Holidaymakers can now stay in a former station master’s house

This is your next stop! Holidaymakers can now stay in a former station master’s house right on a railway line for as little as £9 per night

  • Station House at Tal-y-Cafn near Conwy in Wales stands on platform of the picturesque village railway station
  • The line outside is still open and the station is a request stop on the branch line between Blaenau Ffestiniog
  • Holiday home sleeps up to four people and costs £252 per week meaning it can be £9 per person per night

A former station master’s house next to a railway line could be just the ticket for holidaymakers who can rent the property from a little as £9 per night.

The Station House at Tal-y-Cafn is near Conwy in Wales and stands on the platform of the picturesque village railway station.

The line is still in use at the station is still open as a request stop on the branch line between Blaenau Ffestiniog.

The Station House, a former station master’s cottage in Tal-y-Cafn near Conwy in Wales which is now available as a holiday rental 

The living room inside the cottage, which stands on the railway line. It can be rented for as little as £9 per person per night 

The cottage has two bedrooms including a spacious double room and another which has two single beds 

Those renting the property should be warned that the earliest train makes its way past the cottage early at 5.30 each morning

But those renting the property should be warned that the earliest train makes its way past the cottage early at 5.30 each morning.


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A week’s stay at the cottage costs £252 and it sleeps four people, meaning a seven night stay can be as little as £9 per person per night.

The home boasts a cosy living room, two spacious bedrooms along with a large modern kitchen.

The station master’s cottage also has a modern kitchen to cook in and also includes a washing machine and other mod cons 

A week’s stay at the cottage costs £252 and it sleeps four people, meaning a seven night stay can be as little as £9 per person per night

And according to its listing on cottages.com, the station house makes a great base for exploring the area as holidaymakers can literally just step outside to catch the train.

It says: ‘There’s a gastro pub just 50 yards away serving delicious Welsh produce, and the Bodnant Welsh Food Centre is within walking distance with a café, restaurant and farm shop which is well worth a visit.

‘The famous Bodnant Garden (National Trust) is just a little further away and has 80 acres of stunning gardens to explore, together with the plant centre and craft units.

‘At the end of the railway line at Blaenau Ffestiniog you can catch a Ffestiniog Railway steam train on a spectacular journey to the coast at Porthmadog.’

And according to its listing on cottages.com , the station house makes a great base for exploring the area as the train pulls up right outside 

The view from the road of the station master’s house, which has now been converted into a holiday rental 

 

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