Miners Cottage Blaenau-Ffestiniog, Gwynedd

Miners Cottage is a two-bedroom terraced cottage in Blaenau Ffestiniog in the heart of the Snowdonia. Ideally situated to make the most of a holiday in Eryri National Park with mountains on the doorstep and wide sandy beaches less than half an hour's drive away. Dog-friendly, the cottage welcomes up to two well-behaved dogs. Sleeping up to 3 people in two bedrooms, and with a ground floor bathroom (bath with shower overhead), spacious kitchen, utility area and lounge-diner, Miners Cottage is cosy, quaint and perfect for couples or a small family. Facilities include a dishwasher, washer-dryer, microwave, DVD player and garden furniture. Secure bike storage is available. Bed linen and towels are supplied and Wi-Fi is. available throughout. There is secure off-road parking at rear of property for one car. Blaenau Ffestiniog is was once known as the 'slate capital of the world’ and has, in the last few years, become one of North Wales’s most innovative activity centres. It's also one of the six distinct areas of the Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It joins three other World Heritage Sites in Wales and places worldwide such as the Taj Mahal, Stonehenge, Machu Picchu, the Pyramids, Grand Canyon and Great Barrier Reef. Those screes of broken slate that tumble down steep-sided mountains are now the province of mountain bikers and zip line riders, while underground the historic caverns are home to the world’s largest subterranean trampoline and yet more zip line action. Former ‘slate capital of the world’ with a strange, compelling beauty, abundant in cultural tourism. Screes of broken slate tumble down steep-sided mountains, mixing with Snowdonia’s natural grandeur. Glimpse into Blaenau’s unique history at the Llechwedd, one of Wales’s most successful tourist attractions where you can experience the deep mine tour, take an off road tour on the quarry explorer or have a go at slate splitting.