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Dolgoch hostel
Come and experience the peace of this quiet location in the remote Tywi valley. Dolgoch is a traditional gas-lit farmhouse, recently renovated to provide the comfortable accommodation expected by today's hostellers.
The new facilities include a modern multi-fuel stove, new washrooms and shower, disabled facilities (*) and a drying room. Hot water is provided by state-of-the-art solar collectors and solar panels provide emergency lighting for the bedrooms. Not forgetting the new, all-weather track, of course!
Hostel Dolgoch
Dewch i fwynhau tawelwch y llecyn tawel, diarffordd hwn yn Nyffryn Tywi. Mae Dolgoch yn hen ffermdy sy'n dal a goleuadau nwy ond wedi ei adnewyddu yn ddiweddar er mwyn cyrraedd safonnau heddiw.
Mae yno stof newydd aml-danwydd, stafelloedd ymolchi/cawodydd newydd, adnoddau ar gyfer pobl ag anabledd ac ystafell sychu. Daw dwr poeth o'[ paneli solar a thrydan ar gyfer y lloft tra bod goleuadau nwy lawr llawr. Hefyd mae trac newydd!
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(cliciwch ar y lluniau i'w gwneud yn fwy)
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Lôn Las Cymru, the Welsh National Cycle Route, and the Cambrian Way long distance path pass nearby. There are many other mountain tracks and the area is a paradise for bird watchers.
Mae Lôn Las Cymru, y Llwybr Beicio Cenedlaethol a Ffordd Cambrian i gerddwyr gerllaw a nifer o draciau mynydd eraill sy'n berffaith i wylwyr adar.
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How to book your stay
Please see the Booking page.
Note: winter opening
Dolgoch is only open for advanced bookings between 20 November 2011 and 31 January 2012. Water will have to be fetched from an outside standpipe during this period, as there will be no running water in the hostel itself.
Sut i archebu'ch lle
Gweler ein Tudalen fwcio.
Noder: Oriau'r gaeaf
Mae Dolgoch ar agor ar gyfer trefniadau o flaenllaw yn unig rhwng 20 Tachwedd 2011 a 31 Ionawr 2012. Bydd rhaid tynnu dwr o dap tu allan yn ystod y cyfnod hwn gan na fydd dwr yn rhedeg yn yr hostel.
Hostel details
| address: | Dolgoch Bunkhouse Tregaron, Ceredigion, SY25 6NR |
| phone: | 01974 298 680 (hostel) 01782 253 274 (manager) |
| email: | dolgoch@elenydd-hostels.co.uk |
Manylion
| cyfeiriad: | Ty Bync Dolgoch Tregaron, Ceredigion, SY25 6NR |
| ffôn: | 01974 298 680 (hostel) 01782 253 274 (rheolwr) |
| ebost: | dolgoch@elenydd-hostels.co.uk |
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Dolgoch is a simple hostel offering 21 beds in 3 bedrooms, a hot shower, ensuite disabled facilities and a well-equipped, self-catering kitchen / common room. It is open throughout the year. All bedding is provided (so there's no need to bring a sleeping bag) and there's plenty of wood for the wood-burning stove that keeps the hostel nice and warm. But for the time being, it's recommended that you boil your drinking water. Dolgoch is 1 km (¾ mile) to the south of the Tregaron to Abergwesyn mountain road. The track to the hostel is between the 'Ceredigion' and 'Powys' county roadsigns, right next to the bridge over the river Tywi. The nearest shops are about 15 km (9 miles) away, over the hills in Tregaron or along the winding mountain road in Llanwrtyd Wells. The distance to Ty'n Cornel hostel is 8 km (5 miles) by footpath or 31 km (19 miles) by road. The nearest buses are in Llanwrtyd Wells, Rhandirmwyn and Tregaron, and the nearest train station is in Llanwrtyd Wells. Detailed public transport information can be obtained from Traveline (0871 200 2233). |
