.1km / 19.4mi
Clwb Golff Nefyn
Clwb Golff Nefyn
32km / 19.9mi
Fairbourne Golf Club
Fairbourne Golf Club
34.3km / 21.3mi
Abersoch Golf Club
Abersoch Golf Club
UK golf club
34.4km / 21.4mi
Clwb Golff Abersoch
Clwb Golff Abersoch
34.9km / 21.7mi

About Beddgelert

Beddgelert, located in the heart of Snowdonia National Park, offers a range of activities and sights that highlight its natural beauty and rich history. One of the most notable attractions is the Beddgelert village itself, known for its charming stone buildings and picturesque scenery. Exploring the quaint streets can provide insights into local culture and architecture.

The Gelert's Grave is a significant historical site that commemorates the legendary dog Gelert, associated with the village's folklore. Visiting this location allows for a reflection on the local legends and a peaceful moment in a scenic setting.

For those interested in outdoor activities, the surrounding mountains and trails provide excellent opportunities for hiking and walking. Routes vary in difficulty, catering to both casual walkers and more experienced hikers. The Sygun Copper Mine nearby offers a unique glimpse into the region's mining history and features guided tours that highlight its historical significance.

Additionally, the River Glaslyn is a lovely spot for leisurely walks and offers a chance to experience the area's natural beauty. The river's banks provide opportunities for picnicking or simply enjoying the tranquil environment.

Beddgelert also serves as a gateway to Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales, making it an ideal base for those planning to climb the mountain. The views from the summit are rewarding and provide a broader perspective of the stunning landscape.

In terms of local cuisine, several cafés and pubs in the village offer traditional Welsh dishes and local produce, providing a chance to experience the regional flavors. Engaging with the local community and enjoying its hospitality can enhance your visit.

Overall, Beddgelert presents a blend of natural beauty, historical significance, and local culture, making it a worthwhile destination for those exploring Wales.




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