​Dolwaen Holiday Cottage Let Maentwrog North Wales

Catherine's Spring

As a point of interest Catherine’s Spring is located next to the cottage. Legend has it that  the spring has curative properties. An itinerant cockle picker from Crosby, Catherine Wallace; while attending to the "needs" of local carters in the 1800’s claimed a cure for arthritis after washing in the spring. The sceptics among you may believe that the fact she was no longer Cockle Picking in the cold water of Crosby Bay, may have some bearing on her improved condition!

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​​​​​​Dolwaen Cottage, Maentwrog
Dolwaen is a 150 year old Cottage situated on the edge of picturesque village Maentwrog. The two bed cottage contains two double bedrooms, a bath, Smart TV, a logwood burning stove and stunning views across the Vale of Ffestiniog & Mountian of Molwyn Mawr.
 Things to note-  Staircase is quite steep and narrow - may be tricky to climb for the less mobile or very young. The neighbour has shared access in front of the cottage. There is parking across the road from the cottage in a lay by this is shared with our neighbours.
 

Maentwrog offers...

Maentwrog is a village and community in the Welsh county of Merionethshire, lying in the Vale of Ffestiniog just below Blaenau Ffestiniog, within the Snowdonia National Park. The River Dwyryd runs alongside the village. Its population of 585 in 2001 increased to 631 at the 2011 Census. The village offers the popular The Grapes Inn, one of the oldest and most famous coaching inns in Wales. The grade II listed inn dates from the 17th Century.  http://www.grapeshotelsnowdonia.co.uk/
 A little bit from the past...
Dolwaen is a grade 2 listed Building, built in a gothic style by the Oakley Family about 1871, to accommodate local workers. Records indicate a rent of 5s and 10 pence per annum was levied in 1910. On the slide show opposite is an image of the Oakley's ancestral home, which is situated opposite the cottage on the hillside across the valley. The Oakley family built Maentwrog to accommodate their workers, who were employed either on their estate or at Blauanu FFestniog, in the extensive slate mines owned by the Oakley family. Before the construction of the FFestiniog railway much of the slate produced was carted to Maentwrog to be shipped down the river Dwyrd to Porthmadog, for export all over the world. Maentwrog supported seven public houses during this period, to serve the numerous carters and workers. You can view the remnants of one of the quays where slate was loaded, by simply going across the road over the stile, and follow the path towards the river. The mountain opposite the cottage which dominates the skyline is Moelwyn Bach 710 meters, 2329 feet, high.

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