A Good Book and a Cosy Nook - Our Favourite Boltholes for Bookworms
Why does the sound of raindrops on a windowpane make you want to cosy up with a good book? At this time of year, nothing beats hunkering down and escaping into the pages of a story, especially when it’s blustery outside. Here’s our round up of the snuggest spots made just for bookworms.
1. A read with a view
What’s harder to resist than a cosy window seat inviting you to lose hours to a good book? The natural light means you can immerse yourself in the pages, allowing your mind to wander, lifting your eyes occasionally to soak in the view. Find just the spot in Fron Olau, whose window seat is the perfect nook for sticking your nose in a novel – within easy reach of the kettle and an eyelid flutter away from mystical sea views.
Fron Olau window seat
2. A book, a bath and bubbles
How better to suspend reality than a hot bubble bath, a good book and a glass of something cold?
Let your worries melt away as you relax into the latest page-turner, submerged in the beautiful freestanding bath at Bwthyn Ysgubor, perfectly positioned to make the most of views across the Conwy Valley.
Bwthyn Ysgubor bath
3. Bunks for little readers
For little bookworms looking for the perfect place to escape into a storybook, there’s nothing like a bunkbed. Reading by torchlight past bedtime is the best way to spend holiday nights, and the ultimate bunk feels like a porthole to a world where anything’s possible. Swn y Mor Trefadog has just the spot for little minds to sneak off and dive under the covers and into a good book.
Swn y Mor Trefadog bunkbeds
4. A hidden nook
A secret spot to hideaway and steal an hour (or two) to a romance or thriller is your gateway to escape the everyday. Quirky spaces and hidden nooks add to that special holiday feeling of separation from chores and responsibility. One of our favourite reading nooks can be found at Bodfan Bach, complete with a beanbag under a dormer window.
Bodfan Bach nook
5. A Novel by firelight
Some novels require a fitting setting, and nothing is cosier on a rainy day than snuggling down under a blanket with a book by firelight. Tal y Bont Farm offers a warming haven to escape to a land of enchanted tales.
Tal Y Bont – living room fireplace, Children’s reading nook
6. A library of dreams
‘Just one more chapter’… the true sign of a book and a reading spot well chosen. Homely, comfortable and evocative, the library at Hafod Cae Maen is a bookworm’s dream. Time really does stand still at this Edwardian villa perched above Portmeirion Italianate village, time really does stand still. And with a whole wall of books to select from, you could find yourself rooted in its fire-lit library for days.
Hafod Cae Maen – Library
Boltholes Bookworms
We love nothing more than when our boltholes slowly fill with well-loved books, thanks to guests leaving behind their holiday novel and maybe selecting another pre-thumbed paperback from the shelves in a book swap. If you’d like to leave behind a recommended read, please feel free – it all adds to the experience and the unique patina of a holiday in one of our special hideaways.
