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other mad ideas: Haines family woodland

Grid reference SH886417. Near Bala, Gwynedd. Snowdon is about 20 miles WNW as the crow flies.

19.4 hectares. Freehold. Fairly young conifer plantation. Top part is flat, then increasingly steep down to the stream (Afon Hesgyn) at the eastern edge. Dense: it's a fight to get down through it.

Nearby accommodation:

• Cysgod y Garn, farmhouse B+B, Frongoch, about 2 miles away. 01678 521457. 23-25 per person per night. Evening meals available.
• Rydedefaid, farmhouse B+B, Frongoch, 20-21 per person per night. Evening meals "available locally". Also has static six-berth caravan, 20 per night.
• Tyn Cornel campsite, Frongoch, about a mile away. 5 pounds per night for a two man tent.
• Bala, about 4 miles away, has a number of hotels and a tourist information office, 01678 521021.

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