Holiday Cottages to Let - Borth-y-Ges t
Three Holiday Cottages to let in the small seaside village of Borth-y-Gest,
Porthmadog, Gwynedd, North Wales.
This is an idyllic area for walking, swimming and sailing.
This is an idyllic area for walking, swimming and sailing.
For cottage sleeps upto 6 tel: 01323 895731
For cottage sleeps upto 4 tel: 0161 928 4961
Or for house sleeps upto 10 tel: 01766 590240.
For cottage sleeps upto 4 tel: 0161 928 4961
Or for house sleeps upto 10 tel: 01766 590240.
Borth-y-Gest Harbour
Borth-y-Gest is 1½ miles from Porthmadog with its supermarkets and large number of very
interesting shops.
The village is dominated by the harbour where in the summer there are a number of boats
moored. Away from the harbour there are a several sheltered coves with sandy beaches where it
is ideal for children to play in the pools which abound on the banks at low tide.
Porthmadog used to be the centre of the Welsh slate industry. Slate paid for the causeway,
called the Cob, which carries the road into Porthmadog across the Glaslyn Estuary and the
Ffestiniog Railway, which is now one of the biggest holiday attractions in Wales, chugging for 22
kilometers (13.5 miles) through beautiful coastal and mountain scenery to Blaneau Ffestiniog.
Another much shorter stretch of railway is the Welsh Highland Line, which is in the process of
being restored and eventually will run from Porthmadog to Caernarvon.
On the harbour, a former slate storage shed now houses the Maritime Museum showing the
lifeand history of the area.
Across the estuary is Portmeirion which is an Italianate village created by the late Cluff
Williams Ellis, the village is well worth visiting.
Locally there are many pubs and restaurants which offer a high standard of food. There are also
castles to be visited at Criccieth, Harlech, Caernarvon and Beaumaris on Anglesey. Anglesey is
App. 30 miles from Borth-y-Gest where the National Trust owned Plas Newydd may be visited.
Also worth a visit are the gardens of Bodnant. Snowdon is nearby and this makes for a good days
climbing or for the not so energetic there is a train to the summit
The village is dominated by the harbour where in the summer there are a number of boats
moored. Away from the harbour there are a several sheltered coves with sandy beaches where it
is ideal for children to play in the pools which abound on the banks at low tide.
Porthmadog used to be the centre of the Welsh slate industry. Slate paid for the causeway,
called the Cob, which carries the road into Porthmadog across the Glaslyn Estuary and the
Ffestiniog Railway, which is now one of the biggest holiday attractions in Wales, chugging for 22
kilometers (13.5 miles) through beautiful coastal and mountain scenery to Blaneau Ffestiniog.
Another much shorter stretch of railway is the Welsh Highland Line, which is in the process of
being restored and eventually will run from Porthmadog to Caernarvon.
On the harbour, a former slate storage shed now houses the Maritime Museum showing the
lifeand history of the area.
Across the estuary is Portmeirion which is an Italianate village created by the late Cluff
Williams Ellis, the village is well worth visiting.
Locally there are many pubs and restaurants which offer a high standard of food. There are also
castles to be visited at Criccieth, Harlech, Caernarvon and Beaumaris on Anglesey. Anglesey is
App. 30 miles from Borth-
climbing or for the not so energetic there is a train to the summit