Rural Retreats was founded in 1985 with the aim of making the countryside more accessible for holidaymakers and giving them the best possible choice of holiday homes across the UK. Rural Retreats’ continuing success is based on excellent local knowledge and painstaking research, together with a flair for finding delightful and unusual properties. All of this has enabled us to build a portfolio of over 450 exceptionally fine holiday homes in stunningly beautiful locations, all available for you to rent. When you are looking for your own perfect holiday home, our experienced and helpful staff can help to point you to the property of your dreams. Whatever you want to ask about any of our properties, there will be someone on our staff who knows the cottage or apartment at first hand.

This lovely holiday house on the Bodnant Estate, sleeping seven, has been converted from a barn. It has a large enclosed garden and terrace and commands spectacular and panoramic views of the Carneddau mountains.

Information correct at time of writing. Explore over 20 miles of private paths that run through woods and farms across the Estate. The world famous Bodnant Garden, owned by the National Trust, is central to the Estate and is famed for its laburnum arch, Italiante terraces, waterfalls and national collections of plants. Book yourself onto a course at the National Beekeeping Centre. Fishing permits can be purchased so you can spend a day in the heart of the estate trying to catch any number of fish from Roach, Tench, Perch, Eels and Rainbow Trout. For the green fingered, why not visit Bodnant Garden Centre where you will discover a wide range of unusual and rare plants. Treat yourself to the perfect present to treasure your holiday. Otherwise, you may find a lovely gift from the Bodnant Craft Centre which displays an array of furniture, jewellery, glass, ceramics and much more. Places to visit: If you’d like to burn off some energy, try out the various activities on offer by Zip World: Zip World Fforest, In a stunning woodland setting nestled in the Conwy Valley. With adventures to keep the whole family busy, choose from the Fforest Coaster, the UK’s only alpine coaster of its kind, bouncing fun on Treetop Nets or zip line and adventure courses high in the trees on Tree Hoppers or Zip Safari – plus you could try Europe’s highest giant swing, Skyride, if you dare! Zip World Slate Caverns, Home to a wealth of North Wales slate mining history, Slate Caverns now houses world first underground and above ground adventures. With views across Snowdonia from the top of Titan, where you can zip 1890m from half the height of Snowdon, to the world’s only subterranean playground of its kind, Bounce Below, and Caverns, the most incredible underground adventure zip line and adventure course – there is something for everyone in all weathers. Zip World Penrhyn Quarry, Set in what once was the world’s largest slate quarry, Penrhyn...