3
Jul
2010
Information Update
If you haven’t visited Tal-y-llyn let me tell you of some very good reason to do so hopefully in the near future.
Cader Idris
The summit, Penygadair (Top of the Chair) at 2,927 feet (892m), offers a superb panorama of mountain scenery. The mountain is notorious for its low cloud but on a clear day it is possible to see the mountains of the Snowdon massif and the Rhinog mountain range as well as the Lleyn Peninsula and the hills of Shropshire, the Long Mynd, the Wrekin and occasionally Ireland.
A fantastic and very satisfying if not a little strenuous walk up this very popular mountain, the main route up there is the Minffordd Path which leads for the Dol Idris car park. 5 hours is the approx average time it will take post people to reach the summit & back.
Tal-y-llyn Lake
Nestling in the mountains of Central Wales, at the very southern end of Snowdonia, is one of Wales’ most beautiful lakes - Tal-y-Llyn. Some 220 acres in size, it lies at the foot of Cader Idris, the second highest mountain in Wales. It is also at the head of the Afon Dysynni, a river only 8 miles long and entering the sea at Tywyn. Primarily a river for migrating sea trout and salmon, it is famed for its particularly large sea trout.The narrow gauge Talyllyn Railway has its eastern terminus at nearby Abergynolwyn, within the parish of Talyllyn.
In summer 2009, a landscape photograph of the lake was chosen as an official desktop wallpaper and included with the Microsoft operating system Windows 7, thus bring an image of the lake to millions of desktop PCs.
Low Flying Aircraft
Love them or hate them they are to be seen most days throughout the week. The RAF fly an assortment of jets, planes & helicopters down the valley on their training sorties. Over recent years it has become a very popular location for plane enthusiast to come, view and experience these amazing machines.
Some local people don’t agree with the aircraft being allowed to fly at very low level down the valley and the subject is a controversial and well talked about subjects. However these enthusiasts bring a lot of business to the local accommodation providers in the area. For more information check out or www.warplane.co.uk
Local Accommodation
There is a good choice of places to stay, hotels, b&bs & camp sites during your visit to Tal-y-llyn, contact information can be found here on the website.
The hotels all served a good selection of food & drink and you will be assured a warm welcome from all the accommodation providers during your stay
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So what are you waiting for, get in touch with any of the local accommodation providers, and please tell them you have seen them on Tal-y-llyn website
19
Mar
2010
Tal-y-llyn Otters Return
A family of otters have returned to Tal-y-llyn after an absence of three years and now a mother and her two cubs can be seen regularly playing in the waters.
“We last saw the male otter three years ago and then he suddenly disappeared,” said Ricky Francis, joint owner of The Old Rectory on the lake, a five star bed and breakfast. “To our delight he suddenly turned up again a few weeks ago and then his mate and two cubs appeared and since then we have seen them often.” “Otter populations have been recovering over the past twenty years and arenow reaching something like the numbers that they should be,” said Kate Williamson, Biodiversity Co-ordinator of the Snowdonia National Park Authority, who visited the lake to see the creatures for herself.
The news of their return has also been welcomed by Rhodri Dafydd, seniorconservation officer of the Countryside Council for Wales, based inDolgellau. “I’m delighted to see that otters have returned to Tal-y-llyn.As one of our most attractive mammals, the otter sits at the top of its food chain and is therefore an indicator of ahealthy ecosystem.
Their presence here shows that the habitats and water quality in this part of Cadair Idris Site of Special Scientific Interest can and do support a wide range of species.”The otters are now the unwitting stars of a video which is getting manyhits on Youtube. “We have filmed them, from a distance that does not disturb them, a number of times and they seem to be unbothered by the camera,” added Ricky Francis. “Our guests have been delighted seeing their antics on the small screen.”
Report, Video & Video Still Were Kindly Supplied By Ricky Francis - The Old Rectory On The Lake
20
Feb
2010
and there was more……….!!
snow that is, we awoke this morning to fabulous looking Tal-y-llyn with a nice covering of snow everywhere, it must have been 3 or 4 inches deep on the gatepost, I was lucky enough to be able to grab a few photographs before the early morning sun melted the snow away. I had a walk onto Dol Idris car park and was shocked to see so many people getting ready to ascend the Minffordd Path.
on another note i noticed this afternoon a chap jumped from the top of cader idris somehow as we saw him paragliding above Minffordd Hotel down into the dol idris car park area, that must be an amazing view and experience, i wasn’t quick enough with the camera unfortunately