Snowdonia Society

Cymdeithas Eryri - Snowdonia Society is delighted to announce exciting plans for Tŷ Hyll (the Ugly House), a magical and unique cottage in Capel Curig, Snowdonia. In partnership with the National Beekeeping Centre for Wales, Tŷ Hyll will soon become a haven for the Welsh honey bee, allowing visitors to view and learn about this fascinating and threatened species and even taste the local honey and other hive products in a cosy cottage tearoom.

Tŷ Hyll is widely reputed to be a ‘Tŷ unnos’, supposedly built overnight in the 15th Century to guarantee the freehold. Others say it was inhabited by bandits who terrorised travellers along the old road through Snowdonia (now the A5). Whatever its origins, it’s hard to imagine how it was constructed from huge rough boulders from the surrounding hillside, giving it its unusual name.