2008 Welsh Outdoors Holiday

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Summer 2008 outdoors camping holiday with active fun in wales.

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[edit] Attendees

Days
Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Camping Cost Thur Fri Sat Sun Camping Cost Total
Nant Gwynant Islawrdref
@ £6pppn @ £3pppn
People Aimaz & Jo X X X X X £60 X X X  ? £18 £78
Debbie X £6 X X X  ? £9 £15
Swb & Beefalo X X X X X £60 X X X  ? £18 £78
Dan & Ana X £12 X X X  ? £18 £30
Ulti £0 X X ? £6 £6
shigs X X ? £12 X ? ? £3 £15
Horizon5 X £6


[edit] People that are too scared to come

[edit] Activities

[edit] Mountain biking

Loads of places to do this. http://www.mbwales.com/wheretoride/index.htm for well established mountain bike centres but there is no shortage elsewhere in North Wales, Aimaz has a book with loads more places.

[edit] Bike Hire

Those that don't have a bike could hire one

Probably need to arrange bike hire in advance.

[edit] Mountain Climbing

There are huge amounts of mountains to climb http://www.newspeak.org.uk/mountains/test.html

[edit] Canoeing/Kayaking

Hiring from the campsite at Nant Gwynant.

[edit] Stuff to bring

[edit] Itinerary

I suggest we stay at different campsites near the things we want to do. Travelling down from the North south towards Machynlleth over the course of a week.

[edit] Saturday 12th July

Sunrise: 05:05 Sunset: 21:42

I am busy on friday evening so I'm going to pack and travel on saturday, probably after a nice lie in, the campsite at nant gwynant doesn't require booking so people can show up when they like for friday night, saturday night or on sunday morning. -- Aimaz

[edit] Sunday 13th July

Sunrise: 05:06 Sunset: 21:41

Climb Tryfan.

Tryfan is a good day out with lots of good photo opportunities (Including the jump between two rocks named Adam and Eve and the rock cannon), awesome views of the Ogwen valley and a fairly challenging scramble.

Camping at nant gwynant about 30 minutes drive away.

BRING DECENT SHOES, preferably boots.

Cost: £6

[edit] Monday 14th July

Sunrise: 05:07 Sunset: 21:40

Head to Betws-Y-Coed, where bikes can be hired for use in the Gwydyr forrest, people not wanting to mountain bike can go on one of the millions of walks around Betws.

and stay 2nd night at nant gwynant

Cost: £6 tent

[edit] Tuesday 15th & Wednesday 16th

15th Sunrise: 05:09 Sunset: 21:39

Staying at Llyn Gwynant campsite, use their kayaks or canoes or whatever and camp there. Nant Gwynant is a tiny tiny place and there are no decent shops particularly close, so we should make sure we've stocked up on anything we want to eat. There is a pub there though iirc.

There is also abseiling to do here, if anyone fancies that, off a big rock they call "elephant rock", I assume you have to pay for that, but how much I don't know. There is also lots of walking to do in the area, the Moelwyns are off to the east with Cnicht (known as the matterhorn of Wales) or Snowdon to the west. There are barns to stay in but the minimum charge is £150, which is a bit steep for a couple of nights.

Wednesday: Aimaz picks up Debbie from Bangor

Cost: £6 per person in tent per night, £3 per car per day, £5 per hour in a kayak or £8 for a double one or £10 for a canadian canoe.

[edit] Thursday 17th

Travel south to new campsite at Islawrdref (less than an hours drive). Google Directions

Coed Y Brenin with bike hire from Beics Brenin.

I'm going to camp at a place near Islawrdref, camping costs £3 a night, no parking charge. If other people want to do wild camping they can do that I might be tempted for one night, we can figure that out later. -- Aimaz

[edit] Friday 18th

There are at least three campsites at the bottom of the pony path, one of which is supposed to be quiet and secluded and has good reviews, it's also cheap at £3 a night or something (and no parking charge). I think I'd prefer that as it has showers and running water. -- Aimaz

Camping in fairbourne officially is done on Stewart Evis' field by the shop and costs money. Some faggots put a sign at the point saying no camping. ooo scared.
Mr_T will probably want to chance camping out of site near the lakes? Rad if we do it the view will be out of this world. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=+arthog&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=8.701745,20.566406&ie=UTF8&ll=52.687101,-3.984861&spn=0.034859,0.080338&t=h&z=14 This lake probably isnt the one Mr_T is on about, its right above gregenon lakes but i've never seen anybody up there, the ground level with the lake is out of site from all the roads.
Other alternative is staying nearer Dolgellau, or tal y llyn. Pretty dull though.

Shigs and Ulti arrive

[edit] Saturday 19th

Cadair Idris After walking there are a few options of things to do

[edit] Sunday 20th

lazing about and fucking off home or going up to blue lake? http://www.aditnow.co.uk/album/Golwen-Slate-Mine-User-Album/?gowhere=%2f

I like the sound of the slate mine -- Aimaz