Arete Outdoor Centre, Arete Outdoor Education Centre, Llanrug, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, LL55 4AP

Call Gareth Davies on 01286 672136

Overview

The Arete Outdoor Centre in Snowdonia National Park, offers excellent access to the stunning coastline, meandering rivers, awesome mountains and large lakes of North Wales and Anglesey. With comfortable, affordable, bunkhouse style accommodation and large kitchens for easy catering this is a great base for groups of friends or family. The area is passionate about its language, music and history and is rich with magnificent castles, steam railways, heritage and festivals, so there's plenty to do. The team are happy to help with advice on how best to spend your stay and a range of exciting outdoor activities are available through the centre's well qualified and experienced staff. Catering for over 100 people is available. Several social rooms allow space for down-time, the games room having pool and table tennis tables. Large storage for bikes, kayaks and surfboards and individual cloakrooms for outdoor kit. Car parking available and a large field for activities. Local eating out at Glyntwrog Inn is just 200m away.

This accommodation is featured on our map of Snowdonia and North Wales and here is its own website.

Details

  • Beds & Rooms:

    100+ in 22 rooms split into three blocks of 20, 58 and 30+

  • Open:

    All year. All day.

  • Price per night:

    Catered from £30pp, self-catering from £15 pp. Sole use deals.

  • Booking:

    via email: info@aretecentre.co.uk or phone 01286 672136 or 07743336093

  • Directions:

    Sat navs use LL55 4AP. From A55 at jct 11 follow signs to Llanberis and then Llanrug. Turn left just before the Glyntwrog pub the Centre is 200m on your right. Pickups from Bangor station can be arranged or use taxi or local bus.

  • Public Transport:

    Train to Llanfairpwll or Bangor. Buses to Caernafon and local buses from Bangor and Caernarfon.

  • Walks:

    Long Distance Walkers AssociationLong Distance Walks

This accommodation allows dogs by arrangement, is near mountains, is in a National Park, is available only to groups and has a pub within walking distance. It is on the Re-opening for Summer 2020 page, the Slate Trail, the map of accommodation for school groups, the Wales Coast Path, the Lon Las Cymru and the Visit Britain COVID-19 Risk Assessment Good to Go scheme.

Facilities

aMixed dormitories
bSingle sex dormitories
cPrivate rooms
&Family rooms
fSleeping bags required
gFully heated
mMeals available (with notice)
nBreakfast available (with notice)
oMeals available locally
kSelf catering facilities
iDrying room
jShowers
pClothes washing facilities
sComputer with internet
[WiFi
uWithin 3 miles of NCN
2VisitWales Quality Assured
ZDogs by arrangement
wGroups Only

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News & Offers from Arete Outdoor Centre

Canolfan Awyr Agored Arete Methu aros i’ch croesawu yn ôl

July 8th 2020

The Arete Outdoor Centre Can’t wait to welcome you back.
Mae’n bleser gan Dîm Arete gyhoeddi ein bod yn cydymffurfio â’r ‘Safon Diwydiant Da i Fynd’ ar gyfer canllawiau rheoli heintiau COVID-19.
The Arete Team are delighted to announce that we conform to the ‘Good To Go Industry Standard’ for COVID-19 infection control guidelines.

Mae wedi bod yn ychydig fisoedd caled, ond gyda chloi yn ysgafnhau yn araf ledled Cymru mae awyrgylch cadarnhaol yng Nghanolfan Awyr Agored Arete. Gyda’r holl fesurau diogelwch ar waith, byddwch yn fuan yn gallu mwynhau’r cyfan sydd gan Gymru i’w gynnig. Mae gweithgareddau awyr agored yn addas iawn i sicrhau pellter cymdeithasol a diolch byth mai dyna arbenigedd Canolfan Awyr Agored Arete. Mwy na digon o weithgareddau hwyl i ymgymryd â nhw am wledd haeddiannol ar ôl cloi.
It’s been a hard few months, but with lockdown slowly easing across Wales there’s a positive atmosphere at the Arete Outdoor Centre. With all the safety measures in place you’ll soon be able to enjoy all Wales has to offer. Outdoor activities are well suited to ensure social distancing and thankfully that is the Arete Outdoor Centre’s speciality. More than enough fun activities to take on for a well deserved post lock down treat.
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Contact the Arete Centre about Autumn and Winter escapes for 2020.

June 22nd 2020

The Arete Outdoor Centre, in Snowdonia National Park, offers excellent access to the stunning coastline, mountains & lakes of North Wales and Anglesey. With comfortable, affordable, bunkhouse accommodation and a range of exciting outdoor activities available.

The comfortable, affordable, bunkhouse accommodation with large kitchens is a great base for groups of friends or family. The team can advise on how best to spend your stay and a range of exciting outdoor activities are available through the centre’s well qualified staff.

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Snowdonia has the widest choice of outdoor activities available to schools in the UK

August 29th 2019

Arete Outdoor Centre is the perfect base for your school group. Activities from rock climbing to bushcraft, gorge walking to sea kayaking can all be organised.

Snowdonia has the widest choice of outdoor activities available in the UK and the Arete Outdoor Centre can you help your pupils try their hands at many of them.  From  rock climbing to bushcraft the qualified instructors at the Arete Centre can help your group take part in many land based activities in Snowdonia, including mountain walking,  abseiling, sea level traversing and mine and cave exploration.  The water based activities available make use of the nearby coast, the inland lakes and the many torrential streams.  These include  gorge walking and canyoning, coasteering, lake canoeing, sea kayaking, white water kayaking and surfing.

School trips at Arete Outdoor Centre
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