Breezily painted in white and blue, this former fisherman's cottage is within sand-throwing distance of the beach... Photograph: PR
Sleeping six, it's smart, comfortable and relaxed, with a woodburner and a Shaker-style kitchen below three thoughtfully equipped bedrooms (hairdryer magnifying mirror in the master bedroom; toys and books in another). It has no garden, but there is a large, sunny patio.
• 01348 837871, qualitycottages.co.uk. From £470 a week
Wheelchair access, pet-friendly Photograph: PR
Part of the Plas yn Rhiw estate, this whitewashed, Grade II-listed crogloft (Welsh crofters' cottage, with a sleeping loft over one half of the building) has been sensibly preserved... Photograph: PR
Sleeping two, it has an inglenook fireplace and slate and wood floors; outside it's all about sweeping views of Porth Neigwl, an arc of beach known as Hell's Mouth among surfers.
• 0844 800 2070, nationaltrustcottages.co.uk. From £395 a week
Wheelchair access, pet-friendly Photograph: PR
The roof timbers in this 19th-century boathouse-turned-coastal holiday home are made from old boat masts and booms – hence the name... Photograph: PR
It sleeps seven and is fresh, light and modern with huge windows in the open-plan kitchen, dining and living room, a woodburning stove. In summer, guests can use a beach hut on nearby Nefyn beach, or walk to Porthdinllaen for a pint at the Ty Coch Inn, which is right on the beach.
• 07824 553859, boomcottage.co.uk. From £420 a week Photograph: PR
Close to Abersoch and a good base for day trips around the Llyn peninsula, Snowdonia, Portmeirion and Nefyn beach, this modern log cabin for four offers great value... Photograph: Bob Berry
There's a cream-coloured woodburner for cosying up in the living room and it's simply but comfortably furnished with bunk beds in one room and a double in the other. If you need anything, the amenable owners will try to sort you out.
• 01248 430258, menaiholidays.co.uk. From £305 a week Photograph: Bob Berry
If you were to design a 21st-century setting for the Famous Five, this zero-carbon hideaway outside Clynnog Fawr village would come close. The trio of buildings – cottage, barn and dairy – are rented as one and sleep up to 14 in stylish spaces that work as well for extended families or groups of friends as they do for yoga or fitness retreats... Photograph: Jonathan Keenan/PR
• 07866 467979, red-welly.com. From £1,200 a week
Wheelchair access Photograph: Jonathan Keenan
