This 1-bedroom cottage is a beautifully restored single-storey listed stone cottage in Rhyd Ddu, sitting within Snowdonia National Park. Built in the 1870s as a ticket office and waiting room, this two-person bolthole is wood-panelled throughout and bright despite its compact size. Small but perfectly formed.

The location is exceptional. The Snowdon Ranger footpath starts right at the property and you can walk straight out the door and onto the mountain. Llyn Cwellyn is nearby and the Welsh Highland Railway's Snowdon Ranger request stop sits adjacent to the cottage. Steam trains pass the property.

Accommodation sleeps two in one wood-panelled double bedroom with an en-suite shower room. The open-plan living, dining and kitchen area has plenty of windows with mountain and railway views. Outside there's a private patio with valley views and shared mature garden with a stream.

Caernarfon's 13th-century castle is within easy reach. Snowdon summit via the Ranger path is on your doorstep.

This stay suits couples and solo hikers wanting direct mountain access. Train enthusiasts will love the steam railway next door. Book it.