© (h) Martin Hanks, 2001
Temporary closure of DolgochPhase one of the building work gave the hostel The second phase is now underway, and will add Dolgoch will reopen to visitors in January 2010. |  |
Dolgoch hostel
Come and experience the peace of this unique location in the remote Tywi valley. The track leading to this 17th century former farmhouse takes you into an era before electricity, with gas lighting and a large open fire for heat.
Lôn Las Cymru, the Welsh National Cycle Route, passes nearby and the Cambrian Way long distance path is not far off. There are many other mountain tracks and bird watchers will be well rewarded.
Hostel Dolgoch
Dowch i brofi hedd y fangre unigryw hon yng Nghwm Tywi anghysbell. Mae'r ty a oedd gynt yn ffermdy o'r 17G, a'r lôn sy'n eich arwain ato yn eich tywys i ddyddiau cyn trydan, nawr gyda golau nwy a thân mawr agored i'ch twymo a chawodydd poeth.
Ar bwys mae Lôn Las Cymru (Llwybr Beicio Cenedlaethol Cymru) a Lôn Cambria (llwybr-troed hir) ac yn ogystal a llwybrau cerdded mynydd bydd y sawl sy'n ymddiddori mewn adar wrth eu bodd yno.
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How to book your stay
Please see our Booking page. Last-minute bookings (less than 7 days) can be made with the hostel manager:
Sut i archebu'ch lle
Gweler ein Tudalen fwcio. Gellir bwcio'r funud olaf gyda rheolwr 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 |
Dolgoch is a simple hostel offering 21 beds in 3 bedrooms, a hot shower and a self-catering kitchen / common room. It is open throughout the year - booking information is available on the Contacts page. Dolgoch is 1 km (¾ mile) to the south of the Tregaron to Abergwesyn mountain road. The unsurfaced 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. |
| 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 – gwelir llefydd gwag yn yr hostel ar ein tudalen Cysylltiadau. Lleoliad Dolgoch - 1 km (¾ milltir) i'r de o'r ffordd fynydd Tregaron/Abergwesyn. Mae'r lôn garw 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. |
1:50000 OS map: | Landranger 147 |
map OS 1:50000: | Landranger 147 |
Dolgoch memories
A German visitor in the 1970's
Atgofion Dolgoch
Sylwadau ymwelydd o'r Almaenwr
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
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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