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
Phone
Website
YHA Snowdon Ranger, Rhyd Ddu, Gwynedd, LL54 7YS
03453 719659
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 over 75 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.
History
1878
1939
Robert Roberts was the Proprietor. His wife Mary Roberts suffered an injury with a meat cleaver and died shortly after.
Hotel acquired and converted to a Youth Hostel
Also see: 1878: Sudden death near Carnarvon
