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Making the Grade – a Guide to Quality Assurance 75 Visitor Attraction Quality Assurance Scheme Eryri | Snowdonia MAKING THE GRADE – to ensure that all areas important to your visit are of the best standard. TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRES Mynyddoedd a Môr A GUIDE TO QUALITY ASSURANCE Accommodating visitors with disabilities Mountains and Coast All the accommodation featured in this higher star ratings. Is it particularly important CANOLFANNAU CROESO publication has been independently assessed not to compare Guest Accommodation ratings All Visit Wales graded properties have an so you can make your choice in confidence, against Hotel ratings as different criteria are Access Statement. This statement tells visitors in a clear, accurate and honest way how the knowing that each place to stay has been used when assessing. Conwy given a rating according to the quality and property can meet their particular needs. ˆ The advice is always to check with an CAMBRIAN COASTLINE | LLY N PENINSULA | SNOWDONIA NATIONAL PARK facilities on offer. These ratings mean that Muriau Buildings, Rose Hill Street, establishment before booking to confirm that Three symbols have been introduced to help you can be sure of standards and choose Conwy LL32 8LD the accommodation offers the services and visitors with physical impairments find the the accommodation that’s just right for you. facilities that meet your needs – they will only Access Statements of most relevance to them. T. 01492 577566 Visit Wales/AA are the only checking agents be too pleased to help. Accommodation providers have selected Make the most of your stay by using [email protected] in Wales, checking out over 5000 places. the one symbol which best describes the our Tourist Information Centre Also look out for that extra-special improvements that they have made to their Llandudno What do our star ratings mean? property that has been awarded properties. So look out for these symbols: network and free Wi-Fi at some Library Building, Mostyn Street, Visit Wales’s Gold Award, given for _ Access improved for mobility impaired people locations. Staff will be delighted Llandudno LL30 2RP Visit Wales stars are evidence of quality. They exceptional standards of hospitality, range from one to five stars and are a reliable comfort and food in serviced accommodation. v Access improved for visually impaired people to assist you with: T. 01492 577577 indication of the services and facilities you Occasionally, it has not been possible to visit i Access improved for hearing impaired people • booking accommodation [email protected] can expect in accommodation that includes the accommodation prior to publication. In in advance or whilst here hotels, guest houses, bed and breakfast, these instances, the property is marked as The advice is always to check with an Porthmadog farm accommodation, hostel/hostel-type • providing details of places ‘Awaiting Grading’. establishment before booking to confirm that High Street, Porthmadog accommodation, self-catering cottages the accommodation offers the services and to visit, things to see and do LL49 9LP and apartments, caravan holiday home and Some accommodation operators facilities that meet your needs. • places to eat touring/camping parks. T. 01766 512981 • Free Wi-Fi have chosen not to be star rated, • routes and itinerary planning but they have been checked out Please note [email protected] Alternative accommodation such as yurts, tipis to ensure that they provide an All gradings and awards were correct at the • purchasing train tickets and tree houses are also checked to ensure Pwllheli* acceptable level of services and facilities time of going to press. Grading assessments that they meet minimum standards. (at Barmouth TIC only) appropriate to their type of business. They are on-going and improvements made by Neuadd Dwyfor, Penlan Street, establishments may have resulted in a revision • National Express tickets Cleanliness is the most crucial element of are identified as either ‘Verified’ or ‘Listed’. Pwllheli LL53 5DE since publication. Please check when booking. • information and tickets for any assessment and minimum standards, T. 01758 613000 particularly at the higher star ratings, reflect A warm Welsh welcome local and national events, Further information on gradings and awards is [email protected] consumer expectations. Watch out for this sign as these available from Visit Wales, Welsh Assembly activities and boat trips All accommodation grades are based on a set places have achieved a Croeso Government, Rhodfa Padarn, Llanbadarn Maps, guides, books and local Award in recognition of their exceptionally Fawr, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3UR Snowdonia National Park of common quality standards agreed by Visit produce are also for sale at the TICs. Wales, Visit England, Visit Scotland, Tourism warm