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Garthcraig House
Porthmadog, Porthmadog, North West Wales LL49 9BE - Wales, UK

19th Century House, Porthmadog – Lleyn Peninusula. Garthcraig is a well-appointed Sea Captains house overlooking Porthmadog harbour with its attractive garden and patio offering stunning views to the Moelwyn Mountains. The house is perfectly placed to enjoy the...
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Attractions near Garthcraig House
A selection of attractions close to Garthcraig House:
Ffestiniog Railway  (< 1 Mile)
The Ffestiniog Railway was built in 1836 to carry slates from the mines down to the harbour at Porthmadog and claims to be the oldest...
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Ffestiniog Railway Museum  (< 1 Mile)
The Ffestiniog Railway Museum brings together a wealth of information and artefacts that have been collected together, telling the story of this fantastic railway that...
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Porthmadog Maritime Museum  (< 1 Mile)
The famous topsail schooners and many other vessels have been associated with this area of Wales for many centuries. This museum looks into the...
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Porthmadog Marina  (< 1 Mile)
Within the county of Gwynedd and the Snowdonia mountain range lies the harbour town of Porthmadog. Rich in maritime history, this shipping port was once...
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Ynys Tywyn  (< 1 Mile)
Ynys Tywyn is a small, wooded, rocky knoll offering good views of Porthmadog, the Cob embankment carrying the Ffestiniog Railway, the flood plain and Snowdonia`s...
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Portmeirion Village  (2.3 Miles)
From murals to colonades, pantheons to piazzas, Portmeirion has something for everyone. See the original Golden Buddha from the Ingrid Bergman film - ‘The Inn...
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Llandecwyn  (4.7 Miles)
In a beautiful setting overlooking Tremadog Bay, Llandecwyn is a small pilgrim place for quiet prayer, simple hospitality, and thoughtful conversation. Individuals and groups of...
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Bryn Cader Faner  (4.8 Miles)
Bryn Cader Faner is a small cairn standing above a Bronze Age track that stretched from Llanbedr to Trawsfynydd. Although small,the upright, outward leaning stones...
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Criccieth Castle  (5 Miles)
Criccieth Castle is a prominent North Wales landmark, positioned on a high mound overlooking the town of Criccieth and the sea of Tremadog Bay. The...
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The Two Kings Sculpture  (5.7 Miles)
Near Harlech Castle is `The Two Kings` sculpture. It depicts the sad story of Branwen, a tale from a collection of Celtic stories known as...
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Harlech Castle  (5.9 Miles)
Harlech Castle is one of the four great castles in Wales that was constructed for Edward I. It is a World Heritage site and was...
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Lloyd George Museum  (6.5 Miles)
Lloyd George, the first World War prime minister, lived as a boy in the little village of Llanystumdwy. His mother brought her family to live...
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Plas Tan y Bwlch Gardens  (7.7 Miles)
Plas Tan y Bwlch and its historical gardens overlook the River Dwyryd in the beautiful Vale of Maentwrog. The mansion, which dates from the 17th...
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Ty Isaf  (8 Miles)
Ty Isaf is the oldest house in the picturesque village of Beddgelert in Snowdonia. It is said that the Welsh prince Llywelyn the Great had...
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Sygun Copper Mine  (9 Miles)
Sygun Mine was one of several copper mines worked around Beddgelert during the 18th and 19th Centuries. Sygun closed in 1903 and, after restoration work,...
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Salem Chapel  (9 Miles)
One of the most famous chapels in Wales stands above the River Artro inland from Llanbedr. It was built in 1850 and worshippers were baptised...
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Huw Llwyd`s Pulpit  (11.5 Miles)
Huw Llwyd`s Pulpit is a column of rock in the River Cynfal above the Cynfal Waterfall. Huw Llwyd was a sorcerer who lived in the...
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Dyffryn Ardudwy Cairn  (11.6 Miles)
This impressive Neolithic burial site consists of two chambers and it was completely enclosed in a huge cairn measuring about 120 feet long by 50...
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Cymerau Waterfall  (11.8 Miles)
A few minutes walk from a car park on the A496, south of Blaenau Ffestiniog, brings you to an ancient bridge spanning Afon Goedol and...
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Arthur`s Quoit  (13 Miles)
Arthur`s Quoit is the name given to a Neolithic burial chamber located near Corsygedol above Talybont. It is said that King Arthur threw the capstone...
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(All distances are direct and may be longer by road)
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