Dol Adda - 52038
About the home
Located 2 miles outside the noted market town of Dolgellau, this restored 16th Century house in Snowdonia includes a sauna facility and a large media room for cinema-style viewing. Excellent venue for group celebrations, family holidays, and individuals wishing to relax in beautiful, comfortable surroundings. Each room has been individually designed with quality furnishings and fittings, cleverly integrating antique with contemporary; traditional with ‘high tech’. Enjoy this beautiful house and its surroundings and make the most of its location to explore the town, nearby coast and countryside.
Historically important for its gold mines from which rings are made for royalty, today, many people come for Snowdonia National Park’s unrivalled scenery, low and high level walks that include the Mawddach Trail or Cader Idris, the seaside or the many attractions such as the Fairbourne or Tal-y-llyn railways.
| Size: | Sleeps up to 10, 5 bedrooms |
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| Nearest beach: | Barmouth and Fairbourne, 12km |
| Will consider: | Corporate lets Hen and stag parties Short breaks |
| Access: | Car advised Wheelchair access Nearest amenities: 2km |
| Family friendly? | Suitable for children of all ages Suitable for people with restricted mobility |
| Notes: | Pets welcome No smoking at this property |
Facilities
| Luxuries: | Sauna, Log fire, Internet access, DVD player |
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| General: | Central heating, TV, Table tennis, Games room, Wi-fi available |
| Standard: | Kettle, Toaster |
| Utilities: | Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer |
| Rooms: | 5 Bedrooms, 5 bathrooms of which 4 family bathrooms and 1 shower room |
| Furniture: | Single beds (6), Double beds (2), Cots (1), Dining seating for 18 |
| Other: | Linen and towels provided Highchair available |
| Outdoors: | Private garden, BBQ |
| Access: | Wheelchair friendly, Secure parking |
Further details indoors:
Ground Floor
Dol Adda has a well equipped kitchen and dining area with new combined Aga / Electric cooker. Antique and modern furnishings/fittings. Dishwasher, microwave, double sink, bread making appliance. Welsh dresser. Parquet flooring throughout.
Dining room with heavy duty custom built oak dining table, with 18 matching chairs, next to the kitchen.
Sitting room 1 with large, robust, comfortable leather chairs, large screen TV, log burner and parquet flooring. Picture window and French doors for you to enjoy the expansive views surrounding this impressive self catering house.
Sitting room 2 with bay window and garden views, the newly decorated room is elegantly furnished in traditional style and with some antique furniture.
Porch - main entrance with boot rack and wc
Upstairs - First Floor
Bedroom 1 - Newly refurbished with double bed, goose down duvet, washbasin, antique furniture to include dressing table and wardrobe, mirror and side tables with lamps.
Bathroom - Completely refurbished, new white suite comprising wc and shower, wash hand basin and heated towel rail. Wooden flooring.
Bedroom 2 - Smaller room with double bed, and goose down duvet, a bedside table and lamp. New carpet, curtains, built in antique wardrobe and chair.
Bedroom 3 - Stylish newly created muted decor, original oak beams. New carpet and curtains. Zip and link king sized bed that can be converted to twin beds on request. Wash hand basin, bedside tables with lamps. Large wardrobe with drawers.
Attractive period designed wc in good working order.
Bedroom 4 - Large brightly designed room with garden view. King sized bed, zip and linked for converting to twin beds. Goose down duvet. Side tables and lamps, new curtains and carpet.
Second Floor
Bathroom - Adjoining the bedroom, stunningly designed roll topped bath, centrally located in the room with garden view. Slim line wash basin and storage in an extensive cupboard with drawers. Wooden floor
Shower room with wc - Pedestal wash basin, powerful shower, wc and tiled floor – all white. Heated towel rail.
Bedroom 5 - The largest of the bedrooms with views of farmland and garden surrounding Dol Adda. Design befits the exterior, bringing the ‘outside in’. Wooden flooring. Cast iron fire place with slate hearth. King sized / twin bedroom with goose down duvet. Reading lights located either side of bed side table/cabinet flanking the bed. Built in antique wardrobe.
Bathroom - All white suite comprising roll topped bath, wc, pedestal wash basin, heated towel rail, antique wash stand containing a jug and basin. Wooden floor.
Further details outdoors:
Garden & Facilities on site
Providing seclusion, privacy, space and views, the garden is large and secluded, private yet with intriguing areas that provide the visitor with ample space to walk and explore, whatever the season.
Dol Adda also has an external complex for guests' exclusive use. This includes...
1) Large media / games room with 50-inch flat-screen for cinema-style viewing
2) Separate sauna facility, complete with shower and seating area.
Further details
Bed linen, hand and bath towels included
Heating and electricity included. A biomass boiler is fed with spent timber creating a renewable energy source to provide heating and hot water for this self-catering house near Dolgellau.
Logs provided for log burners/open fire
Guests are treated to a welcome hamper and honesty larder comprising some Fair Trade, organic and locally sourced products. Drinking water is purified from a mountain source.
