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tips over monster portions in a hostel-like environment. There's bunkhouse accommoda-
tion upstairs, a huge noticeboard full of travellers' information, a book exchange, a map
and guidebook room, and computers for internet access.
CAFE
£
Snowdon Honey Farm & Winery
(
www.snowdonhoneyfarmandwinery.co.uk
;
High St; cakes £3-5; 10am-4pm)
All manner of honey-related
goodies are sold here, including a range of mead, graded Roman, Celtic or Medieval, de-
pending on sweetness. There are also homemade fudges, preserves and fruit wine, and if
you ask nicely the engaging owner may let you sip before you commit. It also functions as
a cafe, serving ice cream and cakes.
Peak Restaurant
INTERNATIONAL
££
(Bwyty'r Copa; 01286-872777;
www.peakrestaurant.co.uk
; 86 High St; lunch £4-7, dinner £13-17; 12.30-2pm
& 7-10pm Wed-Fri, 7-10pm Sat)
Charming owners and imaginative menus underpin this restaur-
ant's popularity and longevity, and the open kitchen allows you to see the masters at work.
Fine local ingredients form the basis of the internationally inspired dishes.
Information
Joe Brown
( 01286-870327; 63 High St; 9am-5.30pm)
A climbing shop that sells all things out-
doors; its noticeboard includes weather forecasts and lots of information and advice for
walkers.
Tourist Office
(
01286-870765;
www.visitsnowdonia.info
; Electric Mountain;
10am-4pm Fri-Tue Easter-Sep)
Getting There & Around
Snowdon Sherpa buses stop by Joe Brown's on the High St. S1 heads to Pen-y-Pass (15
minutes), while S2/S3 continues on to Capel Curig (35 minutes) and Betws-y-Coed (45
minutes).
Other buses head to Caernarfon (route 88/89; 23 minutes) and Bangor (41/85/86; 44
minutes).
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