The H family, North Devon—We have spent a very pleasing week and able to tour as far as Chirk Noar Wrexhaut (National Trust) and Welshpoo.  A very helpful owner who really makes you welcome, a pleasure to have known him.

       Van P Preston, Lancs—Enjoyed the views, especially from the house.

       The S family, Margate, Kent—Comfortable, airy and well-presented accommodation.  Beautiful garden and views.  Peaceful and relaxing base to return to at the end of a busy day-thoroughly enjoyed watching the Red Kites flying above the fields!

       Eva, Ellis, Pauline, Ellie, and Jo J, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands—Lovely holiday.  Very comfortable.  Cottage with all amenities.  Beautiful grounds—ideal for children.

      The H family, Moffat, SW Scotland—What a fantastic holiday.  Lovely setting, beautiful gardens and a very helpful management.  Hope to be back soon.

       The D Family, Cannery Island, Esses—Comfortable cottage.  Pleasant gardent—beautiful views.

   Michael and Marie H and family, Wollafton, Nottingham—A very pleasant stay.  The boys enjoyed the garden.

Big tree comes down in garden....

The biggest tree to ever come down in the garden came down last week and missed the Grove cottage by a few feet. It was one we had been looking at this summer because of the movement at the base and the age of the tree. We had someone come up to have a look ,but because of it's size they said they would need a cherry picker to cut it down in sections being  close to the house. We had it strapped to add support and  in the end this is what saved the day with the stone walls, it made it swing away from the house when it decided to fall. The two last pictures are the initial clean up.

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Winter is here and Christmas is on its way already....

Come and share you special Xmas  break with us at Family Holiday Cottages. We have cosy logs fires to make you feel right at home. We have had the best season this year since we opened.........

By the seaside, having fun with the miles of sandy beaches at Borth

We have had wonderful hot days here and the children have been really enjoying running on the beaches and playing in the water

Come and join us here at Family Holiday Cottages.........

A message from Malcolm and Margaret from Shropshire...after staying in the Grove

Malcolm, Margaret, Thelma and Don Tyrer and Rossy, Telford, Shropshire—Lovely cottage, well appointed and lovely and warm.  Rossy found lots of squirrels to chase in the Secret Garden.  Views from the open terrace of the hills beautiful—did several sketches of the views to do large canvas when I get home.  Also the cottage is in a perfect location for visiting locations of interests and the coast.

Come and enjoy a holiday with us.....lots of people are...

We have space at the moment, come and enjoy a holiday......the wild life is going wild right now with activity....if you like bird watching or just general wild life this is the place to be. We have great walks from here past badgers sets and raven nests up to the wind mills on the common above us which runs for tens of miles with amazing views........See the Red kites flying in the valley below...





Picture by Thomas Kraft (ThKraft)

The Dyfi Valley was one of the first  places it was released into the wild and has now started to make it's home larger numbers......

The Sun keeps shining on us here in Mid Wales...

The new guests and their children are enjoying playing in the gardens, some have been taking day trips to Snowdon....National Park

Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net).




Looking forward to more sunny weather here forecast for the next week...

Guests from Germany and what they had to say......thank you the R family

The R family, Germany—The holidays were fantastic! Good weather!  We enjoyed the cottage and the beautiful garden.  Felt very welcome and are sure to come back a 3^rd time.  Wales is worth many travels.

Professional film of The Farmhouse and garden

Watch the new film of the farmhouse and gardens........where you can get a very good idea of how it looks and the walks that are available toguests.

What are people saying......?

Arm R, Cornwall—Lovely cottage and absolutely splendid garden.  I’ll be back!

       The S family, Surrey—Very pleasant cottage, very helpful owner.  Great bird life, ravens and buzzards.  Thanks very much.

       The R family, Germany—The holidays were fantastic! Good weather!  We enjoyed the cottage and the beautiful garden.  Felt very welcome and are sure to come back a 3^rd time.  Wales is worth many travels.

       The Humphrey family, North Devon—We have spent a very pleasing week and able to tour as far as Chirk Noar Wrexhaut (National Trust) and Welshpoo.  A very helpful owner who really makes you welcome, a pleasure to have known him.

       Van P, Preston, Lancs—Enjoyed the views, especially from the house.

       The S family, Margate, Kent—Comfortable, airy and well-presented accommodation.  Beautiful garden and views.  Peaceful and relaxing base to return to at the end of a busy day-thoroughly enjoyed watching the Red Kites flying above the fields!

       Eva, Ellis, Pauline, Ellie, and Jo Jackson, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands—Lovely holiday.  Very comfortable.  Cottage with all amenities.  Beautiful grounds—ideal for children.

       The H family, Moffat, SW Scotland—What a fantastic holiday.  Lovely setting, beautiful gardens and a very helpful management.  Hope to be back soon.

Looking forward to a beautiful summer

The Spring and summer in Mid Wales are special and we look forward to spending countless hours in the garden so the guests can enjoy the beauty of it. It's a large and complicated area to look after with lawns woodlands and ponds throughout and the hardest aspect is just cleaning up after the winter months. There are paths that waive  in out of all the different places and they all need to be kept clear, a big job for anyone. We invested in a ride on lawn mower last year and it saves a lot time.

The birds are wonderful during spring and summer keeping the garden alive and buzzing with activity, it can sometimes get noisy when you have two birds fighting over territory and I find myself shouting at them to be quiet!!! It must look and sound very funny seeing this chap shouting at the trees....gone completely mad!

Winter at Ty Poeth

The Winter has been one of the hardest for 30 years and in our area the first snow I have seen. It unfortunately took a number of large branches off our Scott pine trees in the garden and we are currently cleaning up the mess. The pond has been safe and currently full of water to overflowing, this is the water from the Pond overflow.