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Barns
at Llyn Gwynant Campsite Facilities at the Llyn Gwynant barns |
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The Llyn Gwynant barns are available either for groups of campers or for weekend events. The barn complex consists of the camping and bunk barn, two adjacent large stone rooms, and the large function barn behind which has a large space approximately 12 m by 12 m. Also incuded in the complex is a barn yard outside and two camping fields, see the site plan and barn floor plan. Cooking facilities are in the kitchen area of the camping barn, shown in the photo opposite. This kitchen at one end of the barn has 2 gas hobs, each with 4 burners, one electric oven, a large refrigerator/freezer (in the foreground o the photo) a microwave and toaster. Washing up is done at a large stainless steel sink with instant hot water. A commercial dishwasher is available for hire - this takes up to 45 minutes to heat up then completes each cycle in 3 minutes, using detergent provided. Please remember to bring your own cleaning products and drying up towels for hand washing up. Sleeping platforms are provided in the tall bunk barn adjacent to the camping barn which can accommodate around 20 people sleeping. Please note that mattresses and bedding are not provided. Numbers of people accommodated in the barns include about 50 people in the camping barn, with seating at tables in this room for up to 25. The function barn can accommmodate up to 300 people (this is the maximum fire regulations allow in the complex), and around 140 people at tables and chairs for a sit-down meal. Furniture in the barns includes wooden tables and benches shown in the top three photographs opposite of the camping barn, with wooden seating around a woodburning stove. Furniture in the function barn includes two oak 8 foot tables, one shorter oak table that fits in the small reception room between bunk and function barn. There are also four very heavy oak pews 8 foot 9 inches long, all shown in photographs on our equipment page In addition there is a small table suited to the use by the registrar, also shown in the photo of the stage opposite and below. A pubic payphone is provided in the Camping barn. Electrical lighting and sockets are provided throughout the barns, with extra power facilities ont the stage see below. The stage at one end of the function barn is shown in a photograph opposite below. There are power sockets on the stage floor including a 30 amp power socket suited to sound systems. We offer a PA system for hire, and also professional stage lighting mounted on a triangle truss across the room, (for details please see our separate sound and light information sheet.) A well-tuned piano is provided on stage without charge, but by prior arrangement: this is an expensive instrument recently acquired and requires careful treatment. Two woodburners heat the barns: a medium one in the camping barn and a larger one enclosed in a big stone fireplace in the function barn, see the photograph opposite, below. Toilets are presently in a wooden well-made portacabin in the barn yard, with 1 ladies on one side and 2 gents and 2 urinals on the other. The toilets are porcelain and there are basins with running hot and cold water and electric lights. For very large groups additional portaloos can be hired and placed in the barn yard. The public campsite toilet block which has hot (and free) showers, is a few hundred yards away. The barns are presently being upgraded and eventually there will be internal showers and toilets in the barn complex, but this may not be until 2013 or 2014. Parking is in the barn yard in front of the camping barn with room for about 25 vehicles, and perhaps 15 more outside the function barn for a large event. Overflow parking in wet weather is down the campsite driveway, where there are laybys) or in the campsite car park at the bottom of Cae hendre, a very short walk from the barns. Motorhomes or large campervans must be sited here. Large events may use parking in barn field but only by prior arrangement and in good weather. Camping is in the fields outside the yard: Barn field and Cae hendre are not visible from the campsite, although they are very close. Hiring the barn complex for an event includes the private use of these fields for tent camping or small campervans, with parking in barn field allowed by arrangement if the ground is sufficiently dry. Both fields have beautiful views over the lake and are very close to the barns. |
The kitchen end of the camping barn. The end door on the right leads to the bunk barn sleeping platforms. The door to the barn yard is on the foreground left of the photo: the large fridge freezer is beside this door.
Close-up of the cooking area showing the two gas hobs electric oven, commercial dishwasher and kettle. There are also gas connections for additional gas ovens if required. The large sink and bench is on the right.
The other end of the camping barn has a wood-burner and seating area.
View of the stage on one side of the function barn, showing PA system, registrars table and chairs, and our new Bentley piano which is in tune.
A large woodburner, with the coat of arms of Owain Gwynedd, is in the function barn. |
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