An Informal Walking Group for Walkers in their 40s & 50s
Organising Walks & Social Events in Surrey, West Sussex & North East Hants
Organising Walks & Social Events in Surrey, West Sussex & North East Hants
Holidays
While we love walking in
and around Surrey it's nice to have a change. We aim to have
several walking holidays each year, ranging from a weekend
to longer trips.
Holidays for 2011
New Forest 1st-3rd April
(full)St Ives 9th-16th July
One week holiday at HF House at St Ives, Cornwall. Currently full, but watch this space or the emails for any vacancies which may arise.
Snowdonia 27th August
Contact: Rodger Adams click to e-mail phone: 01372 452396
A trip is being organised for South West Surrey Walkers to Snowdonia for the week beginning 27 August.
North Wales is an ideal holiday spot, with some of the most dramatic mountain scenery south of the Scottish Highlands. It is also littered with castles, narrow gauge railways, fine beaches and many other diverse attractions. I will be doing a variety of walks and anyone is welcome to join me; those folk wanting to do some of the more hairy routes will need to find a leader with a better head for heights than me though. The walks will be dependent on the weather as well as people’s abilities. August / September is generally one of the better times of the year in the mountains so we should be able to get to the top of Snowdon and the many other spectacular peaks in the area (if you don't want to walk up Snowdon, you can always catch the train!). In addition there are many shorter, low level walks with superb mountain views.
We will be staying in Betws y Coed, a pretty little village situated in the Conway valley. As well as the mountains being close by, Conway with its castle is a few miles downstream and Llandudno a little beyond that. In the opposite direction are the slate mines of Blaenau Ffestiniog and the cute little narrow gauge railway that runs down to the sea at Portmadog. Further afield but still within easy striking distance are the castles at Caernarfon and Harlech, Sir Clough Williams-Ellis italianate village of Portmeirion and the sandy beaches of the Lleyn Peninsula. Lots to do if you fancy a day or two away from the mountains!
We will be staying at the Gwesty Glan Aber Hotel (Holyhead Road, Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, LL24 0AB), which is situated in the heart of the village. The cost for B&B is £280 pp for the week, a discount on their published price. For those who would like to save a few pennies and yet have a comfortable room, the hotel has a very posh bunkhouse, (i.e. a two tier bunk rather than two beds per room) the price for which is £154 B&B pppw. Being the bank holiday week will mean that the hotel will get booked up quickly from now on so you should book as soon as possible otherwise you may find all the accommodation taken. Furthermore, there is a limited number of single rooms so if you wish to have one of these, you would be well advised to grab them before anyone else does (price is not based on whether you have a single room to yourself or share a twin or double; you will however have to pay extra if you have a twin or double to yourself). The hotel can supply packed lunches and evening meals. Further information on the hotel can be found at www.glanaberhotel.co.uk
To book, please contact Alison at the hotel on 01690 710325, mentioning my name and our trip. When you have booked your accommodation, please let me know by e-mail.