Rent an idyllic farmhouse for just £700 a month - but you must watch over historic home
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Antonia Matthews
BBC Wales
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National Trust Mike Henton
Three-bedroom Glan yr Afon sits on National Trust land next to Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant in Conwy
The National Trust said the farmhouse offers "exceptional" access to walking and cycling routes in a beautiful rural region
The National Trust is offering a "rare" opportunity to live in a farmhouse neighbouring one of Wales's most significant historic homes.
Tenants residing at the three-bedroom farmhouse Glan yr Afon will be asked to keep a "watchful eye" on National Trust-owned Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant, in Conwy.
The unfurnished farmhouse sits in the heart of Eryri National Park and features a stream running past the front of the property and a private garden. Rent is set at £700 per month.
The 16th century Ty Mawr Wybrnant is the birthplace of Bishop William Morgan, whose 1588 translation of the Bible into Welsh played a crucial role in safeguarding the Welsh language.
Morgan, who was of humble origins, rose to become the Bishop of Llandaf and later St Asaph.
He died in 1604 in relative poverty at his home parish of St Asaph.
National Trust Cymru said it was looking for tenants who could provide an informal local presence.
"We are looking for someone who values the special character of the setting, and who can help us care for Tŷ Mawr Wybrnant by being a responsible and supportive neighbour," said the National Trust's Ceri Williams, general manager for Gogledd Orllewin Cymru (North West Wales).
Applications to rent to property are open until 10 May. The farmhouse is currently unoccupied and new tenants could move in within the month.
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