In the Brecon Beacons National Park on the site of an old Cider Mill, this comfy annex to our farmhouse offers a double bedroom with pine furnishings and a substantial double bed settee in the lounge at introductory prices for this season. Situated between Hay-on-Wye and Brecon you have direct access to superb walking on the Black Mountains. You have your own parking place and access to the garden and patio.
Talgarth (3 miles - 5 Km) is well served with all basic facilities including Co-op supermarket (7am-10pm daily), Post Office, butcher, bank, newsagent, hairdressers, etc. There are several takeaways, pubs (nearest 500 yards) and restaurants within easy reach. There is a leisure centre with pool and gym 4 miles away. We are convenient for many festivals and events being 30 minutes or less from Hay on Wye, Builth Wells, Brecon, Abergavenny, Crickhowell.
To get the best of the area, you will need wheels, though it is possible without, as Talgarth is just two miles walking.
Dining Room
Main bedroom
Countryside around Cider Mill Annex
Lounge
Kitchen
Bathroom
Recent upgrading has put in central heating and double glazed windows as well as improving the kitchen and bathroom. Your bedroom is roomy and has a full bedroom suite, so plenty of storage.
The lounge is down two steps and looks onto the garden. There are armchairs and a sofa bed and cabinets. There is an open fire and logs can be provided.
The bathroom now offers a thermostatic shower over the bath.
The kitchen has a fridge, washing machine, and cooker and a good range of cooking utensils are supplied along with place settings for six. The separate dining room caters for six, so you could entertain, even.
Cider Mill Annex is set in the most fantastic accessible countryside where there is a lot going on close by. You can walk direct onto the mountains on footpaths through the farm. This area is famous for its food production and many towns have their own food festivals, farmers markets and local butchers.
Festivals within easy reach include Hay-on-Wye Literature, Royal Welsh Agricultural Show, Builth Wells, and all events on the showground, Brecon Jazz, Green Man Festival, Crickhowell, Abergavenny Food Festival, various weekend and day festivals including our own Festival of the Black Mountains in Talgarth over August Bank Holiday. There is bound to be something to see locally each weekend. Please ask when booking, so you don't miss out.
Used as a base, Cider Mill Annex is a perfect hideaway from which to explore a vibrant and welcoming country.
On the farm, we are undertaking various environmental projects and are happy to show you and explain these. There is a wide spectrum of wildlife observed on the farm. We have several badger setts and rich birdlife. The flora is extensive with several uncommon plants at home here.
Facilities for this holiday cottage in Hay-on-Wye, Mid Wales
Property
Type:
Cottage
Nearest Airport:
cardiff - 70 miles
Nearest Port:
Bristol - 70 miles
Nearest Bar/Pub:
Castle Inn - .5 miles
Nearest Restaurant:
Castle Inn - .5 miles
Nearest Beach:
Aberystwyth - 65 miles
Nearest Golf Course:
Hay-on-Wye/Brecon - 11 miles
Location Type:
Horse Riding, Quiet, Rural/Village
Bedrooms:
1 Double Bedroom. Bedroom has comfortable stylish pine furniture. Further full length double bed settee in the lounge.
Bathrooms:
1 Bathroom. Bathroom with thermostatic shower over the bath.
Kitchen:
Cooker, Fridge, Washing Machine. Compact, with place settings for six and a range of utensils. Airing cupboard and storage.
General:
Real Fire, Central Heating, House Linen, Towels Provided. The lounge has a real fire and logs can be provided.
Dining:
Seating for 6. Farmhouse style dining table with six chairs in seperate dining room - so ample room to entertain a guest or two.
Entertainment:
Terrestrial TV, Board Games. As your holiday will get you away in the country, do something different to relax, read or play one of the games provided. We do provide a basic TV so you can keep in touch with the world.
Outside:
Garden, BBQ, Parking, Garden Furniture. Your own off road parking spot at the door. You are welcome to access our garden and you have a patio in front of your lounge where you can relax or BBQ.
