Elen's Castle, Dolwyddelan, Conwy, LL25 0EJ

Coaching Inn

For Sale by Public Online Auction on 17/06/2026 13:00

Location
Elen's Castle Hotel is prominently situated on the A470 in the village of Dolwyddelan, set within the Lledr Valley at the heart of Snowdonia National Park, providing convenient access to the surrounding countryside and key visitor destinations.

Dolwyddelan lies between BetwsyCoed and Blaenau Ffestiniog, with the wider BetwsyCoed area attracting visitors year round due to its extensive range of walks and treks. Dolwyddelan Castle is located on the outskirts of the village and is only a short walk from the hotel.

The property sits at the foot of Moel Siabod, in a position between BetwsyCoed and the Crimea Pass, making it a well placed base for exploring the national park. The hotel is also ideally located for regional attractions, including Zip World, Ffestiniog Railway and Antur Stiniog Mountain Bike Centre.


Description
Elen's Castle Hotel comprises an 18th century coaching inn of traditional construction, providing 14 bedrooms in total, along with a former coach house/stables.

Internally, the ground floor contains the principal public areas comprising a breakfast and garden room/restaurant, for approximately 30 covers and a separate bar and lounge. The ground floor also provides a catering kitchen, preparation kitchen, walkin fridge, laundry room, office, storage area and an owners living room.

The first floor comprises 8 en-suite units including, 6x double bedrooms, 3x bedroom family suite, 1x twin bedroom and a 3x bedroom owners room across the first and second floor. Along with an additional laundry room, storage and WC's. The coach houses/stables also provides an additional 1x bedroom bunk house and a secure indoor motorbike and bicycle storage area, extending to approximately 447 sq m (4,811 sq ft) GIA.

Externally, the property benefits from grounds and gardens with an outside seating area for approximately 20 covers, a former Roman Well is also located on site providing spring water. There is also a large car parking area located opposite the hotel with x2 EV chargers, the total site area is approximately 0.608 hectares (1.502 acres).

Tenure
The property is held Freehold under Title Number WA584447.

Planning
The property currently has consent for change of use from Hotel (Use Class C1) to single short-term holiday letting unit (Use Class C6) ref: NP4/16/93E.

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Planning Authority
Eryri National Park Authority -

A:20

Refer to the legal documentation

Note
We understand that the coach house/stables houses a large biomass boiler and benefits from the Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme administered by Ofgem. The scheme was originally granted to the property for a 20 year term, and we understand that approximately 7 years remain. The property is understood to generate an income of approximately £6,000£8,000 per annum via the scheme. Further details will be provided within the Legal Pack.

The Auctioneer has not inspected internally and the information has been provided by the Joint Agent.

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