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Sandwiched between the sea and the majesty of Snowdonia’s peaks, Hafod y Coed is the perfect base to explore North Wales. This elegant Victorian country house set in an acre of private, mature gardens commands unsurpassed views over the Menai Strait to Anglesey and Ynys Seiriol (Puffin Island).

Sitting high above the picturesque Victorian seaside town of Llanfairfechan, and easily reached from the A55 expressway, Hafod Y Coed is just minutes from North Wales’s major tourist attractions. Historic Conwy, its castle and town walls are a mere ten minutes away, world heritage site Caernarfon less than twenty, and the gateway to Snowdonia National Park is a leisurely fifteen minute stroll through green fields and along ancient pathways. But if you are looking to make your stay a holiday from the car as well as work, Llanfairfechan has no shortage of things to do and see within walking distance. Why not pull on a pair of boots and head for the hills, relax on the blue flag beach or watch many rare species in their natural habitat at the bird sanctuary? Or if you enjoy sport, take on the attractive nine hole golf course, fit in a game of tennis or two on the seaside courts, try your hand at crown green bowls or perhaps slow things down a little on the croquet lawns.

With so much on your doorstep, your only dilemma is how to fit it all in without missing out on the true luxury of a stay at Hafod Y Coed; the setting. Built to an unique design in 1889 each room has uninterrupted sea views. On a warm Summer night there can be no better place than the scented herb garden to watch, with a glass in your hand, the powerful Menai challenging yachtsmen as it once did Viking and Roman invaders, while the sun begins to set over Anglesey’s emerald farmland. Or in Winter, when the wildest of Welsh weather lays siege to the coast take your place at the window seat in the glow of an open fire to see the drama conjured by nature.

Dublin is just a half hour drive and 99 minute crossing away and Manchester International Airport can be reached in just 75 minutes.

Your hosts John and Helen look forward to welcoming you to your haven, a remarkable house called Hafod y Coed, a name that translates as Summer house in the trees.