Cader Idris Is The Second largest Mountain In Wales Situated In The southern Snowdonia National Park, and literally in our back garden, you cant help to be wowed and inspired by its sheer beauty, the start of the famous Minffordd path starts a mere 5 min walk from or front door which makes us the perfect and closest hotel for your stay if your planning a trip up the mountain.

 Snowdonia is one of the eleven National Parks of England and Wales, and is the second largest after the Lake District. Designated in 1951, the Snowdonia National Park Authority celebrated 50 years as a protected landscape in 2001. The National Park covers 823 square miles of the most beautiful and unspoilt countryside in north west Wales. Unlike "wild" National Parks elsewhere in the world, Snowdonia is home to just over 26,000 people, who live and work in its towns and villages, and on its hill farms.

No one is certain where the name Cader Idris (Idris’ chair) originates. Some maintain that Idris was a national hero, killed in battle against the Saxons round about 630 A.D. Some insist that he was a giant, and yet others link Idris with the legend of Arthur. When you are walking in the mountains, it is essential that you wear boots or strong shoes with a good tread pattern, and that you take with you adequate protective clothing, a spare sweater, map, compass, whistle, torch, spare food and a first aid kit.

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