a one-place study of Beddgelert and district including Nant Gwynant, Nantmor, Rhyd-Ddu & Pen-y-Gwryd
Address
Phone
Website
Pen-y-Pass, Nantgwynant, Gwynedd, LL55 4NY
0345 371 9534
History
A former mountain lodge where George Mallory stayed here while using Snowdon as a training ground for his ill-fated Everest expedition. The bar is named Mallory’s after him and information about the surrounding mountains and Mallory himself can be seen throughout the building.
| Address | YHA Snowdon Ranger, Rhyd Ddu, Gwynedd, LL54 7YS |
| Phone | 03453 719659 |
| Website | Click here for website |
| Click here to contact |
Snowdon Ranger is a former inn, named after one of the first guides to show people to the summit. It has now been a Youth Hostel for 80 years. It is set in an area steeped in Welsh history with the village of Beddgelert 5 miles to the South and the World Heritage town of Caernarfon 8 miles to the North.
Brief History
| 1857 | Evan Roberts was the Proprietor. | |
| 1878 | Robert Roberts was the Proprietor. His wife Mary Roberts suffered an injury with a meat cleaver and died shortly after. | |
| 1882 | Licensee James Covell (b.1848 d.1889) | |
| 1892 | Licensee Mrs Ann Covell (b.1852 d.1911) | |
| 1899 | Licensee W. E. Webster was fined for allowing drinking on a Sunday | |
| 1907 | Licence transferred from Mrs Foulkes to William Harrison, former schoolmaster at Nantmor School | |
| 1914 | Licence allowed to lapse by owner Rev. J. M. Parry and hotel converted to a home of rest | |
| 1939 | Building acquired and converted to a Youth Hostel | |
Also see: 1878: Sudden death near Carnarvon
AddressYHA Snowdon Ranger, Rhyd Ddu, Gwynedd, LL54 7YS Phone03453 719659WebsiteClick here for websiteEmailClick here to contact Snowdon Ranger is a former inn, named after one of the first guides to show people to the summit. It has now been a Youth … Continued
SNOWDON RANGER HOTEL. NOW A HOME OF REST. This well-known house, formerly an hotel, has been transformed into a home of rest for missionaries. It will be the property of the society of the Sacred Mission, which is a Church … Continued
Carnarvon County Police Court Saturday, before Dr Taylor Morgan (Chairman), Meesrs D. P. Williams, G. J. Roberts, J. Isaard Davies, Arthur Williams, T. J. Davies, Robert Roberts, and H. Jones Roberts THE SNOWDON RANGER Mr R Pughe Griffiths applied for … Continued
