About

Tŷ Hyll (the Ugly House) is the Snowdonia Society’s flagship property offering nature and conservation activities for people of all ages, inspiring a love for nature and for Snowdonia’s wild beauty and heritage.

Once the Snowdonia Society’s headquarters, the Ugly House houses the popular independently run Pot Mêl tearoom which offers loose leaf tea and delicious home baked foods in a quaint setting, where members of the Snowdonia Society receive 20% off!  

The orgins of Tŷ Hyll are contested, with some claiming it was a tŷ un nos or ‘one night house’; a custom whereby if you could build a house overnight on common land, with smoke rising from the chimney by daybreak, it was yours to keep.

Today it is surrounded by five acres of ancient woodland and wildlife garden tended by Snowdonia Society volunteers. With well maintained footpaths this is a wonderful woodland to explore and convenient benches offer good vantage points from which to appreciate the wild flowers, nesting birds and other wonders of the changing seasons. Be sure to check out the many events the Snowdonia Society hosts at Tŷ Hyll and across the National Park, and consider becoming a member to support their work keeping Snowdonia beautiful.