HELPING YOU TO FIND YOUR COTTAGE

Directions to Benar Cottages

There are two things you will need to find:

  • The Benar Cottages main gate on the B4406

    Use one of these links to help you: what3words / Google Maps / Waze / Bing

  • Your cottage, which is signposted by name

You will find step-by-step directions below.

⚠️ Do not rely on the postcode alone – Do not drive in the forest
Our postcode centres on Tyddyn Gethin, a farm around half a mile away in the wrong direction, and some satnavs will try to send you off the tarmac and into the forest.

  • You will pass through the towns of Llangollen and Corwen, and the villages of Cerrigydrudion and Pentrefoelas.
  • After driving past the turning for Ysbyty Ifan B4407, stay on the A5 for a further 3.5 miles
  • After some sharp bends, you will see a big green road sign showing the B4406 for Penmachno
  • Turn left onto the B4406 by the Conwy Falls Cafe
Now take a look at the directions to the main gate

If you are travelling up from South Wales on the A470, we would advise you to continue through Blaenau Ffestiniog.

There is an alternative single-track / hilltop route on the B4407 but we would advise you to avoid it: it is not for the faint hearted!

  • Where the A470 meets the A5 just south of Betws-y-Coed, turn right and continue south-east on the A5 towards Llangollen
  • After 1.7 miles and some sharp bends you will pass the Silver Fountain pub on your left
  • When you see the Conwy Falls Cafe on your right, turn right onto the B4406 for Penmachno
Now take a look at the directions to the main gate

  • At the junction with the A5 / A470 just south of Betws-y-Coed, continue south-east on the A5 towards Llangollen
  • After 1.7 miles and some sharp bends you will pass the Silver Fountain pub on your left
  • When you see the Conwy Falls Cafe on your right, turn right onto the B4406 for Penmachno
Now take a look at the directions to the main gate

Follow the B4406 towards Penmachno for 1.5 miles. On the way you will see:

  • A crossroads
  • A low-level stone wall on the right
  •  A warning sign
  • A lay-by on the right
  • A cattle warning sign

Shortly after that, you will see ARAF/SLOW road markings and the Penmachno 20 miles per hour signs in the distance.

Keep an eye out for the Benar Cottages sign on your right.

Drive through the gate, over the bridge and over a cattle grid.

Benar is surrounded by forest and farmland and access is via a short farm track and bridge. We advise guests to drive slowly across them. If you drive a sports car with only centimetres of ground clearance or you are unsure what we mean by “farm track” then please contact us.