Welsh welcome. T. 0845 010 8020 Aberdyfi** Northern Ireland and the AA. e. [email protected] T. 01654 767321 Visitor attractions www.wales.gov.uk/tourism Barmouth/Abermaw Station Road, Barmouth Does a lower star rating equal Look out for the Visit Wales Beddgelert** Any problems? LL42 1LU T. 01766 890615 less quality? Quality Assured marque. This is In the unfortunate event that you do encounter only awarded to attractions that T. 01341 280787 • Free Wi-Fi Many lower star-rated accommodations may problems with your chosen accommodation, Betws-y-Coed have been independently assessed please refer to www.wales.gov.uk/tourism for [email protected] still offer high quality but do not meet all of T. 01690 710426 the facility and service expectations for the against the national standards of the further guidance. Caernarfon Oriel Pendeitsh, Castle Street, Dolgellau** Serviced accommodation Self-catering accommodation Caravan and camping Caernarfon LL55 1SE T. 01341 422888 The prices given here depend on the T. 01286 672232 • Free Wi-Fi * open seasonally (Easter–September) Establishment name Penmachno Hall 4F Map reference type of accommodation and will give (Colour header panel an indication of the minimum and [email protected] ** open seasonally (Easter–October) indicates the type of Penmachno, Betws-y-Coed LL24 0PU Establishment address maximum prices you will be expected accommodation) T: 01690 760410 F: 01690 760410 to pay – these should always be [email protected] checked with the owners at time Serviced of booking The number of rooms and www.penmachnohall.co.uk how many are en-suite Lauraine and Simon Awdry Serviced accommodation: All prices are per person, based on 2 This descriptive text is Self-catering AA Award 2010/11: 5-star Highly Commended people sharing a double or twin room How many people the property guest accommodation, with separate luxury supplied by the owners Daily rate with B&B can sleep 2-bedroomed self-catering cottage. Originally a of the property and may include facilities Short break – B&B 2 nights with B&B Caravan and camping parks Victorian rectory, Penmachno Hall offers panoramic DB&B – 2 Nights with Dinner, B&B WHAT’S INSIDE? on offer both at the How many caravans on site and views, en-suites with roll-top baths, award-winning accommodation and Per week B&B – 7 nights with B&B for hire and how many pitches food, fine wines and winter open fires. The interior- the surrounding area DB&B 7 nights with Dinner, B&B available for touring caravans ACTIVITIES | ATTRACTIONS | BEACHES designed coach house has jacuzzi bath, power Self-catering accommodation: and tents ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ shower, free-sat and internet. Virtual tours at Visit Wales grading Per week – 7 nights, per unit Guest House www.penmachnohall.co.uk (not per person) BIRDWATCHING | CLIMBING | CYCLING | EVENTS Number of bedrooms and r3; A3; Open 1–12; B&B pp £40–£47.50 (based on 2 night stay) Short break – 3 nights, per unit (not per person) en-suite, months open, prices 2 nights; Evening meals: Welsh suppers, Tue–Fri, £15–£17.50 pp; 5-course Symbols that appear Scan our QR code with FISHING | GOLF | HERITAGE | HORSE RIDING and short breaks information dinners Sat only: £35–£37.50; Self-Catering: Sleeps 2–4; Weekly: per unit here are for awards Caravan and camping park www.visitsnowdonia.info £350–£650; Short Break: 3 nights per unit: £262.50–£337.50 gained by the accom- accommodation: an app on your phone Facilities symbols. A full modation or extra Daily rate, per unit or pitch explanation of these } C ( % k - ] ú ß * I y I s [email protected] MOUNTAIN BIKING | OUTDOOR CENTRES | WALKING facilities on offer Per week – 7 nights, per unit or pitch to view our website. symbols is on page 74 Short breaks – will be indicated T. 01341 281485 in the adverts descriptive text WATERSPORTS | WORLD HERITAGE SITES 2016 www.ymweldageryri.info | www.visitsnowdonia.info (24 hour messaging service) Travel Information 73 74 I Conwy TRAVEL INFORMATION Morfa Access couldn’t be easier. Snowdonia By bike Mountains and Coast is only a few hours away Tal-y-cafn ACTION PLANNER from most of the UK’s main population centres, It’s easy to use pedal power to come to IN THE beautiful, bike-friendly Snowdonia Mountains with excellent road, rail and coach links. Airport Snowdonia and Coast by following the National Cycle Mountains Since 2016 is Wales’s ‘Year of So we embrace ‘adventure’ in the delays, red-eyed flight times and those pile- and Coast Network. Quiet, traffic-calmed and traffic-free widest sense of the word. It might mean ’em-in packages have well and truly taken the Swansea Adventure’ (for more on this see walking the battlements of medieval shine off international travel. There are no routes give good access from the surrounding the next few pages) we thought castles at Caernarfon, Conwy and MOOD such worries here – we’re so close you’ll arrive area and further afield.