Cae Canol is a Grade 2* listed stone farmhouse. A remote, pet friendly location for country lovers who want to walk off and lose themselves in the hills. It is a beautiful example of a traditional Snowdonia House, with 2 log burning stoves. The fitted kitchen is by the bathroom with bath and Shower. Pristine views of Snowdonia National Park greet you at the door. The outdoor seating area has views stretching down the valley towards the sea. 4x4 essential winter-spring, suggested summer-autumn The space LOCATION: Near Llan Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom Cae Canol is a 500 year old farm which is grade Il listed. This cottage is a semi-detached to the original 'farm house', which is also a holiday cottage. Down the farm track is the old barn which is now a holiday cottage too. There are just these 3 cottages halfway up Manod Mountain and your neighbours will be mostly sheep, as the cottages are in the fieId where sheep live. The closest village is Llan Ffestiniog that has an inn and shop. Blaenau Ffestiniog (5 miles) has the Ffestiniog Railway station, Zip World: Titan and Bounce Below, small super markets and shops. ABOUT THIS SPACE: This is a grade 2* listed 500 year old traditional stone Snowdonia Hall House situated half way up Manod mountain, in Cwm Teigl, 2 miles from Llan Ffestiniog. This cottage has been renovated with a mezzanine bedroom above the living room, The perfect spot if you wanted to stay in the mountains of Snowdonia, North Wales. Comfortable open plan design with a contemporary fitted kitchen and shower room. Stunning views of unspoiled the surrounding countryside and Snowdonia from the doorstep and views down the valley towards the coast. 1 MEZZANINE BEDROOM with a Double bed and single bed (access up a slate slab staircase set into the wall, with a wooden hand rail. Wardrobe and large chest of drawers and bedside cabinets are available upstairs. 2 comfy chairs on the mezzanine are placed to enjoy the upstairs wood burning stove. Bed linen: Provided Towels: Provided. BATHROOM: Bath with over head shower and WC: downstairs LIVING ROOM: Large inglenook fireplace with wood burner stove, sofa, double cuddle chair, TV/CD/DVD player, and dining table and chairs, KITCHEN AREA: Fitted kitchen with integrated hob, oven, fridge and microwave, dishwasher. HALL WAY: Table and small sofa and coat hooks TWIN BEDROOM: Downstairs twin beds bedside cabinet and wardrobe. PARKING: Ample parking by the cottage. HEATING: wall mounted motion sensor intelligent electric heaters, log burners and additional oil filled plug in radiators available on request. Logs and kindling available at additional cost of £6 each per bag. Please check availability. PETS: £20 per pet per stay. We welcome well behaved pets that are not tempted by sheep which graze up to the front door. Dogs must be controlled at all times when on the farmers land. Please tell us if you are bring dogs on holiday with you when you make the booking. NB: Electric vehicle charging point available @£15 per day. WATER: The cottage has it's own supply of mountain spring water which is filtered and UV treated. PLEASE NOTE: You are a good 15 minutes drive away from civilisation. Take everything you need for the first day. Warm clothes and sturdy boots are essential up here - even in the summer. WIFI: There is currently a small data hotspot which functions as a Wi-Fi router in the farmhouse. Additionally, you can get a very good mobile signal with all providers except Vodafone from our experience in all the properties. Please check with your own mobile phone provider website and look at their map of the UK mobile phone coverage to see if they cover the area this cottage is in. • CHECK IN: 16:00. Early check in may be available on request @£10 per booking. • PLEASE ENSURE ALL THE DOORS AND WINDOWS ARE CLOSED on the morning of departure. • CHECK OUT BEFORE 10:00 AM. Late check out may be available on request @£10 per booking. RECYCLE: All tins, paper, card, glass, and plastic and place in the large boxes at the far end behind the property. Please use the small brown bins for food and kitchen waste. If you have food items you do not wish to take home for you please leave in the fridge and we will process these for you. REFUSE: Please ensure all non recyclable rubbish is bagged, tied, and placed in the outside green bins before departure. PLEASE LEAVE THE PROPERTY TIDY AND CLEAN WHEN YOU LEAVE, including emptying the dishwasher, putting away all crockery cutlery and cleaning and oven pans and trays used. Guest access The utility room is a shared space with all three properties, it is attached onto the cottage building. It contains a dish washer, tumble dryer, washing machine and the logs and kindling (available for purchase at £6 per bag) ACCESS: Sheep graze along the track, so please take care to travel slowly and remember ***You MUST close EVERY gate after you..***The mountain track is very basic, and has reeds growing in the centre. There are 6 gates which must be closed after you. The narrowest gate is 2.3m. The gateway is wide enough for a normal car (Honda CRV, Ford Focus, Skoda Octavia and Vauxhall Corsa all OK). Care must be taken to keep to the middle of the track to avoid damaging the side walls of your tyres. April to October: It is recommended to come in a 4x4, although many guests are happy to drive other vehicles with good ground clearance. Other things to note NOTE: You are a good 15 minutes drive away from civilisation. Take everything you need for the first day. Warm clothes and sturdy boots are essential here. Around November 5th and New Year's Eve, NO FIREWORKS PLEASE as Cae Canol is a safe place for nervous pets at these times of year. WIFI: There is good wifi connection. You can get also get really good 4G mobile signal with all providers except Vodafone. April to October: It is recommended to come in a 4x4, although many guests are happy to drive other vehicles with good ground clearance. October to April: You MUST come in a 4x4 as we cannot guarantee the weather or that you will make it up there. The passage to the property is via an incredibly rough narrow farm track with 6 gates to open and close from the road up to the property with very few passing places - not for the faint hearted or nervous driver. Damage to the sides of your tyres can occur if you stray from the centre of the track and drive too close to the sides particularly towards the top of the track on the left hand side.