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Hostel syml yw Dolgoch yn cynnig 21 gwely mewn tair ystafell wely, cawod boeth a chegin hunan-arlwyo/ystafell gyffredin. Mae ar ogor drwy gydol y flwyddyn. Darperir lliain gwely (does dim angen dod a sach gysgu) ac mae digon o bren ar gyfer y stof i gadw'r hostel yn gynnes braf. Ond, mae angen berwi dwr i'w yfed am y tro. Lleoliad Dolgoch - 1 km (¾ milltir) i'r de o'r ffordd fynydd Tregaron/Abergwesyn. Mae'r lôn i'r hostel rhwng yr arwyddion 'Ceredgion' a 'Powys' nesaf i'r bont dros yr afon Tywi. Mae'r siop agosaf tua 15 km (9 milltir) bant, dros y bryniau yn Nhregaron neu ar hyd ffordd fynydd droelliog yn Llanwrtyd. Mae'r pellter i hostel Ty'n Cornel yn 8 km (5 milltir) ar lwybr neu 31 km (19 milltir) ar yr ffordd. Tregaron, Rhandirmwyn neu Llanwrtyd yw lleoliad y bysys agosaf ac yn y dref olaf yma y mae gorsaf drenau. Manylion am drafnidiaeth cyhoeddus i'w cael oddiwrth Traveline (0871 200 2233). |
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1:50000 OS map: |
Landranger 147 |
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Landranger 147 |
Access statement
Please click here.
Datganiad Mynediad
Walks from Dolgoch
Martin Hanks has produced a series of beautifully illustrated maps showing walks in the hills around the Elenydd hostels. See our Walking and Cycling page.
Troion o Dolgoch
Mae Martin Hanks wedi cynhyrchu cyfres o fapiau darluniedig yn dangos troion yn y bryniau a gwmpas hosteli Elenydd. Gweler ein tudalen Cerdded a beicio.
Dolgoch memories
Atgofion Dolgoch
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A German visitor in the 1970's
Sylwadau ymwelydd o'r Almaenwr
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My appreciation for Wales and especially Dolgoch began in the late 1970s when some friends of mine (inspired by a school trip to London) suggested we spend the holidays in England (sic) and I joined them. After some uneasy experiences with large hostels we started looking for the smallest ones and ended up in the Cambrian Mountains where we met George who was wardening at Dolgoch at that time. From then on we came back quite regularly, went to several parts of the country from Cornwall to Scotland over the years, but we never had a holiday without seeing Dolgoch, where we sometimes did voluntary work on the water supply or the building itself. Martin Rusch |
Cyclists in 2006
Seiclwyr yn 2006
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We stayed at Dolgoch in July 2006 whilst on a cycle tour through Wales, during the heatwave with the tar melting on the roads. My teenage son was riding his road bike carrying heavy panniers (he did not listen to Dad's advice on packing!). He managed to ride 3/4 of the way up the Devil's Staircase before walking the last bit - further than his dad did! He was intrigued by the gas lights and shower at Dolgoch. Earlier that day he had broken a spoke - rear wheel, cassette side. On arrival at Dolgoch we met a group of 'Roughstuff' riders. My son thought it was strange to be riding off-road on touring bikes, especially when he saw the condition of one of the bikes. Anyway we had a great discussion whilst cooking and eating dinner. One 'mature' Roughstuff rider could not understand why you would want more than a 5 speed cassette whilst many of the others were amused at my son's high gearing (52/39 chainring and 12/25 9 speed cassette), then impressed when he told them how far he had ridden up the Devil's Staircase. The Roughstuff guys looked for a spare spoke to repair his wheel but did not have the right size, but one of them did a great job of truing his wheel to allow him to ride to the bike shop in Aberystwyth. We enjoyed our night at Dolgoch and it was good to see and hear the banter between teenager and the older crowd. Richard Wrigley |
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Dolgoch disabled facilities
This project has received funding through the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013 which is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
Adnoddau ar gyfer pobl ag anabledd
Cyllidwyd y prosiect hwn drwy Gynllun Datblygu Gwledig Cymru 2007-2013 a ariennir gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru a'r Gronfa Amaethyddol Ewrop ar gyfer Datblygu Gwledig.
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