Maenan
| Maenan | |
| Caernarfonshire | |
|---|---|
 Maenan Abbey Hotel | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SH793663 |
| Location: | 53°10’50"N, 3°48’25"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Llanrwst |
| Postcode: | LL26 |
| Dialling code: | 01492 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Conwy |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Aberconwy |
Maenan is a rural village in Caernarfonshire, some four miles to the north of Llanrwst and three miles to the south of the village of Eglwysbach. The population of the area is approximately 300 people, and more than 75% of the population are Welsh-speakers. Maenan shares a community council with the nearby village of Llanddoged across in Denbighshire.
Maenan is best known for a view point known as Cadair Ifan Goch. From this view point most of the Conwy Valley can be viewed. The path to the view point starts from the old Ysgol Maenan school building. The walk to the view point is about a mile from the car park, but it is well worth the short walk.
The A470 trunk road passes through Maenan. The 2001 census recorded that the villages of Llanddoged and Maenan had a combined population of 574.
Economy
Most of the population are from farming or agriculture background. Maenan has a mixture of dairy and lowland sheep farming.
Maenan has a micro-brewery based at Penrhwylfa. The brewery is known as Bragdy'r Nant and started in 2007, and is now supplying to a number of pubs across the region.
Tourism is a fairly active trade in Maenan, mostly hospitality. There are a number of self-catering cottages, along with 2 hotels and some B&Bs and caravan parks. The Maenan Abbey Hotel is the second site of Aberconwy Abbey, a Cistercian abbey. Another hotel in Maenan is The Plas Maenan hotel, located about a mile further north of the Maenan Abbey Hotel on the A470.
Churches
Maenan has two chapels: Capel Tan Soar and Capel Salem (on the border with Llanddoged) - both offering services on a Sunday in Welsh.
Landscape
Most of Maenan's meadow land forms part of the River Conwy flood plain. Several times during the year, significant amounts of land is flooded.
Views of the Conwy Valley can be seen from Maenan from Cadair Ifan Goch. Legend states that this viewpoint was the chair of the giant Ifan Goch, and it is currently owned by the National Trust. The path up to the viewpoint crosses through a privately owned woodland being managed as a nature reserve.
Outside links
- Maenan Abbey Hotel
- Firs Cottage B&B
- Plas Maenan Country House
- Erw Glas Camp and Caravan Site
- Bragdy Nant Brewery