Campsites and hostels

The Welsh Scout Council manages two residential venues: Yr Hafod, a mountain hostel in the heart of Snowdonia, and Cornel, a converted farmhouse on the banks of Llyn Crafnant.

Yr Hafod

Hafod was built in 1959. It is a beautiful stone building standing at the head of the Nantffrancon Valley. A hillside dwelling perched on the Western side of the valley; it is surrounded by some of the highest mountains in Snowdonia. The building has good road access with parking for 15 vehicles. Views from the car park are magnificent and if ever there was a place to come to, and bring friends or walking and climbing groups to enjoy the Mountain environment, then this is it.

The interior is clean and tidy and contains all the amenities one would expect to find in a hostel which can sleep 40 people. It is complete with a large kitchen, dining room, 3x12 bunk dormitories plus a 1x4 bunk dormitory. There is a carpeted lounge and two very clean washroom areas with toilets and hot & cold showers. The drying room is situated adjacent the entrance door near to the porch were wet waterproofs can be hung to dry. There is a public telephone in the building also.

Visit the Hafod website.

Cornel

Cornel is a large camp site site on the banks of Lake Crafnant in Snowdonia, North Wales. In addition to 25 acres of camping grounds it comprises a fully equipped campers block, with toilets, showers and a drying room plus a converted farmhouse divided into two discrete units which sleeps a total of 30 in five bunkrooms. Each unit has its own purpose built modern kitchen, showers, and comfortable lounge, (the larger also has a drying room) making it the ideal base for groups wishing to spend time in a safe and beautiful environment yet within walking distance of the Carneddau peaks.

Cornel is owned and operated by the Welsh Scout Council and the large house - known as Ty Cornel -and the smaller Annex (Cornel fach) are available for hire to groups and organisations of young people and to industry, schools, D of E award organisers and Universities. Scouts, D of E award groups and other youth organisations also frequently use Cornel for camping during their expeditions.

Situated at 200m at the head of a valley on the shores of Llyn Crafnant, Cornel Scout Centre lies amid sixty acres of land and offers camping normally between April & September (with its own toilets, showers & dry shelter facilities) and indoor accommodation available all year round. In 2003, the smaller of the two buildings was demolished and completely rebuilt to current standards, and now sleeps 10 on two floors and is completely self - contained.

Visit the Cornel website.

Other sites

Over the coming months, we will be building a database of all Scout-owned or managed residential venues in Wales.  Please submit any relevant details to webteam@scoutswales.org.uk