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Glyn Valley Hotel
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The park has eight lodges and two cottages where guests can stay
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WMSP hopes the new exhibit and est Midland Safari Park in cottage stays will help to raise awareness Bewdley, Worcestershire, is of the importance of helping to conserve offering guests a new experience: the this species and help preserve their chance to stay at the park overnight numbers in the wild. The endangered in a lodge. It has also brought in some red panda can be found in the eastern new residents – for the first time, red Himalayas and southwestern China, but panda will be part of the vast range the wild population continues to decline of wildlife that call the park home. owing to habitat loss and poaching. With a brand-new exhibit in the park’s walkthrough Discovery Trail and newly Mod cons renovated cottages that look out into the red panda Red Panda Cottage stays habitat, you can have an include exclusive use of “The Red immersive and unique trip. the cottage for up to five Panda Retreat people, dinner and breakfast, The two luxury Red Panda Cottages, which join the exclusive views of the red is home to park’s existing Cheetah and panda habitat, and two-day one-year-old Elephant Lodges, have been admission to the safari park. Mei Lin” expertly refurbished with Each cottage has free WiFi, Nepalese design influences. Each has an open-plan living area downstairs, with lounge and dining spaces, with a spiral staircase leading to two bedrooms: one double with a super-king bed and another with three singles. The double room also features a stunning free-standing copper roll-top bath. Every bedroom has a window seat, giving guests amazing views of the red panda habitat.
New inhabitant
The state-of-the-art Red Panda Retreat is the home of a one-yearold female red panda called Mei Lin. Born in 2020, Mei Lin has come from the Welsh Mountain Zoo in Colwyn Bay, and has settled in well at the park.
Watch the wildlife from your window
TV, coffee machine and a mini bar filled with local produce. For more information, and prices, visit www.wmsp.co.uk.
ituated in the picturesque Ceiriog Valley, 15 minutes from Llangollen, Glyn Valley Hotel is a historic inn offering a restaurant and rooms with valley views. The restaurant serves a variety of home-cooked food created with locally sourced produce, including a Sunday carvery. Continental breakfast is served, and a full Welsh Enjoy a drink outside breakfast is also available on request for a supplement. The bar and lounge sell a range of local real ales, as well as hearty, simple food and a specials menu. There are dozens of great escapes in the area, but close at hand are the Ceffyl Gwyn Stables, offering pony and quad treks, the stunning Plas Newydd House & Garden and Llangollen Wharf boat trips. www.glynvalleyhotel.com
Room at the inn
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ell known for its fine food and excellent hospitality, Bryntirion Inn, Bala, is also a great destination for a stopover for those looking to visit the Dee Valley. The Bryn, as it’s known locally, is a great base for visits to the coast and the glories of Snowdonia and is four miles from Lake Bala. Dating back to 1695, the inn serves real ales and an impressive list of wines, and has a food menu designed to tantalise the taste buds of everyone – including vegetarians and children. You’ll not only find a warm Welsh welcome here but also a family room with a TV, pool table, dart board, books and games. This is a magical part of the world and supremely well catered for by the Bryn, whether you’re stopping for a drink and a meal or thinking of lingering a little longer. www. bryntirion Bryntirion Inn, Bala inn.co.uk September/October 2021 | SHIRE MAGAZINE 91
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