Retreat 22752 – Brecon, Wales

Introduction

With the lodge as your base you can make the most of what the National Park has to offer including its many walking routes. As well as gentle rambles keen hikers can head to Pen y Fan (15 miles) the highest mountain in South Wales and a popular peak to climb. Talybont village is 1 mile away with a selection of friendly local inns and a shop for replenishing your supplies. Further afield visit the market town of Brecon for its museum art gallery and 11th-century cathedral. History lovers will find a number of castle ruins in the area including Tretower Court (6.5 miles) and Crickhowell (9 miles). From the veranda a step up takes you inside the main lodge and straight into the open-plan lounge/kitchen/diner. There are two comfortable sofas either side of the wood burner so you can curl up on cool evenings. The rustic kitchen area reflects the outside environment with its natural wood units and comes complete with a gas hob fridge and microwave for home-cooked meals. Eat at the dining table or take your food onto the veranda and the pretty picnic bench overlooking the valley. Also in the living area is the double cabin bed fully self-contained in its own raised wooden unit and accessed via a four-rung ladder. Continue to the back of the lodge where you ll find the remaining two bedrooms a double and a twin. Both have colourful throws for a warm night s sleep and bedside tables with reading lamps. The twin also boasts a large wardrobe with drawers for handy storage space. Venturing outside a few metres from the lodge is your private Pitch Pod containing a shower and WC. On the grass surrounding the lodge is a fire pit and at the side of the property is the wood-fired hot tub. In the next field is a lake where you can either go for a swim or paddle around in the rowing boat and guests are welcome to explore the farm. Off-road parking is available in a neighbouring field. Need to know: 2 bedrooms 1 double, 1 twin. 1 double cabin bed fully enclosed and accessed via a small ladder in lounge area. 1 bathroom 1 shower room with WC which is self contained and located a few metres from the lodge. Gas hob, microwave, fridge. Wood burner logs provided. No TV. Wi Fi included. Private wood fired hot tub and fire pit. Towels included. Off road parking in the field next door. 1 dog welcome must be kept on a lead on the farm. Complex of properties 3 additional on site properties available to book. Tours of the farm available on request, and children are able to feed the chickens. There is a lake in the neighbouring field where guests are welcome to use the rowing boat, or swim. Shop 1 mile, pub 1 mile. Washing machine available for guests to use.

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