 The
picture to the right zooms in to reveal Brynygwin in the
bottom L corner (where the arrow is). Towering above Brynygwin is
Cadair's second highest peak, Mynydd Moel.
The picture
below is of the Mawddach estuary described by Wordsworth,
no less, as 'sublime'. It was
taken one fine February day from above Barmouth's famous
Panorama Walk. Brynygwin and Dolgellau lie just beyond
the arrowed crop of hills. The big mountain to their
right is Cadair Idris.
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As well as
these delights for the eye, refreshment for the
body is easy to come by too. The picturesque
George III pub (www.george-3rd.co.uk which has more shots of the
Mawddach estuary in its Gallery section) is just
a mile away at the estuary-head village of
Penmaenpool. You can walk or cycle to it on the
Mawddach Trail from just 600 yards away.
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A mile in the opposite
direction is Dolgellau with its choice of
pubs, shops, foodstores and restaurants.
You can walk there along Brynygwin's
old driveway
through fields and over a brook on an old
stone bridge beside a cottage that was a
fulling mill. To return a different way,
you can use the very start of the
Mawddach Trail which takes you from
Dolgellau's typically substantial Main
Bridge (1638) along the river side of the
expansive and splendidly scenic Marian,
or green, to where just a few hundred
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No fewer than 8 mountain- or hill-tops can be
seen from Brynygwin starting with Diffwys in the
west round to the two Arans (Aran Benllyn and
Aran Fawddwy) in the east. Most of them feature
on our map and more information is given on
them under Hill-walking on our Activities
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The composite picture above was
taken from just in front of the house and shows
how much the garden owes to its ‘borrowed
landscape’. Which tops you see at any given
time and how they look depends as much on which
property and even which room you are in as it
does on the weather! Variety is the spice of
life!
Nick and
Vicky Howells have been frequent visitors to
Brynygwin, and here, with Nick's permission, is
the poem he composed during their fortnight's
holiday in the Mews cottage March 2001,
undeterred by the Foot and Mouth restrictions:
Clinging to the
slopes of Cadair Idris
Looking over the beauty of the Mawddach
valley
You shine like a jewel in the woods
Brynygwin, house of memories
Steeped in history, you provide shelter
For your family, and their guests
Who come from the Three Kingdoms
To the Principality; the jewel in the crown
Of Britannia, foremost among Cymru's
Noble daughters is Dolgellau
Where, quietly, peacefully and full of
delight
Sweet Brynygwin Isaf welcomes you
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In the foothills
of Cadair Idris