Cot and high chair provided
Pets welcome at £20 per pet (maximum of 2)
Plenty of parking space.
The North Wales / Snowdonia/Gwynedd region
Dol Adda’s is set in a peaceful, private and elevated rural location, 2 miles from Dolgellau. A field runs straight from the garden up to the hill, where, from the top, there are magnificent views across to Cader Idris mountains, over the Mawddach estuary. The property’s wooded areas, terrace and lawns are large enough to explore and enjoy as an entity, reaching almost out of view of the house.
At the foot of Cader Idris, this large self catering house provides an excellent location to explore the Mid and North Wales coast and countryside. The pretty, charismatic town of Dolgellau is just a few minutes’ drive from Dol Adda and offers plenty of shops, restaurants, pubs and more than 200 listed buildings – more than any other town in Wales.
Dol Adda is set in southern Snowdonia, an area that is historically important for its gold mines from which rings are made for royalty. It also offers unrivalled scenery, low and high level walks that include the Mawddach Trail and Cader Idris and beautiful sandy beaches nearby including Barmouth, Fairbourne and Aberdyfi.
Amongst the numerous attractions in the area are the mountain biking centre and Go Ape at Coed y Brenin, Fairbourne and Tal-y-llyn railways and the Centre for Alternative Technology. Another must see is the majestic Harlech Castle (World Heritage site) whilst Corris Craft Centre, King Arthur's Labyrinth and the RSPB Bird Reserve at Penmaenpool also offer great days out.
The Dolgellau area
Beaches
Barmouth Beach – long, sandy beach with Blue Flag award. 8 miles
Fairbourne Beach – sandy beach. 8 miles
Walking
The Mawddach Trail – Dolgellau - suitable for all ages – walkers, cyclists and wheelchair users. 0.3 mile from this Dolgellau self catering house.
New Precipice Walk – Llanelltyd - suitable for all ages. 1 mile
Cadair Idris (mountain) – 3 main routes starting from Dolgellau (2 miles), Minffordd (8 miles) and Abergynolwyn (16 miles).
Precipice Walk – Dolgellau - suitable for all ages. 2 miles
Torrent Walk – Brithdir - moderate leisure walk approx 2½ miles along the river. 4 miles
Panorama Walk – Barmouth - suitable for all ages. 8 miles from the house.
Cycling
The Mawddach Trail – As above
Coed-y-Brenin Mountain Biking Centre – Suitable routes for all ages. 6.5 miles
Fishing
Read more about the range of opportunities to go fishing in the Dolgellau area – suitable options for all ages.
Golf
Dolgellau Golf Club – 9 hole golf course. 2 miles
Horse riding
Bwlchgwyn Farm Pony Trekking Centre - suitable for anyone over 4yrs. 7 miles
Water sports
Bala Lake – sailing, canoeing, kayaking, windsurfing, raft building etc. 19 miles
National White Water Centre, Canolfan Tryweryn – White Water Rafting, Kayaking & Canoeing. 23 miles
How to get there
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| Railway: | Barmouth: 12 km |
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Activities near Dolgellau
Watersports
Horse Riding
Golf within 30 mins drive
Fishing
Walking holidays
Rural / countryside retreats
Beach or lakeside relaxation
Cycling holidays
Rental prices
| Rental prices originally quoted in: British £ | Convert to: |
| Prices for group size 10 | ||||||
| Period | From![]() | To![]() | Weekly![]() | Nightly rate | Minimum stay | |
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| Period 1 | 24 Jan 13 | 8 Feb 13 | £ 1000 | - | - | 2 Nights |
| Period 2 | 8 Feb 13 | 22 Feb 13 | £ 1380 | - | - | 2 Nights |
| Period 3 | 22 Feb 13 | 22 Mar 13 | £ 1000 | - | - | 2 Nights |
| Period 4 | 22 Mar 13 | 12 Apr 13 | £ 2000 | - | - | 1 Week |
| Period 5 | 12 Apr 13 | 3 May 13 | £ 1380 | - | - | 2 Nights |
| Period 6 | 3 May 13 | 10 May 13 | £ 2000 | - | - | 2 Nights |
| Period 7 | 10 May 13 | 24 May 13 | £ 1380 | - | - | 2 Nights |
| Period 8 | 24 May 13 | 3 Jun 13 | £ 2630 | - | - | 2 Nights |
| Period 9 | 3 Jun 13 | 19 Jul 13 | £ 1580 | - | - | 2 Nights |
| Period 10 | 19 Jul 13 | 6 Sep 13 | £ 2575 | - | - | 1 Week |
| Period 11 | 6 Sep 13 | 25 Oct 13 | £ 1480 | - | - | 2 Nights |
| Period 12 | 25 Oct 13 | 1 Nov 13 | £ 1580 | - | - | 1 Week |
| Period 13 | 1 Nov 13 | 20 Dec 13 | £ 1200 | - | - | 2 Nights |
| Period 14 | 20 Dec 13 | 3 Jan 14 | £ 2330 | - | - | 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.
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