Essentials

The Mountain Lieder

experience, running from Sept 26-29, costs £749 per person. The price includes

three nights’ accommodation at St Curig’s Chapel with full board, two guided days out, and two

evening recitals. For further information see headonout.co.uk/ mountain-lieder or contact Ed directly

at edmund@ headonout.co.uk. Given the remoteness of the accommodation,

guests may prefer to drive, but it is possible

to travel by train. Avanti West Coast (avantiwestcoast.co.uk)

runs direct services between London Euston and Llandudno Junction

from £40 one-way and services via Crewe from

Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow and Edinburgh. Transport for Wales (tfw. wales) has a service from

£6.40 one-way between Llandudno Junction and Betws-y-Coed, a short

taxi ride from the accommodation at

Capel-Curig.