Idyllically situated on a 25 acre smallholding, with a small fishing lake and a stream meandering through our garden valley, Glyntawel Cottage is a traditional beamed, stone and slate three bedroomed cottage, sleeping 6 nonsmokers. It is attached at right angles to our family home, Glyngarw, (please see additional photo to show situation) but is totally separate and self-contained, with a pretty, private patio, garden furniture, stonebuilt barbecue and fenced in playfield.
Your privacy is paramount, but we are available should you need us.
Large areas of our land are left un-grazed and uncut to encourage insects, butterflies, small mammals and birds. From late winter there are carpets of snowdrops and daffodils, with abundant wild flowers in spring and summer. We have seen badger, stoat, pheasant, rabbit, fox, heron, red-kite, buzzard and merlin on or over our land.
The cottage is warm and cosy at any time of year, having a woodburner, (free logs provided), and oil-fired Rayburn, which requires no attention from guests, keeping the cottage warm even during a power cut.
Please note that one bedroom is downstairs and has a double bed and an en-suite shower;
a small beamed bedroom with full sized bunk beds (can sleep adults but the room is very small and more suited to children) is also downstairs;
a large beamed upstairs twin bedded room with an ensuite toilet and washbasin
can accommodate the cot as well.
It is equally suitable for couples seeking solitude, families of all ages or groups of singles looking for a base for an activity holiday.
The cottage is well equipped with two showers, two toilets, an electric oven and hob, a microwave, dishwasher, fridge/freezer,
washer/drier, TV with Teletext, video, numerous books for all ages, Lego, board games, jigsaws and a few videos. We also provide an assortment of bats, balls and nets for games on the playfield. Noise is never a problem!
A child's cot, 2 highchairs, baby listener, fireguard, safety gates at the top and bottom of the stairs and night lights are available.
Guests will need to provide their own towels, tea-towels and if using the cot provided, will need to bring any cot bedding and cot linen that might be required.
Fresh flowers, the woodburner laid ready for a match and beds made up, welcome you on your arrival.
Guests of at least a week also receive a substantial 'Welcome Pack' of 4 pints of milk, tea, sugar, a loaf, butter, marmalade and six eggs.
Throughout the year, except in peak school holidays, we offer SHORT BREAKS and a 20% DISCOUNT on the full week price if only one bedroom made up and used (a child in a cot can be accommodated in another room). 10% discount is available if only two bedrooms made up and used.
Extra 10% discount for two or more weeks booked.
All prices include heating, electricity and logs for the woodburner (should you wish to light it)
Please note that this is a NON-SMOKING cottage and that we are UNABLE TO ACCEPT PETS.
We live in a very special area of West Wales and look forward to welcoming our guests, but we respect their privacy at all times.
Llangrannog beach from coastal footpath
The surrounding area
Three miles as the crow flies, from the spectacular Ceredigion Marine Heritage coastal footpath and four miles down quiet country lanes to the National Trust beach at Cwmtydu and the sandy beaches of the small seaside village of Llangrannog.
Atlantic Seal and Bottlenose Dolphin are frequently seen along this coast. In autumn, one can sometimes watch baby seals playingon the rocks at Cwmtydu.
Nearby is the picturesque harbour of the little seaside town of New Quay, nestling in the cliffs;
and Aberaeron, a unique Georgian town with a yachting harbour and marine aquarium.
Coastal boat trips run from both harbours.
Fishing lake in grounds
Activities
Glyntawel has a private patio with stone built barbecue and pretty climbing and pot plants. There is also a large mown grass area for bat and ball games (bats, balls and nets provided).
The lake has indiginous brown trout and rudd, which can be fished. (Please use barbless hooks and return fish to lake).
You are welcome to explore all of our 25 acres.
In summer (May to end of October) Welsh Black cattle graze some of our fields.
The stream is a favourite place for children to play (with adult supervision!)
Nearby there is golf, horse riding and dry slope skiing.
Jogging maps are provided in the cottage and books of footpath walks. The cliff paths give spectacular views.
Quad biking, river canoeing past old castle ruins, renting bikes, can all be arranged within 15 miles.
Day trips to Ireland can be taken from Fishguard, a ferryport only 35 miles away.
Sea swimming, surfing, and boat trips nearby.
There are many leaflets in the cottage with details of numerous arts and crafts, museums, steam railway trips, silver and gold mines and children's nature parks.
Equipment
Kitchen:
dishwasher, electric kitchen stove, freezing compartment, grill, microwave, oven, refrigerator, toaster, water kettle
10% DISCOUNT for 2 WEEK booking all year.
20% DISCOUNT for only 1 bedroom prepared/10% if 2 bedrooms EXCEPT in peak school holidays.
Rentals from 16.00 hrs to 10.00 hrs
Please bring towels and beach towels.
Please note that Glyntawel Cottage is a NON-SMOKING Cottage and pets are not accepted
Travel information
Enter Wales on the M4. There is a toll charge of £4.90.
West of Swansea the M4 becomes the A48. Go anti-clockwise around Carmarthen via four roundabouts going successively right, straight, left and right to follow the signs for Llanbedr Pont Steffan (Lampeter) on the A485 (don’t follow signs to Cardigan!).
After Alltwalis turn left onto the B4459 to Pencader.
Soon after Pencader turn left towards Llandysul.
There is a further left turn at a ‘T’ junction onto the B4336 just before Llandysul.
Leave Llandysul on the A486 until you reach Synod Inn.
Turn left onto the A487 towards Cardigan. After about 3 miles you reach PLWMP. Turn right in Plwmp and continue to the 'T' junction (0.4 miles) and turn left;
Take the first left after another 0.6 km towards Blaencelyn and Llangrannog.
It is then nearly 1 km to the end of our drive. The road goes downhill and at the bottom just before a sharp right-bend, is a stone cairn on the left with ‘GLYNGARW’ on it; turn left.
Follow the drive for 0.4 km. After the track crosses the stream you will see Glyntawel Cottage in front of you.
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Availability chart
Full week holidays start Friday 4pm ending on the last Friday at 10am. Short breaks may start anyday
