A blog mostly written by Lynsey and sometimes read by Josh (who is usually in the mountains) that aims to document our life in rural North Wales, the homebase for Crashpad Lodges. Here you will find everything from how we manage and run our off-grid accommodation business, our journey to become sustainable, crafting new interior items to weathering the weather!
Each article is around 7 minutes long, just enough time for a panad and a read
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SNOWdonia
2020 has turned the corner into the arrival of 2021 and with it bringing the gift of enormous snow showers here in North Wales. I know that a lot of people have missed visiting North Wales last year and what looks to be the beginning of this year. So I headed up into the mountains to take a few shots of this wonderful sight so you can see how the New Year looks in the valley of Cwm Brwynog and Yr Wyddfa / Snowdon all wrapped up in glorious snow.
Tending to the Roots
Every January and February we close Crashpad Lodges. Not because of the cold weather or because guests don’t want to stay in the depth of winter. And not because we go on holiday. For 2 months at the start of every year we do a health check on the Lodges and do improvements that we have planned and saved up for from the previous year takings.
As I write we are almost finished ‘tending to the roots’ for the up and coming guests of 2019. ‘tending to the roots’ meaning we are working on making sure that the fabrication and the foundations of the lodges are in tip top condition by getting our hands dirty and doing the work that actually no-one can see.