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 stunning gate lodge was once the main entrance to Brynkinalt, a historic private estate situated on the Welsh/Shropshire Border. Now a stunning and unique escape, beautifully refurbished with attention to detail and all modern comforts, Bryngwilla Gate Lodge is the perfect base from which to explore North Wales and Shropshire.

Information correct at time of writing. Bryngwilla Gate Lodge is perfectly situated for exploring all that this beautiful part of Shropshire has to offer. Please contact the estate for more information and visit the estate’s website to learn more about the family’s connection to the Duke of Wellington and Sir John Trevor, Speaker of the Commons and to hear about events and house visits. Places to visit nearby include Oswestry, Ruthin, Ellesmere, Shrewsbury, Chester and Cheshire Oaks. Spend the day enveloped in history at many incredible locations. Discover the magnificent medieval fortress at Chirk Castle, Erdigg Hall and garden, a late 17th-century country house with a walled garden and the medieval Powys Castle with 17th century Italianate terraces and an Edwardian Formal Garden. Walkers will be keen to tackle Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), and whether on foot or by the Snowdon Mountain Railway, this 1085 metre mountain is the highest mountain in Wales and the British isles, south of the Scottish Highlands. For adrenalin-filled fun visit Whitewater Rafting in Llangollen with rapids such as Serpents Tail, Tombstones and Town Falls, a variety of thrilling adventures at Zip World in Penrhyn Quarry including a high-speed journey across the quarry on the Aero Explorer or experience the thrill of coasteering, master the art of surfing or journey along the stunning coastline by kayak at TYF Adventure. Partake in a leisurely horse-drawn boat trip from Llangollen Wharf or enjoy The Mere at Ellesmere by canoe, kayak, paddle board or rowing boat. Llandudno has plenty to entertain all ages, with a beach, pier with shops and games arcade, cable car station, Skiing and Toboggan Run, Cineworld cinema and The Great Orme Tramway.