The award-winning 'hobbit house' you can visit in North Wales

Hidden among the rolling green hills at the southern edge of the Snowdonia National Park is a holiday home with a difference. With a round door frame carved into the landscape and a porthole window peeking out through the grass, Nant y Garnedd offers guests the chance to stay in their own hobbit house.

Just like in Lord of the Rings, this unique holiday home is built into the grassy hillside - so it's completely hidden from view if you approach it from behind. Yet from the front it looks out onto incredible views of the south Snowdonia mountains.

Nant y Garnedd has been named UK and Ireland’s Best Holiday Let by Sykes Holiday Cottages, and with an eye-catching design it’s easy to see why. Step inside the house the first thing you’ll notice is the completely cylindrical interior which feels refreshingly different.

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Contemporary furnishings help ensure the inside space feels light and airy with lots of daylight flooding in - it’s actually hard to believe the house is partially underground. There’s an open-plan living space with a kitchen, dining area and a comfy sofa.

At one end is the bedroom with a king-sized bed, and at the other end is the bathroom with a walk-in shower. Outside there’s a private garden with a patio, sheltered decking and a wood-fire hot tub, where you can relax and enjoy the views.

There’s a second identical hobbit house and they both sleep four people in total. The location makes them an ideal base for exploring the Snowdonia National Park. Nant y Garnedd has only been operating for four months but has proven popular with guests and is already booked up until the end of the year.

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