Fferm Bryn Melyn Farm
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£1780–£2575 / week
About the home
One of 3 finalists in the National Tourism Awards 2010 and holders of the Visit Wales Cyclists and Walkers Award, as well as being 5* rated, we certainly go that extra mile to ensure your memories are exceptional.
Designated an area of outstanding natural beauty, some 5 miles east of Bala and adjoining the Snowdonia National Park, it is the perfect location for either that relaxing holiday, or for getting out there and taking advantage of all the adventure activities in the immediate vicinity, abundant local waks, cycle routes and watersports to mention but a few.You may not even want to get in the car as there is so much to do onsite with the complimentary tennis court, a large games room and private fishing all included in the rate and a hot tub available for hire. Within a short drive, explore the attractions of North Wales from Mount Snowdon and Cader Idris to numerous castles and National Trust properties, Blue Flag beach, rivers and waterfalls, copper mines and slate mines, watersports and high ropes - its all here for you to enjoy.
You only have to go half a mile to find our wonderful local pub, open all day serving food and drink.
2 miles away, we have a MIchelin starred restaurant for the discerning diners amongst you.
If you enjoy cooking, you can have your online shopping delivered so no need to overload your car.
If you'd rather not cook, onsite caterers are available, or indeed, prepared meals can be delivered to your door and you just pop it in the oven and put it on the table!
Wifi is available if you can't leave it all behind, or indeed if you need it for your business meeting.
According to our guests, the accommodation is luxurious yet comfortable, stylish yet relaxing, priced with affordability in mind and with the added value of a glorious location.
Bryn Melyn Farmhouse lies within a beautiful landscaped garden including a tiered lower garden with freshwater stream serving a series of pools and ponds with many seating areas overlooking the sloping lawns and heather beds, and, a stunning gazebo. Step outside the farmhouse through one of the french windows and sit on the glorious stone patio,enjoying the panoramic views from this idyllic spot whilst enjoying a drink, a meal, a book or all three!
Hidden in this breathtaking garden is the tennis court, where those of a more energetic disposition can fill their lungs with some of the freshest air in Britain!
If indeed an action packed holiday is part of your plan, then take advantage of the numerous sporting activities in the immediate area. Within half a mile of the farmhouse you will find the Get Wet Centre offering abseiling, climbing, high ropes, paintballing, clay pigeon shooting, guided 4 x 4 safaris and mountain biking.
On Bala Lake,you can enjoy kayaking, canoeing, windsurfing and sailing whilst the National White Water Rafting Centre is nearby at Tryweryn.
There are of course abundant glorious walks and cycling routes in the immediate area whilst for the more adventurous mountain biker there is Coed y Brenin Forest Park, renowned for its world class mountain bike trails. There is also the Mountain Biking Centre in Llandegla and for you roadie cyclists, Bwlch Y Groes for the highest route in Britian. Secure bike shed and hose available on site if you bring your own bike, or, bikes may also be hired in Bala.
Another exceptionally popular feature for young and old on site at Bryn Melyn Farm is the large games room in the barn, offering table tennis, table football, snooker,pool and darts.
There is also a field for football with goalposts provided, but bring your own football!
In Winter, sledges are available and for the past 2 Winters, these have certainly been in demand!
Other attractions in the area include Golf Clubs, Portmeirion, Slate and Copper Mines, Snowdonia, Narrow Gauge and Steam Railways withiin a few miles, Barmouth Blue Flag beach, and leisure centre to name but a few.
Bryn Melyn Farm also offers 5 courtyard cottages on the same site, but set separately from the Farmhouse.
All together we can accommodate 30 guests [sofa beds also available] Property Ref 147482.
Ideal for family gatherings [read our reviews from Happy Families] and of course any reunion and celebration and businesss or corporate event.
