Situated
in the heart of the Snowdonia National Park the PYG provides an ideal
base to explore the majesty of the region. Mountaineers have congregated
at this hotel for generations including the 1953 Everest team whom used
it as a training base before the expedition.
The earliest inhabitants of this
site were the Romans. The remains of their camp can still be seen today.
However, in more recent times a farmhouse was built by a John Roberts in
1810 / 1811, though there was undoubtedly a cottage here before that.
The farm became an inn and was sold to a Mrs Hughes whom owned the "Royal
Hotel" at Capel Curig (now Plas y Brenin). Then in 1847 Harry Owen
took on the lease and eventually purchased the freehold in 1858. It was
Harry Owen, with his wife Ann Pritchard, whom extended the original
building into what it is today. Their stewardship also laid the
foundations for its current success by providing good food, good drink
and good company. Climbers and walkers began to congregate and its fame
spread.
Harry Owen died in 1891 and Ann in 1896. The ownership then passed
through various hands untill 1906 when Wiliam Hampson took over. The
hotel was extended further and was managed by a Florence Blooomfield,
whom married a guest in 1909, one Arthur Lockwood. Lockwood, purchased
the hotel in 1921. He was reponsible for extending the hotel even
further and for the construction the lake opposite. In addition to these
he constructed a trout hatchery to stock the lake and converted the
stable to the garages that exist today.
During the war the hotel was taken over by the Lake House School from
Bexhill-on-Sea. and in 1944 sold to Owen Ribbett, However the following
three years did not go smoothly and the hotel was put up for auction. It
was bought by Leslie Mather and Jo and Chris Briggs. Over the next few
years the hotel slowly regained its previous glory and its reputation
grew as the centre of mounatainering in the area.
Further details of the PYG can be found in "A Scrapbook of
Snowdonia" by Vernon Hall. - available at the Hotel.
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Facilities
at the PYG |
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| Rooms |
Facilities |
Meals
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15 double
rooms,1 single |
Lounge,smoke
room, bar |
Breakfast
served at 8.50 am |
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6 with
private bathroom |
Sauna and
natural swimming pool |
Bar lunches
from 12 to 2 o'clock |
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1 ground
floor annex with bathroom |
Games room
with a pool table, darts and table tennis. |
Bar open 12
am to 11 pm (10.30pm Sundays) |
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5 public
bathrooms |
Fishing
nearby. |
Teas and
coffee all day. |
| No
Smoking in the dining room.and discouraged in bedrooms. |
The Victorian Bath. |
Evening
meals at 7.30pm
Vegetarian meals
and packed lunches available - order at breakfast. |
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For
reservations and further information phone 01286 870211
Please
book by Telephone or post. It is advisable to book early for weekends.
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