Snowdonia Parc, Waunfawr, Caernarfon

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The Snowdonia Parc is the home for the Snowdonia Parc Brewery. It is not far from Mount Snowdon itself and sits next to Waunfawr station on the Welsh Highland Highway. The station can be accessed from the very large car park. The interior of the pub is quite simple and worn, with a couple of rooms in which climbers and walkers can seek refreshment. The 3 ales on were all from the in-house brewery - Snowdonia Park Gold is the regular beer, whilst there was also Carmen Sutra & Cais. My half of Cais (a stout) was on the turn, something I'd found quite a few times in Wales. No real cider was offered, as far as I can tell. Although looking at the previous review, there may have been something hiding away in another room that I didn't spot. Get the beer right and this could be a fantastic place to visit. As it is, I can only justify a 6/10.

This pub is set on the main road just South of Waunfawr but the Welsh Highland Railway station is at the bottom of the garden. It's quite a big pub and inside there is a room to the left that includes a pool table followed by the main bar area which also has a room off it with pool and darts. As I was about to leave I noticed there is a further room with more hand pumps behind the bar. It was quiet on an October Wednesday afternoon. This pub brews their own beer (Snowdonia) and this is the only place I've seen them. There were three available on my visit, Cwrw Gwyrfai, Gold and Carmen Sutra all priced at £3.05 and all in good nick. They are old school beers that are fairly modest but good value for the area. Although this pub is fairly unexceptional in that it's largely modern and open plan it's worth a look for their ales.

THIS BREWPUB IS A MUST FOR ALL REAL ALE DRINKERS . THE LADY BREWER HAS MASTERED THE ART OF BREWING WHEN WE VISITED AND STAYED AT THE CAMPSITE SHE HAD 3 OF THE ALES ON THE CARMEN SUTRA 4.4 % THE SNOWDONIA GOLD 4% AND THE WHB 5.2% ALL FANTASTIC WITH 3 MORE TO COME FOR THE RAIL ALE FEST IN MAY 7TH -9TH THE SPECIAL ONE FOR THAT WEEKEND IS THE 10% O.M.G WE HAVE BOOKED OUR PITCH ALL READY FOR THIS WEEKEND CAN'T WAIT