As your host is an International Opera singer, we offer courses and classes for larger groups and business events.Please refer to www.lunchtimechoir.com for further details and just ask how this can be tailored to your group's' requirement. We don't sing opera - unless you want to of course!We sing what YOU want to sing.
Excellent for team building and for getting to know each other.
With this in mind, we offer Going Solo holidays which involve a number of prearranged activities of your choice, including singing if that is your interest and/or adventure activities such as white water rafting and gorge walking, or of course,walking and cycling.Breakfast and Dinner is provided and taken all together in the dining room. You are of course, free to do your own thing during the day if you prefer whilst just returning to join us for dinner if you choose. Its up to you how you use your freedom.
| Size: | Sleeps up to 16, 6 bedrooms |
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| Nearest beach: | Barmouth Blue Flag |
| Will consider: | Corporate lets Short breaks |
| Access: | Car advised Wheelchair access Nearest amenities: 1km |
| Family friendly? | Suitable for children of all ages Suitable for people with restricted mobility |
| Notes: | No pets allowed No smoking at this property Self-catering |
Facilities
| Luxuries: | Log fire, Internet access, DVD player, Staffed Property |
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| General: | Central heating, TV, Video player, CD player, Pool / Snooker table, Table tennis, Games room, Satellite TV, Wi-fi available |
| Standard: | Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer |
| Utilities: | Clothes dryer, Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine |
| Rooms: | 6 Bedrooms, 3 bathrooms of which 1 family bathroom, 1 en suite and 1 shower room |
| Furniture: | Sofabeds (1), Single beds (6), Double beds (3), Cots (1), Dining seating for 36, Lounge seating for 14 |
| Other: | Linen and towels provided Highchair available |
| Outdoors: | Balcony / Terrace, Tennis court on site, Private garden, BBQ, Shared tennis court on site, Private fishing lake / river |
| Access: | Wheelchair friendly, Parking space |
Further details indoors:
The farmhouse is luxuriously appointed throughout with great attention to detail.The large kitchen breakfast room has a slate floor,shaker style kitchen units,butler sink,solid wood worktops, ceramic hob, electric oven, and a feature Aga [not switched on between April and October] It has a large kitchen table seating from 12- 16 ,an American style fridge freezer and a glorious view from the French window. The stylish dining room features a 12 seater table, a fireplace as well as a seating area to take advantage of yet another stunning view through a second French window. If you are a large group getting together by renting the cottages as well, the dining room can be arranged to seat 36 - 42.
The enticing sitting room has an inglenook fireplace, TV/DVD with Video and satellite/Sky.
The en suite bathroom to the master bedroom has two free standing washbasins and contemporary style free standing bath tub. If candlelit baths are for you, then this could be the ideal bathroom. It also offers an invigorating large power shower.The family bathroom is of an equally luxurious standard with similar large free standing bath tub and power shower. There are 3 double bedrooms and 2 twin bedded rooms upstairs and one twin bedded room downstairs with the use of additional shower room.
Further details outdoors:
You may feel that you don't need to move from the farmhouse itself during your holiday but rather take advantage of the stunning landscaped garden, the surrounding woodland,the tennis court and games room and private fishing on the River Dee.
A Hot Tub is available for hire - just ask. Guests should be aware that there are numerous ponds within the boundary of the property if you are planning to bring toddlers or young children.
The farm itself has a most attractive courtyard with plenty of parking spaces within it for both cars and trailers.
Bikes may be stored securely within the outbuildings.Within the garden and woodland, there is garden furniture for your use as well as a barbecue and garden heater.
The property has a helipad if you would like to arrive by helicopter or it may be possible to arrange a helicopter excursion with a company near Chester who fly over North Wales.
Further details
A welcome pack awaits your arrival and the owner will be available on site during the course of your stay to ensure that your holiday is of the highest standard possible and to offer local information.
Bryn Melyn was her childhood home to which she had to return after some years away travelling the world as an International Opera Singer. She is now delighted to be able to offer it to you for your holiday.
