by sarahheyworth | Jan 20, 2013 | General News
When artists on the Crafted Space weekend made a water -powered xylophone in our stream at Graig Wen it wasn’t really expected to last more than a few weeks. That was a couple of summers ago and there it still is. It does take a bit of a beating as the stream...
by sarahheyworth | Jan 8, 2013 | Walks and Bike Rides
One of our highlights of 2012 was our bike ride through Wales from Holyhead to Cardiff. Despite choosing possibly the wettest week of the wettest summer on record to cycle 300 miles, we loved every minute. Well, maybe there were a few challenging moments like Sarah’s...
by sarahheyworth | Jun 19, 2012 | Adventures and Attractions, Walks and Bike Rides
We have decided that it’s time to explore the length and breadth of our little country called Wales. The best way in our opinion to do this is by bike. So on the 26th June Sarah and I will leave Graig Wen in the capable hands of our team and set off from Holyhead in...
by sarahheyworth | May 20, 2012 | Wildlife
Thanks to Mr and Mrs Oliver of LLandudno for these pictures taken from the breakfast table here at The Slate Shed. Our guests often remark on the variety of colourful birds they enjoy watching over breakfast. A greater spotted...
by sarahheyworth | May 9, 2012 | Food and Drink
We are lucky to have an award-winning artisan chocolatier living nearby in Llan Ffestiniog. Cathryn Cariad works out of her Victorian farmhouse kitchen overlooking the Moelwyn mountains. She conjures up all sorts of delicious and daring flavour combinations from...