Suitability:
Children Welcome, Not Suitable For Wheelchairs, Sorry - No Pets Allowed, Sorry - No Smokers.
There are steps at the entrance and to access the garden, as well as into the lounge.
Local activities in and around Hay-on-Wye, Mid Wales
Apart from having direct access from this cottage to the wide open spaces of the Black Mountains, there is plenty going on nearby for you to try. Try a taster glider lesson with the Black Mountains Gliding Club less than a mile away. You can be soaring up, up and away, looking down on the spectacular countryside below. There are contact details in the welcome brochure and leaflets.
Want to do it the easy way on horseback? The Forrest Trekking centre is just a mile away and caters for all standards of rider. There are several other trekking stables nearby.
On the ocassional rainy day, just 10 minutes away (by car)is the Llangorse Rope Centre where you can while away the day on the indoor climbing walls or zip wire. Tuition is readily available at reasonable prices.
For those who love the water, there is Llangorse Lake with its many opportunities for water sports. And canoes can be hired on the River Wye, you travel downstream by canoe and get picked up at the end along with your canoe and transported back to your car.
Don't miss the nearby leisure pool and gym at Riverside International, Bronllys.
You are nestling on the lower slopes of the Black Mountains and you can walk straight onto this spectacular range from this cottage. A day out on the mountain will afford you superb views into England as well as across the Brecon Beacons.
Take a short walk covering Y Grib, Mynydd Troed or Castell Dinas in an hour or so. Also worth a visit is the nearby Pwll Wrach Nature Reserve, a wooded streamside managed for dormice, though you're unlikely to see one.
Off A479 near Pengenffordd, see rental notes below for details. A car is advisable to get the best out of this break. There is a daily bus service from Talgarth into Brecon and train at Abergavenny.
Rental rates for this cottage
Price Per Week
Quoted In
Approximately equivalent to
UK Pound
Euro
US Dollar
15 Aug - 26 Sep 2008
£200.00
€252.00
$324.00
26 Sep - 24 Oct 2008
£200.00
€252.00
$324.00
24 Oct - 1 Nov 2008
£250.00
€315.00
$405.00
7 Nov - 19 Dec 2008
£200.00
€252.00
$324.00
19 Dec - 2 Jan 2009
£300.00
€378.00
$486.00
Rental Notes: Can be booked from Friday night till Monday morning or Monday night to Friday morning in any combination. Arrival is after 4pm, with departure by 10.30 am. If staying for over one week, linens will be changed and cleaning done between 10.30 am and 4 pm.
Directions to Genffordd
from Abergavenny Take A40 towards Brecon. Two miles after Crickhowell, turn right A479 signposted Builth Wells. After 6 miles, through Pengenffordd past the brow of the hill, turn right just past the chapel (left) signed Genffordd. 200 metres.
from Talgarth: At the roundabout take the A479 towards Abergavenny, continue up the hill for 3 miles (5 kms). Take the first left turn signed airfield, gliding and at the T junction, turn right. After 500 mtrs reach Genffordd.
Late offers for this Cottage
Late Offer Specials:
Arrival Date
Departure Date
Nights
Price
Notes
01 December 2008
05 December 2008
4
£120
05 December 2008
08 December 2008
3
£120
08 December 2008
12 December 2008
4
£120
12 December 2008
15 December 2008
3
£120
15 December 2008
19 December 2008
4
£120
19 December 2008
22 December 2008
3
£120
Book with Christmas mid-week and get a free mega party pack to kick off your celebrations. Phone us for details.
22 December 2008
27 December 2008
5
£280
This break includes an extra night but save even more by booking with the previous weekend, claim £50 back + claim your party pack.
30 December 2008
03 January 2009
4
£250
Start the New Year in style in your own comfy hideout. Join us for our New Year's house party countrystyle, look forward to welcoming you.
Guestbook
"Thank you for an enjoyable stay. Great location and perfect weather! Couldn't have asked for anything else! Thanks again." - Lesa, Dave, Isabella & Dot
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