German and French is spoken as well as English and Welsh of course,and some Italian and Spanish.
Conditions
25% of the holiday fee is required to confirm your booking and the balance falls due 6 weeks before your holiday begins.
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The North Wales / Snowdonia/Gwynedd region
North Wales is one of the most popular regions to visit with the incredible variety that it offers its visitors from castles, outstanding gardens and houses, Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal which was recently given World Heritage Status and of course the multitude of exciting activities and visitor attractions offered in the Snowdonia National Park as well as a rich cultural experience.These visitor attractions include the Italianate village of Portmeirion made famous by the cult 60's series, The Prisoner, the staggering slate and copper mines of Snowdonia, Electric Mountain, Heritage Railways, the little lakeside railway in Bala,blue flag beach in Barmouth, the Alternative Centre in Machynlleth,as well as mountain climbing to include Snowdon and Cader Idris, and walking and cycling wherever you go.
Sporting activities include golfing, watersports such as kayaking,canoeing,white water rafting. Also abseiling,mountain biking, cycling,walking,mountain climbing, high ropes, paintballing, quad biking to name but a few!t
Actually onsite in Bryn Melyn Farm, you have a private tennis court, a large games room/playroom with table tennis, table football, pool, snooker and darts, playing fields with goals, and private fishing on the River Dee.
Also available in the area,you are well provided for in terms of local restaurants and pubs should you feel like taking a total break,including the catering!
The local pub is only 0.6 of a mile away offering food and regular live music.There is another pub within 2 miles of the farmhouse,not to mention the national award winning restaurant, Tyddyn Llan in Llandrillo.You could also enjoy a meal at the glorious Pale Hall, a Victorian Mansion within one mile of the farmhouse and now a luxurious hotel at which you could also partake of some morning coffee or afternoon tea.After all,Queen Victoria once stayed here when it was a private house and the station platform was extended at the time to receive the Royal train!
The Bala / Bryn Melyn area
In addition to the abundance of local attraction mentioned above both locally and in the Snowdonia National Park, we have many facilities on site at Bryn Melyn Farm so that you don't even have to get in the car.
These include a private tennis court, a large games room/playroom with table tennis, table football, pool, snooker and darts, playing fields with goals and superb private fishing.
We have space for a marquee for about 120 guests and are currently applying for a licence to conduct weddings at the venue.
Onsite catering can be arranged for that special occasion or even if you don't feel like cooking!
For the birdwatchers amongst you, this is the ideal venue.We have a huge variety of birds to include owls which you can hear as they call to one another at night, the hypnotic call of the buzzards as they fly above the farm,and nesting in the courtyard this year 2009, we have had a redstart, a very rare and shy bird, which only goes to show what a peaceful location it is! Daily, there is an enormous variety of birds jostling for supremacy. We have a particularly well fed robin redbreast who enjoys any food left out for him in the maintenance shed! Some of our keen birdwatching guests have also enjoyed a day out to Lake Vyrnwy and its excellent birdwatching facility.
As for fishermen, you don't even have to get in the car!
We have a 3/4 mile of private fishing on the River Dee .
All you need is an Environment Agency Licence. We can offer permits for fly fishing for trout, salmon, and grayling in season.
If sailing is your passion, then Bala Lake, within 5 miles or a 15 minute drive is the place for you.
Bring your own boat and park it in the parking area on the farm or hire a boat at the lakeside.
What could be easier?Other watersports are available there of course to include canoeing and kayaking. There is the white knuckle experience of white water rafting at nearby Tryweryn.
The annual Llangollen International Eisteddfod in July is within 20 minutes of the property.
There are numerous local eisteddfods [competitive festivals for the Arts] and our local Llandderfel Eisteddfod takes place on Good Friday every year.
There are sheepdog trials locally which were once made famous by the TV programme 'One Man and His Dog'
An International Sheepdog Trial winner lives locally and offers the opportunity to watch him and his dogs working.
