Map of Snowdonia
How to get here
Snowdonia Mountain Lodge bed and breakfast (b&b) is situated on the A5, eight miles south of Bangor and 2 miles south of Bethesda in the Nant Ffrancon Valley, North Wales. Our address is Snowdonia Mountain Lodge, Nant Ffrancon, Bethesda, Bangor, LL57 3LX
By road
From the North (Manchester, Liverpool etc), leave the A55 at junction 11 and follow signs for Bethesda and Betws y Coed. Drive straight through Bethesda, and then pass the entrance to the Ogwen Bank Caravan Park on your right. The entrance to Snowdon Lodge is about 1 mile [1.5km] on your left, just after a small stone chapel, where the valley opens out. Begin to slow down when you see the road sign warning of sheep on the road. There is a large green sign just outside the course centre.
From the South, travel through Betws-y-Coed on the A5. After some 7 miles [11km], pass Lake Ogwen on your right. The road then drops into the Nant Francon valley. The entrance to Snowdon Lodge is about a mile down the valley on the right, immediately after a cream-painted farmhouse.
By rail
There are frequent rail services to Bangor from London and other major cities in the UK. You then take a taxi from the station. For train information, call the National Rail Enquiry Service on 00 44 (0)845 748 4950, or go to www.networkrail.co.uk and click on Timetables.
By air
The nearest airports are Manchester and Liverpool. The cheapest flights from Benelux are usually via Easyjet to Liverpool (www.easyjet.com). You can then travel either by train or taxi. There are regular rail services to Bangor from Manchester Airport. From Liverpool Airport, take bus 500 to Lime Street railway station. From there you catch a train to Chester where you change to a train for Bangor. To give you an example of timing, a 12 o'clock flight from Amsterdam gives you plenty of time to travel to reach Snowdonia Mountain Lodge by 5pm. For your information, if you are interested in offsetting your CO2 emissions, do visit www.climatecare.org
Taxis
Local firms to our venue are:
Chubbs Taxis – 01248 35 35 35 or book beforehand by email: mail@chubbscabs.co.uk
From Bangor train station to Snowdon Lodge - £12 (car)
From Liverpool airport - £75 (car) or £100 (8-seater minibus)
Pesda Cars – 01248 605030
From Bangor train station to Snowdon Lodge - £12.50 (car) or £17 (7-seater minibus)
From Liverpool/Manchester airport - £60 (car) or £75 (minibus)
From Hull - £165 (car) or £300 (minibus)
A5 taxis – 01248 360360
From Bangor train station to Snowdon Lodge - £11 (car) or £17 (8–seater minibus)
From Liverpool/Manchester airport - £60 (car) or £72 (minibus)
From Hull - £200 (car) or £300 (minibus)
N.B. Please book with the taxi firms direct. We cannot be held responsible for the reliability of any taxi services and do not recommend any particular firm.