by penny | Oct 24, 2026 | News and Updates
Autumn in Wales has a knack for making an ordinary woodland walk feel like the opening scene of a ghost story. Add a steam train disappearing into the dark or a clown lurking by the trees, and, well, I’m suddenly very glad to be heading back to a warm bed afterwards....
by penny | Oct 17, 2026 | News and Updates
By Peter Dive When people staying around Bronaber and Trawsfynydd ask me, “What’s open around here in the colder months?”, I’m happy to point them towards Llyn Trawsfynydd. The lake’s perimeter walking and cycling track stays open all year, and on a clear winter day...
by penny | Oct 12, 2026 | News and Updates
I’m Peter Dive, and by late September I’ve usually answered the same Snowdonia holiday questions several times: “Can I still climb Yr Wyddfa in October?”, “Will everything be shut in winter?”, and the classic, “Where exactly are you?” So here is my honest local’s FAQ...
by penny | Oct 8, 2026 | News and Updates
Written by Peter Dive at Rhiw Goch Inn, Bronaber, Trawsfynydd If you are planning a campervan Snowdonia adventure this autumn, you may have noticed that the overnight parking rules have become a little… Welsh mountain weather. Changeable, occasionally confusing, and...
by penny | Oct 5, 2026 | News and Updates
October half term is one of my favourite times of year in Snowdonia. The crowds have thinned, the hills turn copper and gold, and the evenings become perfect for hot chocolate, board games and staring out at the stars. Of course, this is Wales, so you may also get...
by penny | Sep 14, 2026 | News and Updates
There is something wonderfully simple about a mountain biking holiday when the first ride starts at your front door. No cramming muddy bikes into the car. No family debate about who forgot the helmet. No frantic search for the trailhead while someone in the back asks,...
by penny | Aug 2, 2026 | News and Updates
Hello there, fellow adventurers! Peter Dive here, writing to you straight from the heart of Eryri (Snowdonia National Park). If you’re anything like me, August rolls around and you hear the siren call of the mountains, mixed with a tiny internal panic about how to...
by penny | Jul 27, 2026 | News and Updates
Listen, I get it. You’ve seen the photos of Yr Wyddfa (that’s Snowdon to some of you) and you’ve decided 2026 is the year the family finally conquers the peak. But then you hear the horror stories: car parks full by 6 am, queues at the summit that look like a Greggs...
by penny | Jul 19, 2026 | News and Updates
Peter Dive here. If you’re currently reading this while stuck to a leather sofa in a 35-degree "heatwave" in the South, or you're reconsidering that flight to Seville where the tarmac is literally melting, I have three words for you: The Coolcation...
by penny | Jul 18, 2026 | News and Updates
Bore da! (That’s "Good morning" for those of you who haven't yet mastered the local lingo). I’m sitting here with a steaming mug of coffee, watching the early morning mist peel back off the Rhinogydd mountains. There’s something about the air here in...