They also offer quad biiking and other activities at the farm including watching the pet lambs beign fed in season.
There are a number of Male Voice Choirs in the area and it may be possible to go and watch a rehearsal.
The National Eisteddfod of Wales is in Wrexham in 2011 - you may have missed it this year 2009 in Bala, and of course,your International Opera Singer hostess adjudicating!
The Vaenol Festival organised and promoted by the International Opera Singer, Bryn Terfel,takes place at the end of August and is about an hour's drive from the farmhouse.
Nearer to Bryn Melyn of course there is an abundance of sporting activities including private fishing on the Dee,white water rafting,sailing,canoeing,kayaking,abseiling,climbing,high ropes,4x4,walking, cycling,mountain biking,horseriding and golf.
On site,we can arrange for a mobile Holistic Therapist to visit you during your holiday for Aromatherapy, Reflexology,Swedish Body Massage and Indian Head Massage.The annual Llangollen International Eisteddfod in July is within 20 minutes of the property.
The Vaenol Festival organised and promoted by the International Opera Singer, Bryn Terfel, takes place at the end of August and is about an hour's drive from the farmhouse.
How to get there
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| Nearest Travel Links | |
| Airport: | Liverpool 60 minutes; Manchester 90 minutes; |
| Railway: | Ruabon & Wrexham 40 minutes; Chest;er 50 minutes |
| Ferry: | Holyhead 90 minutes |
Contact the owner for easy directions to this property.
Activities near Bala
Tennis in town
Watersports
Horse Riding
Golf within 30 mins drive
Fishing
Walking holidays
Rural / countryside retreats
Beach or lakeside relaxation
Cycling holidays
Reviews
 19 Feb 2012 |
We'd decided to find some where to bring a groups of friends and family together to celebrate our 50th birthdays. We couldn't have chosen anywhere nicer. The Farm House formed the central part for the weekend but the cottages allowed those that wanted it a bit of privacy. We were also able to bring 2 dogs that stayed in 2 of the cottages - they're only allowed in those. The facilities were good with a games room, we didn't use the tennis courts too cold and wet. Bathrooms are well fitted as are the kitchens and the rest of the Farm House. The pub is within easy walking distance, although the road is narrow - so need a torch if walking at night. Pub allows dogs in and is very friendly - the dog gets a treat before we got a drink. Very nice place to spend an evening. I wouldn't hesitate in recommending this property to groups and individuals alike. |
07 Feb 2012 |
I booked this for an extended family get together for my wife's birthday. There were around 30 of us from 6 weeks old to 85 years old. We had a fantastic stay. The accommodation was superb. Arriving after dark I did not get to see the grounds until the next day and they were fantastic. We would love to stay again and enjoyed it so much that my sister is thinking of going again in September with her family. I would recommend this to anyone from a couple to a large group. Faultless |
13 Jan 2012 |
We were a group of 16 for 3 days and then 8 for 4 days. A family gathering with 8 adults & 8 teenagers. Mainly to celebrate a 5oth birthday and get together. Eirian (owner) is very nice and v v helpful. She had put in some Xmas decor and a tree. The house is in a very scenic area and extremely comfortable and well equipped. The garden is beautiful and the games room a real bonus. I would suggest summer would be best as lovely to sit out in garden, play tennis and so much to do around the area in good weather. We were very unlucky due to lots of rain but still had pretty good time. Mostly cooked drank and relaxed and had some very nice walks locally. Only got 2/3 of way up Snowdon as SO wet!!! House is ideal for 10/12 guests max I would say as only 2 bathrooms...bit of a queue for 16. Rooms are not huge but beds very comfortable and house v warm in winter with aga and ingle fire. Very nice stylish/contemporary decor while still maintaining trad feel....We all had a lovely gathering! Would recommend. |
Guestbook for Fferm Bryn Melyn Farm
I was organising a friends holiday and by sheer good luck I came across Fferm Bryn Melyn Farm.
