We are pleased to confirm that this Sunday sees the start of our Summer Opening Hours from then until Sunday 27th August our evening closing times will be 8:00 pm 7 days a week with last orders for hot food by 7:30 pm, let’s hope the weather helps you make the most of Snowdonia before you call in for an early evening meal to re-fuel for the next day.

Just a quick reminder that the race is this Saturday, for full details see our events, please park on the field opposite the café, there is a small charge of £2 for parking with proceeds going to the village funds.

This can be read in conjunction with my own blog on my Everest challenge but if you’d prefer to avoid that simply read below for the stats. on the Eryri Relay, I’ll add a few comments based on hearsay, my apologies if they do not fully represent the realities. Firstly all times include any additional time lost in transition between runners whilst in the café so actual times are likely to be a bit lower

My thoughts as to what I went through before, during & after last Saturday are many & confused but I am hoping that putting pen to paper here will help me understand what I have gone through. As I begin to write this I have almost finished reading Steve Burkinshaw’s book about his epic Wainwright run but as yet I have not read his ‘Aftermath’ chapter & I am glad of that as I can’t

I have decided to look back on that 24 hour run separately in two ways, this is not to over-dramatise but simply as I think it needs separate reflection in order for me to comes to terms with what I have just gone through. These two reports will be added to by a third that will cover the separate Eryri relay runs which at times overlapped with mine more than initially intended. Then in due