There were 12 of us in total including a toddler and 2 very young babies all of which was no trouble to Eirian
when arranging the booking. We stayed for a long weekend in this idyllic setting in the amazing converted farmhouse. we were completely blown away when we arrived and viewed the accommodation.
The house was immaculate and furnished to a very high standard- the gardens, the tennis court and other amenities were excellent and an added bonus. Helped by good British weather, it turned out to be one of the best weekends away we have had, in fact it was so lovely we didn't want to leave the house all weekend.
Eirian arranged for gas for a last minute BBQ and also put us in contact with someone who came to the house and trated the ladies to an afternoon of pampering - which was great.
I am not surprised by the National Tourism Award, it truly is an amazing place with a very friendly and accommodating host who made us all very welcome whilst leaving us to get on with enjoying the house and facilities without interruption.
L.Smith
We stayed at Bryn Melyn Farm in the Farmhouse all 12 of us at the end of June 2010. It was for a special occasion, my sister's 40th birthday.
Right from when I sent the enquiry and the dates required I was confident I had booked the right place for our family gathering.
The Farmhouse and its surrounding area is outstanding.The best quality linen and accessories throughout the Farmhouse make it a very luxurious accommodation but at the same time we all felt very comfortable and at home. The gardens and tennis court and of course the games room were very much enjoyed by adults as well as the children.
R.Hill
Rental prices
| Rental prices originally quoted in: British £ | Convert to: |
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| Period | From | To | Weekly | Nightly rate | Minimum stay | |
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| LOW SEASON | 5 Jan 12 | 30 Mar 12 | £ 1780 | £ 300 | £ 350 | 3 Nights |
| HIGH SEASON | 30 Mar 12 | 16 Apr 12 | £ 2100 | £ 320 | £ 400 | 3 Nights |
| MID SEASON | 16 Apr 12 | 4 May 12 | £ 1895 | £ 300 | £ 380 | 3 Nights |
| HIGH SEASON | 4 May 12 | 7 May 12 | £ 2100 | £ 320 | £ 400 | 3 Nights |
| MID SEASON | 7 May 12 | 1 Jun 12 | £ 1895 | £ 300 | £ 380 | 3 Nights |
| PEAK SEASON | 1 Jun 12 | 11 Jun 12 | £ 2475 | - | - | 1 Week |
| MID SEASON | 11 Jun 12 | 29 Jun 12 | £ 1895 | £ 300 | £ 380 | 3 Nights |
| HIGH SEASON | 29 Jun 12 | 20 Jul 12 | £ 2100 | £ 320 | £ 400 | 3 Nights |
| PEAK SEASON | 20 Jul 12 | 3 Sep 12 | £ 2475 | - | - | 1 Week |
| HIGH SEASON | 3 Sep 12 | 29 Sep 12 | £ 2100 | £ 320 | £ 400 | 3 Nights |
| LOW SEASON | 29 Sep 12 | 20 Oct 12 | £ 1780 | £ 300 | £ 350 | 3 Nights |
| HIGH SEASON | 20 Oct 12 | 1 Nov 12 | £ 2100 | £ 320 | £ 400 | Flexible |
| LOW SEASON | 1 Nov 12 | 21 Dec 12 | £ 1780 | £ 300 | £ 350 | 3 Nights |
| PEAK SEASON | 21 Dec 12 | 4 Jan 13 | £ 2575 | - | - | 1 Week |
The property's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights
NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.
** in peak season short breaks accepted only subject to late availability
25% deposit required with initial booking.
Balance required 6 weeks before holiday begins.
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Contact the owner
* Required fields Please check the following errors: | 4 years listed You are contacting Eirian Davies
Languages spoken     The owner is based in the United Kingdom and has advertised with Holiday Lettings since 2008. This farmhouse has received 8 reviews from previous guests.  |
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